The State of Information Security Education: Prof. Eugene Spafford

To quote from his own biography, Eugene H. Spafford is one of the most senior and recognized leaders in the field of computing. He has an on-going record of accomplishment as a senior advisor and consultant on issues of security and intelligence, education, cybercrime and computing policy to a number of major companies, law enforcement organizations, academic and government agencies, including two Presidents of the United States. In this exclusive interview, Spafford discusses: The state of information security education today; The communication gap between businesses who need security professionals and schools that educate them; Trends in information security education.