Are cyber pros fooling themselves with skills development?
The article discusses the growing confidence among cybersecurity professionals in their incident response capabilities. Despite this confidence, actual performance during crisis situations remains low, with decision-making accuracy significantly dropping. The gap between perceived readiness and actual capability is attributed to misaligned training and metrics for success.
- ▪94% of organizations believe they would be effective in a cyber incident, but actual decision-making accuracy drops to 22% during crises.
- ▪The gap between confidence and capability is widening, with key performance indicators remaining flat despite increased training and executive involvement.
- ▪Many organizations focus on easily measurable metrics like attendance, which do not necessarily align with the most pressing threats.
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Pro Are cyber pros fooling themselves with skills development? Opinion By Dan Potter published 26 May 2026 The gap between perception and performance is widening When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Nytt DDoS-rekord (Image credit: Shutterstock / ZinetroN) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Cybersecurity teams have never been more confident in their ability to respond to a major incident. Boards are engaged, training programs are expanding, and investment continues to rise.On the surface, this looks like progress.
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