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High Demand for Cyber-Security Experts


During the recent pandemic, businesses of all calibres migrated online to keep their services operating while their workers were forced to physically isolate.

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High Demand for Cyber-Security Experts

During the recent pandemic, businesses of all calibres migrated online to keep their services operating while their workers were forced to physically isolate. This incidentally provided many more opportunities for malicious cyber-criminals who are able to target small businesses which have no experience in defending against cyber-attacks.

It is expected that the majority of cyber-attacks performed in the coming years will be against smaller businesses. Cyber-criminals know that while larger businesses may hold a lot of potentially valuable data, they are also much more likely to have already invested in strong cyber-security measures and in-house cyber-security experts. It is for this reason that many small businesses are looking to hire in-house cyber-security experts of their own who can protect their businesses from cyber-attackers.

Cyber-attacks can be devastating to small businesses, as it may force them to temporarily remove their products from supply chains and may also trigger legal fees, investigations and regulatory filings. It can have a drastic effect on other businesses as well, who may be reliant on the product provided by the afflicted business. Dr. Yoohwan Kim, a computer science professor at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas, says this: "They may be a small company but what they sell to large businesses could be very important. If they're hacked, [their product] won't be fed into supply chains and everything will be affected."

Once a company has been compromised by hackers, those attackers are then able to sift through the company’s connections to find more targets. Companies desperately want to avoid being the single weak link that allows attackers to ravage an entire chain of businesses because it has a detrimental effect on future business relationships. Most businesses will only want to work with other businesses that are known to be secure because it ensures that both are protected.

Despite small businesses being the most vulnerable to cyber-attackers, most cyber-security tools are actually designed for large companies, meaning they are often difficult to understand and install without an in-house expert. Educating employees on how to avoid and detect attacks is also important, since the vast majority of data breaches involve human error. This consequently means that every company wants to hire cyber-security experts because it will allow them to reinforce every facet of their business. Due to their necessity, cyber-security experts can expect an average starting salary of around £30,000 but with enough time and experience can eventually be earning upwards of £100,000.

  • Published, 22 Novemeber 2022
  • Cyber Security, Demand