Examining solutions to deal with the shortage of cyberspace security experts in the country
Subject Areas :Mohammad fathian 1 , Mehdi Abolhamid 2 , mohammadreza rafeei 3
1 - Professor, Department of Electronic Commerce, Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Management and Philosophy of Science and Technology, Faculty of Advanced Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran
3 - Master's student in Information Technology Management, Faculty of Advancement Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran
Keywords: Cyber security expert shortage workforce development fuzzy Analytic hierarchy process, importance-performance analysis,
Abstract :
Expert workforce is one of the most important IT security assets that private and public sectors around the world are currently competing for. According to specialists, Iran is also facing the shortage of cyber security experts, which can lead to potentially serious problem. This study presents some solutions for this problem in Iran. In order to identify the solutions, literature was reviewed and semi-structured interviews were conducted through related various experts and specialists. Finally, strategies were prioritized by fuzzy analytic hierarchy process and solutions are investigated by importance-performance analysis. According to the results, specialists believe that workforce maintaining and training improvement are more important than other strategies. Training-recruitment plans, aptitude assessment plans, cyber security events and challenges, schools student targeted plans and improving policies and rules have been considered as more important solutions.
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