K-12 Schools, Universities Boost Cybersecurity Education to Close the Skills Gap - Meghan Bogardus Cortez, EdTech

With the global number of cybersecurity professionals down, schools need to prepare students for future jobs. Meghan is an associate editor with EdTech: Focus on Higher Education. She enjoys coffee, cats and science fiction TV. By 2019, there were will be a global shortage of cybersecurity professionals of about 2 million, IT governance nonprofit ISACA reported in a 2016 skills gap analysis. With this looming over their heads, university leaders have recognized that they need to better train cybersecurity students — from creating more engaging experiences to reshaping programs so they go beyond just the technical skills. But most students have already ruled out careers in cybersecurity by the time they reach college, so the responsibility of closing the skills gap also is falling on K-12 schools. https://edtechmagazine.com/higher/article/2017/12/k-12-schools-universities-boost-cybersecurity-education-close-skills-gap