Why AI is compressing entry-level cybersecurity jobs and leaving university graduates unemployable
By Alex Ezat Parnia, President and CEO at Florida Coastal University
The widening gap in the global cybersecurity workforce is pegged at the staggering 4.8 million unfilled roles. An 87% expansion of the cybersecurity workforce is needed to meet current demands. Universities have been turning out graduates year after year. The gap seems to be widening and not closing up.
There has been no neglectful trend in cybersecurity education. Degree programmes have boomed. Enrolments have grown. Certifications have proliferated. Yet the 2025 ISC2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study confirmed that the gap widened, with the shortage of talent increasing annually by 19%, which translates to 4.8 million unfilled positions. More graduates, bigger gap. Something down the line is not working.
The problem, according to the 2026 SANS and GIAC Cybersecurity Workforce Research Reports is substantially misidentified. As per the results from nearly 1000 cybersecurity practitioners and leaders/HR and, as such, the report...
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