http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/83757-study-few-teachers-schools-educate-students-on-cybersecurity By Tony Romm Hillicon Valley 02/25/10 At least three out of four public school teachers have little to no recent training on Internet safety, according to a new study. And while more than 90 percent of school administrators believe cybersecurity education is crucial, just over one-third of surveyed officials said their schools even offered such classes as part of their curricula, the study continues. Both numbers are part of the newly released State of K-12 Cyberethics, Cybersafety and Cybersecurity Curriculum in the U.S. poll, commissioned by the National Cyber Security Alliance and Microsoft, and conducted by Zogby. Together, the data suggest a dire need for comprehensive Internet security and ethics education in public school classrooms nationwide, pollsters and experts said. [...] ___________________________________________________________ Register now for HITBSecConf2010 - Dubai, the premier deep-knowledge network security event in the GCC, featuring keynote speakers John Viega and Matt Watchinski! http://conference.hitb.org/hitbsecconf2010dxb/Received on Wed Mar 03 2010 - 22:17:51 PST
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