DULLES, Va., Oct. 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- A new survey
commissioned by Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) in conjunction with the
National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) reveals that interest
in computer related and cyber careers among surveyed millennials
this year was sharply higher than in a Raytheon study performed in
2013. This data comes as reports show demand for cybersecurity
professionals is growing 3.5 times faster than the overall IT job
market, and 12 times faster than the total labor market.
Furthermore the survey found one in four young adults are
interested in a career in cybersecurity, but 64 percent said their
high school did not offer the exposure or classes needed to pursue
a career in cybersecurity or computer science.
Raytheon released the latest results from its annual cyber study
on the 11th anniversary of National Cyber Security Awareness Month,
which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and
NCSA. The results indicate that the percentage of millennials who
received advice or counsel on cyber security careers had increased
23 percentage points. Based on last year's survey, 41 percent
had received advice and counsel versus 18 percent a year
ago. And nearly 40 percent of survey respondents say they are
more interested today in careers that involve making the Internet
safer and more secure than they were one year ago.
"This study shows that despite the fact that more students are
generally interested in pursuing related careers, they often lack
the needed skills and encouragement that our educators should be
providing to grow the talent pipeline," said Jack Harrington, vice president of Cybersecurity
and Special Missions for Raytheon's Intelligence, Information and
Services business. "There is a clear opportunity to help close the
gap between the demand and supply for cybersecurity talent with
more counseling, training, and collaboration between our high
school educators and the private sector."
"High-profile cybersecurity breaches over the past year have
helped raise awareness and brought online security issues into
classroom discussions. The technology education gap is closing,"
said Michael Kaiser, executive
director of the National Cyber Security Alliance. "However, our
findings once again illustrate there is still a massive opportunity
to match the growing interest in cybersecurity with more
information as students begin exploring careers and establishing
their online presence."
The survey, released in partnership with the Alliance, also
looked at the online behaviors of young adults who are often avid
social networking users. For more detail and analysis of the survey
findings, please visit the 2014 Raytheon-NCSA Millennial Survey
report and infographic illustrating the survey findings.
Methodology
The Raytheon-NCSA Millennial Cyber
security Survey was fielded by Zogby Analytics from Aug. 27 to Aug. 28, 2014. The responses were
generated from a survey of 1,000 adults in the U.S. aged 18 to 26.
The margin of error for the survey was plus or minus 3.2 percentage
points at a 95-percent confidence level. The 2013 and 2014 surveys
did not sample the same individuals but studied very similar
demographic samplings.
About The National Cyber Security Alliance
The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) is the nation's leading
nonprofit public private partnership promoting the safe and secure
use of the Internet. Working with the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), private sector sponsors and non-profit
collaborators to promote cybersecurity awareness, NCSA board
members include ADP, AT&T, Bank of America, Comcast
Corporation, EMC Corporation, ESET, Facebook, Google, Intel,
Leidos, McAfee, Microsoft, PayPal, Symantec, Trend Micro, Verizon
and Visa. Through collaboration with the government, corporate,
non-profit and academic sectors, NCSA's mission is to educate and
empower a digital citizenry to use the Internet securely and safely
protect themselves and the technology they use and the digital
assets we all share. For more information on NCSA please
visit: http://www.staysafeonline.org/about-us/overview/
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2013 sales
of $24 billion and 63,000 employees
worldwide, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in
defense, security and civil markets throughout the world. With a
history of innovation spanning 92 years, Raytheon
provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration
and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and
command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well
as cyber security and a broad range of mission support
services. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Mass. For
more about Raytheon, visit us at www.raytheon.com and
follow us on Twitter @Raytheon.
Media Contacts
Raytheon
Cassandra Watson
+1.571.250.3390
iispr@raytheon.com
National Cyber Security Alliance
Tola St.
Matthew-Daniel
+1.917.818.6196
ncsa@thatcherandco.com
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