• DocumentCode
    47840
  • Title

    The Known Unknowns

  • Author

    Alves-Foss, Jim ; Oman, Paul

  • Author_Institution
    Center for Secure & Dependable Syst., Univ. of Idaho, Idaho Falls, ID, USA
  • Volume
    11
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    Sept.-Oct. 2013
  • Firstpage
    77
  • Lastpage
    79
  • Abstract
    Securing computer systems is an ongoing task that requires involvement of users, system administrators, and developers. There has been a lot of discussion of embedded computer security in the computer science curriculum, but that is insufficient. It´s necessary to provide training to keep workers up to date, and to educate them. In this article, the authors discuss the workforce, and the fact that a majority of those working in computing fields don´t have a formal computer science degree. What do they know, and what do employers need to know about the gaps in the employee´s knowledge?
  • Keywords
    computer science education; security of data; computer science curriculum; computer system security; embedded computer security; formal computer science degree; Computer science education; Computer security; Education courses; basic training; computer science workforce; computer security training; semantic models of computation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Security & Privacy, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1540-7993
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSP.2013.125
  • Filename
    6630003