ISACA STUDENT MEMBER CYBERSECURITY SURVEYResults from 171 Participants│APRIL 2014

A MAJORITY OF STUDENTS (88%) PLAN TO WORK IN A FIELD REQUIRING CYBERSECURITY KNOWLEDGE

YES NO UNSURE0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

After graduation, do you plan to work in a field or job that requires some level of cybersecurity knowledge?

9%3%88%

WHAT DOES YOUR UNIVERSITY OFFER?

Does your university offer a degree in cybersecurity?

More than

1 in 5say their university does not offer

cybersecurity courses.

Does your university offer a degree incybersecurity?

………….Yes, and that is the degree I am pursuing

………Yes, but that is not the degree I am pursuing

……………………………………………………….No

……………………………………………………Other

24%

14%

57%

4%

LESS THAN HALF SAY THEY WILL HAVE ADEQUATE SKILLS FOR THE JOB

Do you feel that you will have adequate cybersecurity knowledge to do the type of job you are seeking when

you graduate?

Yes (47%)

No (22%)

Unsure (29%)

I do not need cybersecurity knowledge for the job I am seeking (2%)

DO YOU PLAN TO PURSUE A CYBERSECURITY RELATED CERTIFICATE OR CERTIFICATION?

YES

UNSURE

NO

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

74%

19%

7%

MOST STUDENTS ARE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT FUTURE JOB PROSPECTS

How do you feel about the prospects of obtaining a job in your chosen field after graduation?

84%optimistic

5%pessimistic

11%unsure

CYBERSECURITY RESOURCES

www.isaca.org/cyber

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