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We are all aware of the growth in IT and Computers in our country. This growth is leading to a massive deposit of data (Information) in all Industry sectors. This data has to be cared for, it has to be secure. Information Security (IS) is one of the fastest growing segments of the Information Technology (IT) market. We have to be ready for the drastic manpower demand in the forthcoming years for this. As per IDC, the worldwide demand for IS Services was approximately $8 billion in 2001, estimated to grow to $23.6 billion by 2006. A report by Nasscom states that the current demand for IS professionals is over 68,000 in India and over 1,60,000 worldwide! This is estimated to grow to over 1,77,000 in India and 4,88,000 worldwide by 2008. |
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