Narrowing the Stubborn Cybersecurity Worker Gap

This report examines the persistent U.S. cybersecurity workforce gap—only 85% of roles filled and ~225,200 professionals needed—amid normalizing demand, vendor layoffs, and rapid skill shifts driven by cloud, edge, and AI. It highlights ongoing market growth and recommends expanding pipelines via nontraditional candidates, apprenticeships, training incentives, and bias reduction, while improving retention through modern architectures, AI-enabled automation, and better work environments.