Cybersecurity Workforce Development Directions
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The cybersecurity workforce is one of the most critical employment sectors in the world. The systems supporting the information technology requirements of the world’s government, power, and financial systems are interconnected more than any other system in the world. Despite the criticality and interconnectivity of these systems, the workforce has developed without a concentrated and standard view of its requirements. In this paper the authors report on efforts in the last two years to define the requirements for developing the cybersecurity workforce.
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تاریخ انتشار 2012