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Cyber Defenders Needed:

A new survey details the growing talent gap in cybersecurity

From Raytheon Pubic Affairs fessionals are often hidden amongst the masses. simply don’t have enough information about
They just haven’t been made aware of what cyber what steps to take,” said Jack Harrington, vice
The talent gap in this fast-growing technical is and whether they will suit it.” president cybersecurity and special missions
field is causing serious problems for businesses for Raytheon. “It’s imperative we do something.
and governments in this age of the cyber attack. “These millennials are getting an educational That’s why Raytheon sponsors and encourages
With October being National Cyber Security background in cyber, which is quite strong in its employees to mentor teams for events such as
Awareness Month, and to better understand how the Middle East region,” said Chris Davis, coun- National Cyber Collegiate Defense Competition
millennials can help, Raytheon and the National try lead for United Arab Emirates, Raytheon In- (NCCDC) and the Cyber Security Challenge UK.
Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) commissioned ternational. “Many here just aren’t aware of the Our security depends on it.”
the study Securing Our Future: Closing the Cy- rewarding aspects cyber careers offer, or they
ber Talent Gap, which surveyed young adults could have misconceptions. The result is that In addition to its involvement with cyber com-
ages 18–26 in 12 countries around the world. they aren’t choosing the profession.” petitions, Raytheon has been trying to help solve
the cyber career problem through its STEM pro-
The study revealed a gender gap, with females However, there are signs of progress in the
trailing when it comes to cyber education. In efforts to recruit millennials. More than one See CYBER, Page 29
the U.S., 74 percent of young women and 57 in four (28 percent) say they are more likely to
percent of young men said schools did not of- choose a career that helps to make the Internet
fer the skills that are needed to pursue a degree safer than a year ago, while 38 percent said they
in computer sciences. are interested in learning more or taking classes
related to cybersecurity.
“It’s just woeful that we don’t have anywhere
close to the number of women we need in the Young adults are interested in gaining the same
cyber workforce. Cybersecurity today is mascu- job skills cyber professionals use, such as prob-
line, and defense is as well. We want to drive to lem solving (44 percent), data analysis (36 per-
change that,” said Paul Crichard, head of cyber in- cent) and software programming (27 percent).
telligence for Raytheon UK. “The best cyber pro-
“The results show that young adults could be-
come interested in cyber careers, but that they

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