cyber trends
NEW RESEARCH FROM GLOBAL
IT SECURITY TRAINING COMPANY,
THE SANS INSTITUTE, HAS REVEALED
THAT 84% OF SURVEYED UK STUDENTS
HAVE NEVER CONSIDERED A CAREER IN
CYBERSECURITY, COMPARED TO 50%
OF SURVEYED STUDENTS IN SAUDI
ARABIA AND 46% IN THE UAE.
T
he SANS Institute,
a global IT
security training
company,
has revealed
the results of
research exploring
the awareness of, and opinions on,
cybersecurity among 4,000 students in
seven countries across Europe and the
Middle East (the UK, France, Germany,
the Netherlands, Belgium, the UAE and
Saudi Arabia).
The company commissioned research
agency Vanson Bourne to carry out the
research and the SANS EMEA Survey:
the iGen and Cyber Security report
outlines the findings.
While the majority of students across
EMEA had heard of cybersecurity (81%),
the results show that those countries
with higher awareness of the subject
could potentially have a competitive
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Research
reveals views
of EMEA
students on
cybersecurity
careers
advantage when it comes to building out
talent in the longer term. Key findings
from the research include:
• Germany leads the pack in
cyberawareness: A total of 92% of
students from Germany said they had
heard of cybersecurity, followed by
the UAE (85%) and the UK (82%).
Belgium came bottom (76%). Given
the prolific nature of cybersecurity
and the media attention it attracts
today, it’s perhaps surprising that no
country achieved 100% awareness.
• UK teachers share their
cyberknowledge: A total of 60%
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