DULLES, Va., Oct. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Awareness of
cyber attacks in the run-up to the U.S. presidential election
helped grow the number of young adults more likely to pursue a
career in cybersecurity, according to Securing Our Future:
Closing the Cybersecurity Talent Gap, a new survey
commissioned by Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) and the National Cyber
Security Alliance.
The survey found that:
- In the U.S., the number of young adults who say they have
read or heard a news account of cyber attacks within the last
year nearly doubled from 36 percent in 2015 to 64 percent in
2016
- In the U.S., 53 percent of young adults say a political
candidate's position on cybersecurity impacts their level of
support for that candidate, including 60 percent of men and 47
of women
- In the U.S., 50 percent of young adults don't think
cybersecurity has been a big enough part of the discussion leading
up to the presidential election
- Globally, 59 percent of men, up from 43 percent in 2015,
reported receiving formal cyber safety lessons, compared to
51 percent of women, an increase from 40 percent a year ago
- Globally, 54 percent of young men, up from 46 percent in 2015,
said they were aware of the job tasks involved in the
cybersecurity profession, compared to just 36 percent of young
women, an increase from 33 percent last year
- Globally, 37 percent of young adults (34 percent in the U.S.)
are more likely than a year ago to consider a career to make the
Internet safer, compared to 28 percent in 2015 (26 percent in
the U.S.)
"Millennials see hacktivists breaking into computer systems and
threatening our economy," said Dave
Wajsgras, president of Raytheon's Intelligence, Information
and Services business. "If we can show young men and women a clear
path to careers in cybersecurity, we can make real progress in
eliminating the serious cyber talent shortage and making our
country more secure."
Raytheon and NCSA released the latest results from its annual
cyber study during the 13th annual National Cyber Security
Awareness Month, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security and NCSA each October. Zogby Analytics conducted the
survey of 3,800 young adults aged 18-26 across four global
regions. The goal was to identify the root causes of the cyber
talent gap as part of a shared long-term commitment to building a
robust talent pipeline.
"When it comes to guidance for pursuing cybersecurity careers,
young adults say parents are the most influential figure in shaping
their career choices, but most millennials don't believe their
parents are prepared to help them pursue a career in
cybersecurity," said Michael Kaiser, executive director of the
National Cyber Security Alliance. "As parents, leaders and
educators we need to better communicate the opportunities in the
cybersecurity field and help guide students to them."
For more detail and analysis of the survey findings, please
visit www.RaytheonCyber.com/TalentGap to view reports and
infographics.
Methodology
Securing Our Future: Closing the
Cybersecurity Talent Gap was fielded by Zogby Analytics
from Aug. 11, 2016 to Aug. 26,
2016. The responses were generated from a survey of 3,779
adults in Australia, Estonia, France, Germany, Japan, Poland, Qatar,
Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, UK, United Arab
Emirates, and the U.S., ages 18 to 26. The margin of error for the
survey was plus or minus 1.6 percentage points at a 95 percent
confidence level. The 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 surveys sampled
different individuals.
About The National Cyber Security Alliance
The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) is the nation's leading
nonprofit public-private partnership promoting the safe and secure
use of the Internet and digital privacy. Working with the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), private sector sponsors and
nonprofit collaborators to promote cybersecurity awareness, NCSA
board members include representatives from ADP, AT&T, Bank of
America, BlackBerry, Comcast Corporation, ESET, Facebook, Google,
Intel, Logical Operations, Microsoft, PayPal, PKWARE, RSA - the
Security Division of EMC, Raytheon, Symantec, Verizon and Visa.
Through collaboration with the government, corporate, nonprofit and
academic sectors, NCSA's mission is to educate and empower digital
citizens to use the Internet securely and safely, protect
themselves and the technology they use, and safeguard the digital
assets we all share. NCSA leads initiatives for
STOP.THINK.CONNECT., a global cybersecurity awareness campaign to
help all digital citizens stay safer and more secure online; Data
Privacy Day, celebrated annually on January 28 and
National Cyber Security Awareness Month, launched every October.
For more information on NCSA, please
visit staysafeonline.org/about-us/overview/.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2015 sales
of $23 billion and 61,000 employees, is a technology and
innovation leader specializing in defense, civil government and
cybersecurity solutions. With a history of innovation spanning 94
years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics,
mission systems integration,
C5I™ products and services, sensing,
effects, and mission support for customers in more than 80
countries. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham,
Massachusetts. Follow us on
Twitter @Raytheon.
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