Published by the World Economic Forum, April 2024

This whitepaper addresses the global cybersecurity talent shortage, estimated at nearly 4 million experts. The Strategic Cybersecurity Talent Framework (CTF) outlines four key areas: attracting talent, improving education, reforming recruitment, and enhancing retention. It presents strategies for building sustainable cybersecurity talent pipelines and calls for collaboration between the public and private sectors to close the workforce gap and meet increasing cybersecurity demands.

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cybersecurity/Privacy, Distance Learning/Training, Internet of Things (IoT), Training