Reasons for Recent Increase in Demand for Cyber Security Professionals

Running head: REASONS FOR RECENT INCREASE IN DEMAND FOR CYBER SECURITY PROFESSIONALS
REASONS FOR RECENT INCREASE IN DEMAND FOR CYBER SECURITY
PROFESSIONALS
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author note

1REASONS FOR RECENT INCREASE IN DEMAND FOR CYBER SECURITY PROFESSIONALS
Table of Contents
Introduction..................................................................................................................................2
Overview......................................................................................................................................2
Problem statement.......................................................................................................................3
Research aim................................................................................................................................3
Research hypothesis.....................................................................................................................4
Variables......................................................................................................................................4
Conclusion...................................................................................................................................5
References....................................................................................................................................6

2REASONS FOR RECENT INCREASE IN DEMAND FOR CYBER SECURITY PROFESSIONALS
Introduction
“The technology is ubiquitous and increasingly integral to almost every facet of modern society.”
(Fishcer, 2016).
As technology is beginning to evolve day by day, so do the opportunities and challenges
that come along with it. Human beings are now at a crossroads as the society is moving into an
era where all aspects of life is intertwined with the internet in the age of Big Data, automation
and Internet of Things or IoT. But with the great benefits that the internet brings along with it,
the number of threats is high as well. The very nature of the internet today is a hub for
cybercrime, cyber attacks and industrial espionage. Therefore, protection from such attacks
becomes the predominant priority to any individual ("Cybersecurity – Threats Challenges
Opportunities", 2016).
Overview
According to Fischer (2016), the act of protecting systems of the Information And
Communications Technology or ICT is defined as cybersecurity. This is sometimes used as an
umbrella term for explaining privacy breach, sharing information, gathering intelligence and
surveillance. But cybersecurity somewhat does deal with privacy protection and prevention
against unauthorized surveillance. Information sharing and intelligence gathering are some
methods which could be used as effective tools to enhance cybersecurity (Fischer, 2016).
Some of the threats which constitute the vast domain of cybersecurity concerns are attack
vectors like botnets, ransomware; threats such as data manipulation, identity theft and
cyberwarfare; and other tangential issues ("Cybersecurity – Threats Challenges Opportunities",
2016).