In Defence of Academic Qualifications in Cybersecurity
The consensus at the moment seems to be that academic qualifications for cybersecurity are expensive, out of date, and do not prepare students for life in the real world. I agree. However, that does not mean they are not useful, and indeed I would say that they are probably the first thing hiring managers should look at. Especially in the USA, but increasingly in the UK and the rest of the English-speaking world, the path into security is laid out…