The advances in cybersecurity technologies have always lagged behind cyber-attacks and other system threats. As companies increasingly report a shortage of IT staff, the demand for enhanced cybersecurity professionals continues to exceed supply by far. The United States has a gap in cybersecurity professionals of about 500,000, and, if this trend continues, there will be 3.5 million unfilled cybersecurity jobs in the world by 2021. Companies report that this gap has severely decreased their security systems and makes their operations incredibly susceptible to cyber-attacks. This trend is unfortunately likely to continue and, by extension, exacerbate the severity and frequency of company cyber-attacks. Security Magazine predicts an additional 15% increase in the cybersecurity skills gap in 2020.