200,000+ jobs will be created in this booming segment. Do you have the skills of cybersecurity?

 

 

It's not hard to guess why: With the rise in cyberattacks and more sophisticated hackers, we need more people who can stop and prevent them. If you are aware you will not be surprised but if not, you will definitely be awestruck to learn that today, one of the most rapidly growing industry is cybercrime. It will not be wrong to say that one of the major reason behind its success is ignorance of individuals, governments and enterprises.

All India Numbers 

 

IT Act vs. IPC 

Kolkata tops in cybercrime table, The Kolkata figures are scarier - a 1033.3 % jump between 2011 and 2015. Among those arrested last year for cybercrimes were four students and six minors, who were treated as "sexual freaks". The spurt in such cases also indicates that police are increasingly filing cases under IPC sections, giving the Cyber Crime Act a miss.

Specializing in cybercrime allows cybercrime professionals to acquire skills in computer technology and digital forensics. Cybercrime specialists can expand their career by taking other positions, such as computer-digital examiner or computer systems specialist.

Over the past five years, the demand for cybersecurity professionals grew 3.5 times faster than other IT jobs (12 times faster than all jobs). And information security professionals earn on average about $12,000 more than the average of all computer jobs.

If you're interested in a career change, though, or to add on a different, highly valuable skill, perhaps you should consider cybersecurity. Here's a map of the top 20 cities by growth of cybersecurity job postings: