Cybersecurity Education: Availability & Access in Public High Schools
Need
The United States has over 663,000 unfilled cybersecurity ​jobs*. The cybersecurity workforce deficit provides an ​opportunity for high-wage jobs for Americans, which if filled ​will bolster efforts to protect America’s national and ​economic security. Securing the cybersecurity workforce ​starts with ensuring that cybersecurity education and ​career pathways are available and accessible to students.
Data
Findings are based on a sample of 44% of Public High ​Schools in the United States, resulting in a 99.99% ​confidence level. Using purposive sampling, data were ​collected from: Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, ​Kentucky, Illinois, Maryland, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah and ​Virginia. Findings are also reported by state.
Research
*Cyberseek.org June 2023
Findings
Detailed Findings
Summary Report
Invest in Cyber Ranges and Virtualizations | Invest in Teacher Professional Development | Invest in Gateway-to-Cybersecurity Courses |
Invest in Cybersecurity Courses and Pathways | Catalyze Around a National Set of K-12 Cybersecurity Educational Guidelines/ Standards | Continue Studying the Landscape and Include Measurements of Student Demographics at the Course/ Program Level |
Recommendations
About Us:
DARK Enterprises, Inc. is a small, women-led non-profit dedicated to developing, supporting, and stewarding excellent cybersecurity education at the secondary level. Our mission is to nurture a sustainable cybersecurity education ecosystem by providing resources, training, and support to secondary school educators teaching cybersecurity.
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Research made possible by:
Collaboration with the National Cryptologic Foundation CAE-C: H98230-20-1-0292 Subaward: SA20137; the University of Alabama - Huntsville, and Moraine Valley Community College, Illinois. Murray State University provided support for CyberSuppy Kentucky.
Updated: June 2023