Cybersecurity advocates attempt to counter the tsunami of cyber attacks by promoting security best practices and encouraging security technology adoption. However, little is known about the skills necessary for successful advocacy. Our study explores the motivations, characteristics, and practices of cybersecurity advocates. Preliminary analysis of 19 interviews reveals that effective advocates...

The engineering environment of the 21st century requires skills and capabilities not generally incorporated in the traditional engineering curriculum. This paper discusses the combination of technical and non-technical skills needed by engineers along with presenting an interactive collaboration between two universities to develop some of these additional skills and capabilities. The collaborat...