Cybersecurity is a "critically important growth industry for the Massachusetts economy," but the sector has a clear need for more skilled workers especially as businesses and society increasingly rely on digital technologies, the state's economic development secretary said Thursday.
More than 275 Massachusetts companies focus on cybersecurity products and services, Secretary Mike Kennealy said in remarks to the annual Massachusetts Cybersecurity Forum, but the hundreds of unfilled jobs threaten to put a damper on the sector's growth.