STEM education, the Target data breach, and the Apple SSL vulnerability

Is there a connection between lack of STEM education in America and data breaches like Target or digital security vulnerabilities like the one that recently undermined encryption in Apple products? In my opinion: Yes. In this article I argue that cybersecurity in America, including the trustworthiness of American products and services, is suffering from the current under-production of students qualified in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, or STEM. (My first title for this article was “STEM the tide of data breaches” but I decided that was too glib.)



STEM education, the Target data breach, and the Apple SSL vulnerability