Want to be a cyber expert?
By Casey Tonkin, ACS Information Age
As businesses and organisations around the world shore up their defences against cyber threats, the demand for cybersecurity experts has increased dramatically.
But supply is not keeping up.
Although Australia is facing a general IT skills shortage, the lack of cyber experts might be attributed to the special set of skills needed for these roles, although Australia is well-poised to become a breeding ground for cyber-security professionals.
Richard Buckland is a Professor in Cyberwar, Cybercrime, and Cyberterror at the University of New South Wales.
His experience with sending cyber students into the workforce has been tremendously positive.
“I certainly meet employers a lot and they’re really keen to come out to the uni and meet the students,” Professor Buckland told Information Age.
