Connecting O*Net® Database to Cybersecurity Workforce Professional Certifications

Abstract

The Occupational Information Network O*NET is considered the primary source of occupational information in the U.S. I explore here possible uses of O*NET data to inform cybersecurity workforce readiness certification programs. The O*NET database is used to map out education requirements and how they relate to professional certifications as required by employers and job designers in accordance with the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS). The search focuses on the “Information Security Analysts” occupation as listed on O*NET, Careeronestop, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), and finally tied back to NICCS source work role to identify certifications requirements. I found that no site has listed any certification as required, desirable or mandatory. NICCS offered general guidance to potential topics and areas of certification. Careeronestop site provided the ultimate guidance for this role certification. Professional certifications are still not integrated in the Cybersecurity Workforce Framework official guidance.

Security authentication method for power monitoring system operation and maintenance scenarios based on face recognition and fingerprint recognition

“…At present, the security authentication for power monitoring system operation and maintenance scenarios is mainly realized by means of data encryption, using encryption algorithms to encrypt the transmitted power equipment operation data and transmit it to users, who will decrypt the encrypted power equipment operation data with the key obtained through their own identity authentication results, so as to realize the safe invocation of power monitoring system data. This method can protect the operation data of the power monitoring system from being decrypted by the third party to a certain extent, so as to achieve the purpose of data protection, but there are some limitations in some aspects [3] . For example, the system needs to generate different keys to encrypt the data each time the user schedules and controls the data of the power system, which causes the user to wait for a long time to get the desired power equipment operation data after issuing the scheduling control request command, so the method tends to reduce the efficiency of power system data management.…”