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What's in a Name? Student Preferences for Cybersecurity-Related Major Titles

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Peter Draus; Sushma Mishra; Kevin Slonka; Natalya Bromall – Information Systems Education Journal, 2024

There is a significant skill gap, with millions of cybersecurity jobs still needing to be fulfilled due to a lack of a trained workforce. Various academic programs are available that teach students in different aspects of cybersecurity. This paper investigates if the title of an IT program has any impact on the desirability of a program and if…

Descriptors: College Students, Information Technology, Information Security, Cybernetics