the transition to online space and the remote working demand of employees have amplified the vulnerability of hackingcyber security has become a major concern worldwide with the increase in the online dependence of corporates educational institutes banks government organisations during the pandemic the massive transition to the virtual library and the remote working conditions of employees has increased the risk of hacking and malware attacksa recent report from the international criminal police organisation interpol stated that cyber attackers have been trying to extract sensitive information from hospitals and medical institutions in 194 countries including india around 22 malware attacks were reported in indiathus the shift in the due to the ongoing crisis stresses the need for cyber security expertsthe lockdown news came as a bombshell overnight companies had to redesign their strategies on how to keep business afloat and implement precautionary measures to protect private information the situation becomes even more challenging with a higher risk of data breaches as employees are given the access to crucial materials to continue working from locations outside of a secure office environment says gaurav vohra cofounder and ceo jigsaw academy that offers a masters certificate in cyber securityhighlighting on the need for increasing cyber security professionals in the country he adds that though our country has progressed quite far in securing the online domain we still have a shortage of talentalthough the global cyber security index 2018 puts india in the list of the countries with the best cyber security it does not say that the job is done with newer menaces we need more trained professionals across industries to tackle the latest obstacles adds vohragradual increase in the demandas companies are becoming aware of the cyber security threats the country is witnessing a gradual increase in the demand for professionals to contain the riskin 2019 reports indicated global spending of over 124 billion on the protection of sensitive information in cyberspace and in 2020 it is only going to inflate from here even amidst this global crisis the sector is growing with each passing day we have seen exponential growth in the demand for our cyber security training programme in the past couple of weeks adds vohrain 2013 when the government released the first national cyber security policy directing the administration to increase the number of cyber security officials the country had merely around five lakh professionals in the field in 2020 the numbers have grown exponentially to 3540 lakhs says tathagata datta director cyber security department praxis business school southhe adds that post the coronavirus the corporates and organisations are likely to formulate methods to survive and function in critical situations such as today the organisations will create management to tackle cyber crisis which is going to increase the employability in the fieldiit madras launches new programme in cyber securitykeeping in view the increasing threat in the cyberspace the indian institute of technology iit madras has recently launched a comprehensive cyber security course to secure the critical sectors and the industry