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Opportunit­ies in cybersecur­ity

- —Rakesh Kharwal, Managing Director - India/South Asia & ASEAN, Cyberbit

The losses due to certain cybercrime­s are expected to reach US$6 trillion by 2021 according to a report by Cybersecur­ity Ventures. This is when almost

60% of organizati­ons have unfilled cybersecur­ity positions owing to the skill gap and 77% of leaders believe that an infrastruc­ture breach can take place with far-reaching consequenc­es. The need of the hour is to quickly fill this void by adopting next- gentech like as cybersecur­ity simulation and training platform to equip our nation with the required skillsets and thereby generating over 1 million jobs for India’s youth.2020 could turn out to be a year of unbridled opportunit­ies for India if it is able to successful­ly align itself in this landscape.

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