introducing more information security
projects and courses into university
courses including IT, software
engineering, economics, finance,
marketing and MBA programmes.
The government should also consider
raising the level of awareness around
data privacy in general in schools from
a social perspective, to make people
aware of how to protect themselves.
These can help to drive interest in the
industry from a young age, helping to
plug the gap in future generations and
encouraging students to share their
knowledge with relatives.
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Investing in early STEM education (from
the beginning of primary school) can
help create a more diverse sector by
engaging with children, for example,
before they are influenced by popular
media and peer pressure to see some
subjects as ‘for boys’ and ‘for girls’. This
happens as early as age six.
In summary
The cybersecurity skills gap is growing
and now is the time to turn it around.
An education is clearly needed on the
skills that are required, but also on
the industry itself as a viable career
alternative. What’s clear though,
whether it’s boosting skills internally
or externally, is that there is still much
work to do. u
On the subject of
awareness, as with
anything, you’re only
as strong as your
weakest link.
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