If too often San Diego worries about falling behind Silicon Valley or the East Coast when it comes to the Cybersecurity industry, it is henceforth clear that, San Diego’s cybersecurity industry generates more than $1.9 billion in GDP and impacts 16,580 jobs annually, and has grown by more than 26 percent in just two years, according to an economic impact analysis and workforce study on the current state of the cybersecurity industry in San Diego.
Growth and diversification in San Diego’s cybersecurity industry are the
game-changer, among others drivers such as the collaboration between the
private sector, academia and government, with leadership from organizations
like CCOE.
The San Diego Cyber Center of Excellence released its impact analysis and workforce
study on the current state of the cybersecurity industry in San Diego on
Thursday, June 23.
According to this study, San Diego has more than 104 core cyber firms
that employ 4,230 people in the region and the Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare
Systems Command (SPAWAR) adds an additional 3,390 employees to San Diego’s
cybersecurity industry. In total, there are 7,620 jobs; up 14.7 percent from
2014.
More than 51,000 technology specialists call San Diego home and work in a variety of
cybersecurity-related occupations. Employers surveyed expect their
cybersecurity workforce to grow by 13 percent in the next year compared to
projected 2 percent overall regional job growth.