Cybersecurity skills
Cyber security is a continuously changing topic that requires constant training and education. Promoting and developing education and training on cybersecurity and cybersecurity skills development, aimed at citizens, stakeholders and entities is also a requirement of NIS2 Directive that needs to be incorporated into the National Strategies of the EU MS. The development of cybersecurity skills refers to the process of acquiring and enhancing the knowledge, abilities, and expertise needed to protect networks, systems, and data from cyber threats. This involves training individuals in various technical, operational, and strategic areas of cybersecurity to ensure they can effectively prevent, detect, and respond to security incidents.
Based on the European Commission communication on Cybersecurity Skills Academy, Member States should adopt, as part of their national cybersecurity strategies, specific measures in view of mitigating the cybersecurity skills shortage, identifying and better channeling efforts to close the skills gaps and ultimately ensuring a proper implementation of their obligations under the NIS2 Directive.
