Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
7-15-2019
Abstract
Recent global demand for cybersecurity professionals is promising, with the U.S. job growth rate at 28%, three times the national average [1]. Lacking qualified applicants, many organizations struggle to fill open positions [2]. In a global survey, 2,300 security managers reported that 59% of their security positions were unfilled, although 82% anticipated cyberattacks to their systems [3]. At the same time, the cybersecurity field is broadening, not only in technical concepts but also in human factors, business processes, and international law. The field has not become culturally diversified, however. Professionals hired in 2018 included only 24.9% women, 12.3% African Americans, and 6.8% Latinos [4]. These facts create an opportunity for higher education: diversify the profession while increasing the numbers of skilled computer scientists. New and integrated methods of attracting student populations in the field of cybersecurity are needed. The working group goal is to evaluate the effectiveness of approaches used in higher education to diversify the cybersecurity field through literature review, analysis of the findings, and a survey
DOI
10.1145/3304221.3325537
Recommended Citation
Azhar, M., Bhatia, S., Gagne, G., Kari, C., Maguire, J., Mountrouidou, X., Tudor, L., Vosen, D.& Yuen, T. T. (2019). Securing the human: Broadening diversity in cybersecurity. Proceedings from 2019 ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education. Scotland: Aberdeen. July 15. Doi: 10.1145/3304221.3325537
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Computer Sciences Commons, Higher Education Commons, Science and Mathematics Education Commons
Comments
Proceedings of the 2019 ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education.
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