- 188 billion is what Gartner estimates
in total market size for information security
and risk-management spending will be by 2023.
Now, what that really means for you as a professional
if you are thinking about moving
to a career that is very strong
and will continue to grow because of the demand,
cybersecurity is the place to go.
There are so many threats.
There are so many things evolving
in the cybersecurity field that they need
more and more professionals to fulfill that market.
Now, they need people with qualification.
They need people that have a different mindset,
that are able to continue to evolve.
And that's the good thing about cybersecurity
because even if you are not an expert,
there are entry-level positions available.
The market is always absorbing different levels
of cybersecurity professional.
Not only the most experienced ones,
which they do have their place,
but also the ones that have a good background in IT,
in data analytics, Big Data, databases, networking.
All those things are very important.
And this is something that we are going to talk
throughout this course,
which is how you leverage the knowledge
that you already have to succeed as you move forward
in the cybersecurity field.
These studies have shown
that there is a huge gap, and I'm citing here
the ISC2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study
that shows a work gap of 3.4 million cybersecurity workers.
Most of the time, the reason for that
is cybersecurity professionals are not qualified
or do not have enough experience.
So how can I really migrate
to this field if I don't have experience?
Well, that's a very interesting question,
and we are gonna cover that in this course.
You will see that there are a lot of opportunities
for you to gain experience around cybersecurity
even if you are not working directly with cybersecurity.
That's part of your roadmap.
That's part of your planning to get where you want to be.
But, first, you need to understand the ramifications
of cybersecurity, what you really want to accomplish
in this field, and the different levels
of careers that is available for you.
And you have to identify that.
Employers are having a hard time
to find qualified cybersecurity professionals.
But, again, how can I gain qualification
and experience at the same time
if I'm working with something completely different?
And that's the challenge.
And this course is gonna help you to overcome this challenge
and gain the experience that you need
as well as the qualification through different methods.