WSEAS Transactions on Business and Economics
Print ISSN: 1109-9526, E-ISSN: 2224-2899
Volume 21, 2024
Competencies for Privacy and Security Professionals: The Discrepancy in Perspective between Employers and Employees
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Abstract: The demand for privacy and security professionals is expected to increase over the following years, but insufficient professionals will meet the market’s requirements. Their professional skills are also inadequate due to a lack of a unique definition of appropriate competence. We present the occupational standard Information security and privacy architect, which includes a list of critical tasks. The latent class analysis (LCA) was used to identify groups of experts with similar perceptions of task necessities and expertise levels for privacy and security professionals and to account for heterogeneity among expert groups. Results indicated significant differences between employees and employers (top management) for all 19 tasks observed. A difference in the perception of responsibility and knowledge of privacy and security professionals results from a different perspective on security and privacy. Employers see the big picture and positions of the desired person, whereas employees only see their part in the task.
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Keywords: competence, privacy professionals, security professionals, occupational standard, latent class analysis, information security and privacy
Pages: 2100-2109
DOI: 10.37394/23207.2024.21.172