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1U.S. Department of State. (2023, Oct. 18). Digital Press Briefing With Anne Neuberger, Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technologies. Retrieved Jan. 20, 2025. 

2U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024, Aug. 29). How to Become an Information Security Analyst. Occupational Outlook Handbook. Retrieved Jan. 20, 2025. 

3COVID-19 has adversely affected the global economy and data from 2020 to 2023 may be atypical compared to prior years. Accordingly, data shown is effective September. 2024, which can be found here: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Information Security Analysts, retrieved on Jan. 20, 2025. 

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