🇿🇦 English, 16 October 2026, skills-shortage
South African Organisations Struggle with Unfilled Cyber Security Positions
63% of cyber security positions in South African organisations are partially or fully unfilled, a 2024 CSIR survey found.
Cyber security professionals and educators say that training in cyber security and AI must be intensified, with stronger collaboration between education institutions and industry to address critical technology skills shortages.
A 2025 ISACA report found that 65% of organisations had unfilled cyber security positions, while 70% expected demand for technical cyber security professionals to increase over the following year.
Experts warn that AI is making attacks more convincing and easier to scale, exposing employees beyond IT departments to threats involving payments, passwords and access permissions.