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A Road To Retain Cybersecurity Professionals: An Examination of Career Decisions Among Cybersecurity Scholars (사이버 정보보호 인력의 양성과 유지를 위한 방향: 정보보호 전공자들의 직업 선택 의도에 관한 연구)

  • Chai, Sang-Mi;Kim, Min-Kyun
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.295-316
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    • 2012
  • In the recent field, cybersecuriyt has become one of the critical areas in the information technology field, and demands for cyberseucirty professionals have been increasing tremendously. However, there is In the recent past, cybersecurity has become one of the critical areas in the Information Technology (IT) field, and demands for cybersecurity professionals have been increasing tremendously. However, there is a shortfall in the qualified cybersecurity workforce which is a factor that contributes to the vulnerability of society to various cyber threats. Our study articulates a model to explain career selection behavior in the cybersecurity field. The study explored factors that affect scholars' behavioral intention to pursue a cybersecurity career. Positive outcome expectations from a cybersecurity career as well as high self-efficacy about skills and knowledge about cybersecurity have a strong impact on the scholars' cybersecurity career decisions. Further, perceived usefulness of the cybersecurity curriculum has a positive effect on the scholars' career decisions. The results of this research have implications for retaining a qualified workforce in the computer and information security fields.

Security Education Training Program Characteristics needed to Development Task of Security Software in Security Majors of 5 Universities of Seoul Region (서울지역 5개 대학 보안 전공들의 보안소프트웨어의 개발 직무에 필요한 보안 교육 훈련 프로그램 특성)

  • Hong, Jin-Keun
    • Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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    • v.10 no.5
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    • pp.16-22
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    • 2020
  • In this paper, the technology and capabilities required for the job of developing security software recommended by the Cybersecurity Human Resources Development Framework of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) were studied. In this paper, we describe what security skills are needed for the task of developing security software and what security capabilities should be held. The focus of this paper is to analyze the consistency between security technologies (core and specialized technologies) required for security software development tasks and the curriculum of information protection-related departments located in Seoul, Korea. The reason for this analysis is to see how the curriculum at five universities in Seoul is suitable for performing security software development tasks. In conclusion, if the five relevant departments studied are to intensively train developers of development tasks for security software, they are commonly required to train security testing and software debugging, how secure software is developed, risk management, privacy and information assurance.

A Study on the Curriculum of Department of Information Security in Domestic Universities and Graduate Schools and Comparison with the Needs of Industry Knowledge (국내 대학 및 대학원 정보보호 교육과정 분석 및 산업체 필요 지식과의 관련성 비교)

  • Kim, Min-Jeong;Lee, Haeni;Song, Shin-Jeong;Yoo, Jinho
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.195-205
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    • 2014
  • These days cyber attacks are increasing all over the world, and the national critical infrastructure and information network protection has become important. For this reason, the concentrated investment in information security and development of professional human resource are essential, but there is a shortage of information security workforce in Korea. Currently, departments of information security in domestic universities make efforts to develop human resource of information security and have a increasing interest in the curriculum design. So this paper investigates the curriculums of information security in domestic universities and graduate schools. And then, it compares with the needs of industry knowledge and skills by using SPSS. Through this analysis, we will get implications about curriculum design of Information security.

A Study on Designing an Undergraduate Curriculum in Digital Forensics per Stages for Developing Human Resource (디지털 포렌식 인력 양성을 위한 단계별 대학 교과과정 설계에 관한 연구)

  • Rha, HyeonDae;Kim, ChangJae;Lee, NamYong
    • The Journal of Korean Association of Computer Education
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.75-84
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    • 2014
  • It is a current situation that a large number of physical and financial damages are increasing due to the growth of intellectual cyber crime and unexpected Internet incidents year by year. In the large scale security incidents, digital forensics techniques for computer crime investigations are essential to secure a place in the field. However, qualified digital forensics investigators who complete with digital security technology are practically insufficient in domestic. In this paper, as one of developing human resources plans regarding to scientific investigation of Internet security incidents, an undergraduate curriculum per stage in digital forensics was proposed. For the effective curriculum per stage, the interviews, group discussion on focused group of existing digital forensics investigators and related research were performed to select curriculum, and then the level of difficulty and practical suitability on each subject designed were analyzed through survey and interview to current investigators and security professionals. After collating the survey, the digital forensic curriculum per level was designed to highly adaptable workforce for the future for working and positive suggestions and proposals are addressed.

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Understanding Current Issues in Research and Education in Science and Technology: A Framework of Knowledge and Action Sharing between Universities and Science and Technology Parks

  • Fernandez, Ramon Emilio;Ferguson, David L.
    • World Technopolis Review
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.2.1-2.9
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    • 2017
  • Humanity is experiencing a very fast-paced technological evolution. As technological systems evolve exponentially, societies are becoming more global and are starting to have impacts beyond their geographic demarcations. This implies that, the actions of a person who is across the ocean from where we live could have significant impacts on our everyday lives. This article explores the complexity of globalization, identifies a number of global issues, and looks at the University and the Science and Technology Parks as potential sources of human capital to tackle current and forthcoming global challenges, ranging from new energy sources to potable water distributions. The article focuses on current efforts that are taking place across universities and science and technology parks around the world. We propose a new methodology whereby interdisciplinary work can inform the development of multidisciplinary approaches to solve some of the most complex global issues such as cyber security and educating the next generations of global leaders, providing them them with the necessary skills to be successful in a globally distributed workforce.

Are There Any Solutions for the Cybersecurity Education Gap in the Public Sector? (공공부문의 사이버보안 교육격차 해소를 위한 탐색적 연구)

  • Lee, Song-ha;Jun, Hyo-Jung;Kim, Tae-Sung
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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    • v.31 no.5
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    • pp.973-985
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    • 2021
  • South Korea has been guaranteed the efficiency and the convenience of administrative work based on long-term experience and well-established ICT infrastructure. Vice versa, South Korea is always exposed to various scale cyber-attacks. It is an important element of national competitiveness to secure cybersecurity resilience and response in the public sector. For this, the well-trained cybersecurity professionals' retention and support for their capacity development through retraining are critical. As the Special Act on Balanced National Development, most public agencies moved to provincial areas, but the provincial areas are not ready for this, thus the workforce can't get enough retaining courses. We study to analyze whether there is a gap in cybersecurity educational opportunities or needs in the public sector depending on regions, institution type, and personal traits. This paper aims to suggest solutions for the cybersecurity education gap in the public sector based on the empirical analysis results.