Are colleges teaching real-world cyber security skills?

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The cybersecurity skill shortage is a well-recognised industry challenge, but the problem isn’t that there are too few people rather that many of them lack suitable skills and experience. Cybersecurity is a fast-growing profession, and talented graduates are in very high demand. Cyber degree programs are rapidly opening up at colleges across the country, and students are racing to enrol, eager to join one of the most challenging and financially rewarding fields. Yet, there seems to be a growing chasm between what graduates learned in school and what the market demands.

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