Dr. Ashwini Sharma is the managing director of the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) NIELIT is the HRD arm of the Department of Electronics & Information Technology. India produces 40k or fewer cybersecurity professionals each year, while the demand is somewhere in the region of 500k per year. Sharma: “Everybody needs to pitch in to bridge these gaps, because this area is set to boom like anything. Technology expertise therefore becomes a must” He speaks about the plans to address the security gap and efforts and intention at large in the Indian establishment.”]
Source: https://www.careersinfosecurity.com/hands-on-cybersec-skills-needed-a-9021