DRMOLA, Jakub, František KASL, Pavel LOUTOCKÝ, Miroslav MAREŠ, Tomáš PITNER and Jakub VOSTOUPAL. The Matter of Cybersecurity Expert Workforce Scarcity in the Czech Republic and Its Alleviation through the Proposed Qualifications Framework. Online. In ACM International Conference Proceeding Series: ARES 2021: The 16th International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security. New York: Association for Computing Machinery, 2021, p. 1-6. ISBN 978-1-4503-9051-4. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3465481.3469186.
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Original name The Matter of Cybersecurity Expert Workforce Scarcity in the Czech Republic and Its Alleviation through the Proposed Qualifications Framework
Authors DRMOLA, Jakub (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), František KASL (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Pavel LOUTOCKÝ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Miroslav MAREŠ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Tomáš PITNER (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Jakub VOSTOUPAL (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
Edition New York, ACM International Conference Proceeding Series: ARES 2021: The 16th International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security, p. 1-6, 6 pp. 2021.
Publisher Association for Computing Machinery
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Original language English
Type of outcome Proceedings paper
Field of Study 10200 1.2 Computer and information sciences
Country of publisher United States of America
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Publication form electronic version available online
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RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14330/21:00120059
Organization unit Faculty of Informatics
ISBN 978-1-4503-9051-4
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3465481.3469186
UT WoS 000749539200039
Keywords in English Cybersecurity; labour market; qualifications framework; workforce
Tags labour market, Qualification Frameworks, Qualifications
Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
This paper is focused on challenges connected with the persisting imbalance between the supply and demand of the cybersecurity expert workforce. We analyse the current situation in the Czech Republic, finding that although the shortage of experts affects the private and public sectors both, the public sector is constrained by a massive financial undervaluation of cybersecurity experts and other legal and systematic deficiencies and obstacles and therefore has a much lower chance of attracting talents in this field. The inability of public institutions to find relevant workforce causes, among other things, problems with formulating public procurements, assessing offers and communicating their requirements to the supply-side of the labour market. One of the solutions to this crisis might be in the systematic support of education programmes. However, the cybersecurity field is so dynamic and fragmented that the alignment of the education programme with the market needs presents a significant challenge. There, a unified qualifications framework could serve as a basis for finding common ground. We focus on the benefits of creating such a framework, especially the benefits that a united taxonomy can bring to the cybersecurity labour market by bolstering cybersecurity higher education. Finally, we summarise the key features of the cyber-qualifications framework that is being developed under our current project and highlight its potential use for labour market optimisation and efficient development of new cybersecurity study programs and further education.
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VI20192022161, research and development projectName: Národní kvalifikační rámec v kyberbezpečnosti
Investor: Ministry of the Interior of the CR
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