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Enhancing the Cybersecurity Workforce
Jan.-Feb. 2011 (vol. 13 no. 1)
pp. 12-15
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Michael J. Assante, David H. Tobey, "Enhancing the Cybersecurity Workforce," IT Professional, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 12-15, Jan.-Feb., 2011.
 
 
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@article{ 10.1109/MITP.2011.6,
author = {Michael J. Assante and David H. Tobey},
title = {Enhancing the Cybersecurity Workforce},
journal ={IT Professional},
volume = {13},
number = {1},
issn = {1520-9202},
year = {2011},
pages = {12-15},
doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MITP.2011.6},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
}
 
 
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Michael J. Assante, National Board of Information Security Examiners
David H. Tobey, National Board of Information Security Examiners
Current cyberdefense tactics, security architectures, and tools can help address many common threats, but they're insufficient when addressing adaptive, embedded, and interconnected threats. The best defense requires a well-developed workforce. The new Ground Truth Expertise Development model can help create the next-generation cyberworkforce.

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Index Terms:
Cyberdefense, cyberworkforce, security, information technology, security and privacy
Citation:
Michael J. Assante, David H. Tobey, "Enhancing the Cybersecurity Workforce," IT Professional, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 12-15, Jan.-Feb. 2011, doi:10.1109/MITP.2011.6
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