Despite the unceasing number of cyberattacks hitting healthcare, the industry has a large cybersecurity skills gap, according to the nonprofit International Information System Security Certification Consortium.
Ninety-four percent of healthcare organizations surveyed by ISC2 reported a cybersecurity skills gap, the second-highest of any sector, with 20% reporting a "critical" gap.
Here are the skills most in need for cybersecurity teams, per the Sept. 11 report:
1. Artificial intelligence/machine learning: 34%
2. Cloud computing security: 30%
3. Zero Trust implementation; 27%
4. Digital forensics and incident response: 25%
5. Application security: 24%
Penetration testing: 24%
7. Threat intelligence analytics: 20%
Security engineering: 20%
Malware research/analysis: 20%
Governance, risk and compliance: 20%
Security operations: 20%
12. Risk assessment, analytics and management: 19%
13. Security analysis: 18%