In a Raytheon-sponsored cybersecurity survey, eighty-two percent of the 1,000 US millennials (age 18 to 26 years) polled did not have a high school teacher or guidance counselor ever mention to them the idea of a career in cybersecurity. The survey results, issued on Oct. 15, also found that less than one-quarter of these young adults believed a career in cybersecurity was “interesting at all,” states a company release. “Given we need to add thousands of cybersecurity professionals to the workforce in the coming years, the data show we have a long way to go in engaging young people,” said Michael Kaiser, executive director of the public-private National Cyber Security Alliance. Young men were more interested than women in cybersecurity (35 percent to 14 percent), states the release. Zogby Analytics conducted the survey for Raytheon in early September to support National Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October. (Survey report; caution, large-sized file.)
"Most, if not all," NATO countries will soon achieve their longtime goal of spending 2 percent of their GDPs on defense, but that may not be enough, Secretary-General Mark Rutte said at the NATO ministerial in Brussels. He also said members will be assigned responsibilities that match their capabilities at…