Professional Assessment of
Cyber Security Personnel

Please enter your job title, position description or military rank/specialty:

Select you highest level of education from the following: No Diploma/Degree High School Associate Degree Bachelors Degree Masters Degree Doctoral Degree

Education major or area that best describes your degree: Liberal Arts Physical Science Engineering Computer Science Business Law Medicine Education Behavioral Science

Years of experience in your chosen field: 0-1 2-5 6-10 11-20 21-30 31 +

Ethnicity: Decline to state European Indian SubContinent Asian African Native American Pacific Islander Other

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What best describes your feelings about cyber security: Of no concern Minor issue Discussed weekly Discussed daily Focus of my work

Please answer the following by selecting the "button" that best represents your assessment of how important the listed qualities are for a cyber security professional:

I am a good judge of how well I understand something.       Never       Sometimes       Always

I can motivate myself to learn when I need to.       Never       Sometimes       Always

I try to use strategies that have worked in the past.       Never       Sometimes       Always

I know what the organization expects me to solve.       Never       Sometimes       Always

I comprehend best when I already know something about the topic.       Never       Sometimes       Always

I draw pictures or diagrams to help me understand while working on a solution.       Never       Sometimes       Always

I ask myself if I learned as much as I could have once I finish a task.       Never       Sometimes       Always

I ask myself if I have considered all options when solving a problem.       Never       Sometimes       Always

I think about what I really need to solve before I begin a task.       Never       Sometimes       Always

I ask myself questions about how well I am acquiring knowledge while I am working on a new problem.       Never       Sometimes       Always

I focus on the meaning and significance of new information.       Never       Sometimes       Always

I produce better solutions when I am interested in the topic.       Never       Sometimes       Always

I use my intellectual strengths to compensate for my weaknesses.       Never       Sometimes       Always

I use different learning strategies depending on the situation.       Never       Sometimes       Always

I ask myself periodically if I am meeting my goals.       Never       Sometimes       Always

I find myself using helpful resolution strategies automatically.       Never       Sometimes       Always

I ask myself if there was an easier way to do things after I finish a task.       Never       Sometimes       Always

I set specific goals before I begin a task.       Never       Sometimes       Always

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