Author(s):
Journal
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Abstract
To identify the KSAs needed for performing cybersecurity jobs, we administered survey interviews to 44 cyber professionals at the premier hacker conferences Black Hat 2016 and DEF CON 24. Questions concerned 32 KSAs related to cyber defense.
Concluding remarks
All 32 KSAs from the NICE framework that were included in the interview were rated as being of above neutral importance (above 3.5 on a 6-point scale).The results from the t-tests and from the open-ended questions indicate that KSAs related to networks, vulnerabilities, programming, and communication are the most important for cybersecurity students to know upon graduation. We found that most KSAs were learned primarily on the job or through self-study
Reference details
DOI
10.1145/3152893
Resource type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2018
ISSN Number
1946-6226
Publication Area
Civilian cybersecurity
Date Published
2018-08-09
How to cite this reference:
Jones, K. S., Namin, A. S., & Armstrong, M. E. (2018). The Core Cyber-Defense Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities That Cybersecurity Students Should Learn in School: Results from Interviews with Cybersecurity Professionals. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). https://doi.org/10.1145/3152893 (Original work published)