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March 29, 2026Applied Sciences1 citationsOpen Access

Cybersecurity Competencies in Education and Industry Expectations

Importance of Cybersecurity Competencies in Higher Education and for Employers

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MKMarko KomparaLZLili Nemec ZlatolasMTMuhamed Turkanović

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Overview

Compares cybersecurity competencies in education with those sought by employers, highlighting significant gaps.

Key Points

  • The aim is to identify the discrepancies between cybersecurity competencies taught in higher education and those valued by employers.
  • Compared competencies prioritized by higher education institutions and employers.
  • Analyzed educational curricula against industry expectations.
  • Focused on organizational and human security versus technical domains.
  • Employers prioritize competencies in organizational and human security.
  • Higher education tends to emphasize technical cybersecurity skills.
  • Significant gaps exist between academic offerings and market needs.

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Kompara et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c8c277de0f0f753b39cb9dhttps://doi.org/10.3390/app16073260
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