Shortage of cybersecurity experts exposes organisations to huge losses

Prof Mike Johnstone (left) with an Edith Cowan University alumnus after giving his presentation on cybersecurity

Cybercrime is getting real and its impact even bigger. A Norton Cybercrime report by Symantec provides some startling statistics: There are1.5 million victims of cybercrime every day, which translates to 18 victims per second.

The current shortfall of cybersecurity talent has turned this into a global challenge for every industry, according to Mike Johnstone, a cybersecurity expert  at Edith Cowan University (ECU) in Australia. “The lack of trained personnel has exacerbated the already difficult task of managing cybersecurity risks,” says Prof Johnstone.