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Rachael Ward

UNCOVERED: Junk cyber degrees leave aust vulnerable - Caught on Camera

Junk cyber security degrees at some universities are leading to workforce shortages. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

The Australian government must step in to regulate cyber security qualifications over fears junk degrees are leaving businesses vulnerable to attacks, a leading industry think tank says.

Some universities have created specialised cyber security degrees from scratch. Others have simply added a cyber security unit to an existing course and labelled it as a separate degree.

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