Your argument reminds me of the paper of Collier et al. in which they argue pretty much the same thing: https://weis2020.econinfosec.org/wp-content/uploads/sit

Your argument reminds me of the paper of Collier et al. in which they argue pretty much the same thing: https://weis2020.econinfosec.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/06/weis20-final10.pdf https://weis2020.econinfosec.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/... Given the ever-increasing global demand of infosec professionals, the basis of the argument has likely only grown stronger. Though, the crime syndicates often overlap with state actors in many countries, so I am not that sure how the argument generalizes internationally.