America's High Schools Aren't Encouraging Enough Students To Become Cyberspies

One of America's biggest defense contractors says high schools are failing to steer students toward jobs in cybersecurity. A new survey by Raytheon and Zogby Analytics found that, out of a thousand 18- to 26-year-olds, 82% were never told in high school they could pursue cybersecurity jobs.

The study added that, "as career opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields intersect with those in the cyber realm, the demand for students and young professionals in these burgeoning fields shows no signs of waning. In fact, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, network systems and information security professionals can expect job opportunities to grow by 53 percent through 2018." In other words: Cybersecurity and cyberdefense are big job growth areas and high schools aren't keeping up.