95% of respondents think cybersecurity skills shortage and its effects have not improved over the past few years. Only 5% say the shortage has improved; 57% of organizations have been affected by the skills shortage. Nearly a quarter of those surveyed did not meet 40 hours of training per year. The top 3 skills areas where a shortage is most acute are cloud computing security (39%), security analysis and investigations (30%), and application security (30%) The top ramifications of the shortage include an increasing workload for cybersecurity teams.”]