cyber trends
In the UAE and
Saudi Arabia, where
cyberawareness is
high, 61% and 59%
respectively were
‘very’ or ‘somewhat
aware’ of career
opportunities
in cybersecurity.
of UK students that have heard of
cybersecurity said they heard about
it from teachers, considerably higher
than in Belgium, the Netherlands
and Saudi Arabia, which trailed at
35%, 35% and 38% respectively. This
may be due to differences in how
cybersecurity is covered in various
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curricula. Parents in Germany
came out as a top source (58%) as
did online resources there (61%),
significantly higher than any of the
countries surveyed.
• There’s more to IT than cyber: A
total of 32% of surveyed students
across EMEA are considering
IT as one of their top five career
choices. In fact, it was more likely
to be ranked in the top five than
more traditional careers such as
doctor/nurse (21%), teacher (19%)
or working in finance (16%). On
a local level, students from Saudi
Arabia (47%), the UAE (46%) and
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