Cybersecurity skills strategy: Spain

The Cybersecurity Skills Strategy from Spain aims to enhance cybersecurity competences and workforce readiness, strengthening national capabilities in digital security, cybersecurity, and cyber defence. Led by CyberHub Spain, the strategy fosters collaboration across government, academia, and industry to support cybersecurity professionals and align training with industry and regulatory needs.

The strategy focuses on bridging cybersecurity skills gaps, particularly in roles such as cybersecurity architects, implementers, and incident response specialists, while also addressing emerging challenges like the increasing demand for AI security expertise. It highlights the importance of improving cybersecurity education, particularly in programming skills and practical training, to ensure alignment with industry demands. Strengthening cooperation between public and private sectors remains a key priority, ensuring a unified approach to skill development and workforce preparedness.

Aligned with Spain’s national cybersecurity framework, the strategy integrates findings from the CyberHubs project and expert panel discussions to identify current gaps and propose solutions. The approach includes expanding cybersecurity training programmes, encouraging AI-focused cybersecurity specialisation, fostering public-private partnerships to drive innovation, and improving national cyber resilience through workforce upskilling.

By addressing these challenges, CyberHub Spain plays a pivotal role in strengthening Spain’s cybersecurity ecosystem and ensuring preparedness against evolving threats.

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