[HedgeMage]

It's really not pretty obvious...says the non-degreed cybersecurity researcher at a major university in the US.

The majority of academia is further behind in cybersecurity than they think they are. Some bright spots are far ahead than they get credit for. A huge amount of impactful research is being done in the private sector or by hobbyists. Whatever the source or the organizational affiliation of the researcher, the best ones have a solid connection to what's really going on out there in the field, rather than living in a safe little researcher bubble disconnected from the real world.