Challenges and Competences in Master Degrees from a Comprehensive Security Perspective

Nowadays, the security threats faced by society in general, and organizations in particular, are reaching unprecedented highs in terms of complexity and sophistication. Organizations must face up to new challenges in order to protect their assets (e.g., personnel, goods, information, or reputation, among others), so they need new solutions for the immediate future to achieve their business objectives efficiently and effectively. Right now, corporate security and cybersecurity within organizations are dependent on themselves and complementary at the same time, so the coordination of their activities is crucial. This joint action for a comprehensive security requires a training and educational process that provides necessary knowledge and skills. This article highlights the limitations of the current master's degrees in cybersecurity from the perspective of comprehensive security and proposes a new master's degree focused on it as a solution, which takes advantage of the skills of current degrees, and is aligned with the needs of the European Higher Education Area. This master's degree promotes sustainability through efficiency and rationalization on the general asset protection process, improving the security culture inside the organization, reducing the number of security incidents, and increasing the reputation and image of the organization.