Cybersecurity has been emerging as the fastest growing industry with almost 0% unemployment every year for the past decade. However, as per the 2021 report by CERT-In, the number of cybercrimes that occur is on the rise, with 3.94 lakh cases reported in 2019, 11.58 lakh cases in 2020, and 6.07 lakh cases reported till June 2021. According to a report by professional recruitment services firm Michael Page India published this year, there will be 15 lakh unfulfilled jobs in this field by 2025. The biggest challenge that the industry faces is the 43% talent shortage, and reskilling the workforce has become the need of the hour.
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