TY  - BOOK
AU  - Libicki,Martin C.
AU  - Senty,David
AU  - Pollak,Julia
TI  - Hackers Wanted: An Examination of the Cybersecurity Labor Market
SN  - 9780833085030
AV  - HV6773 
U1  - 331.7/610058 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Santa Monica
PB  - RAND Corporation, The
KW  - Computer crimes -- Prevention
KW  - Cyberspace -- Security measures
KW  - Professions -- Supply and demand
KW  - Hackers
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Figures and Table -- Summary -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Prologue -- Organization -- CHAPTER ONE: Why Has Demand Risen Sharply? -- The Federal/Military Cybersecurity Workforce Problem -- Levels of the Game -- CHAPTER TWO: What Others Have Observed -- GAO, Cybersecurity Human Capital: Initiatives Need Better Planning and Coordination -- Partnership for Public Service and BAH, "Cyber IN-Security: Strengthening the Federal Cybersecurity Workforce" -- CSIS Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency, "A Human Capital Crisis in Cybersecurity" -- DoD, Cyber Operations Personnel Report -- Homeland Security Advisory Council, CyberSkills Task Force Report -- Amyas Morse, The UK Cyber Security Strategy: Landscape Review -- Other Articles -- Conclusions -- CHAPTER THREE: Findings from Interviews and Statistics -- How Employers Meet their Need for Cybersecurity Professionals -- NSA -- Central Intelligence Agency -- USCYBERCOM -- USAF -- The Role of Education -- Cybersecurity Programs -- Overall Statistics -- CHAPTER FOUR: The Economics of the Cybersecurity Labor Market -- A Simplified View of the Labor Market for Cyberprofessionals -- The Adjustment of Labor Demand to Shocks -- Differences in Human Capital -- Factors Related to Government Agency Characteristics -- Geographic Considerations -- Summary -- CHAPTER FIVE: Upper-Tier Cybersecurity Professionals and Policy Options -- The Search for the Upper-Tier Cybersecurity Professional -- Policy Options for Meeting Cybersecurity Needs -- Recruit Early -- Use Foreign Nationals -- Differentiate Job Categories More Precisely -- Address Civil Service Issues -- Review Veterans' Preferences -- Use Guard and Reserve Units -- Outsource More -- Reducing the Demand for Cybersecurity Professionals -- CHAPTER SIX: Conclusions -- In the Longer Run; References
N2  - The perceived shortage of cybersecurity professionals working on national security may endanger the nation's networks and be a disadvantage in cyberspace conflict. RAND examined the cybersecurity labor market, especially in regard to national defense. Analysis suggests market forces and government programs will draw more workers into the profession in time, and steps taken today would not bear fruit for another five to ten years
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