Ronald Sanders is the former human capital officer at the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Sanders is a member of a National Academy of Sciences panel that’s exploring the ramifications of professionalizing IT security practitioners. He says formal education would play in licensing or certifying an IT security professional. Sanders: Cyber-experts are in high demand and short supply; the profession is changing from computer network defense – building the electronic bunkers that protect an organization’s networks and data – to something more.”]
Source: https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/should-security-be-professionalized-a-5754