4th May, 2018, By Jovi Umawing
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day;
teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
~ Maimonides
The education sector has had its share of breaches. And schools, like medical and retail institutions, continue to struggle when it comes to securing their highly-priced assets: student and staff data and intellectual property. This is a big challenge for many. Unfortunately, it’s not the only challenge they face.
The education sector is pressured to address skills shortage, not just within the cybersecurity industry but in their own as well. Educators are also faced with the challenge of teaching the current and future generation of students about cybersecurity and privacy, fields which for most of them are relatively new and challenging to learn. Furthermore, engaging students to start considering careers in cybersecurity—much less getting them interested and talking about it—is another hurdle to conquer.
Educators are left wondering, “How can I even begin to tackle all this?” Before we start concerning ourselves with what to do with students, here are two questions teachers must ask themselves first:
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