COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF STRATEGIES FOR BUILDING SECOND AND THIRD LEVEL OF 125 “CYBER SECURITY” EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

The article analyzes the global market for the provision of educational services in the field of information security and cybersecurity. The study aims to compare strategies for building curricula for the second and third levels of education for specialties related to information technology, information, and cybersecurity, as well as to formulate recommendations for harmonizing the learning process and international standards. Cybersecurity training programs are becoming outdated too quickly. ISO standards are updated approximately every four years. Also, the standard for the specialty 125 “Cybersecurity” for the third educational level still needs to be finalized. There is a problem of forming a consistent process of introducing the latest approaches and practices into the curriculum. The growth of the information technology market is leading to an increase in the need for cybersecurity specialists. Two processes are taking place simultaneously: the transition from practical skills to fundamental knowledge and vice versa. The most successful higher education institutions are those that can combine both approaches simultaneously. But this requires an experimental base, practical tr