US tries to tackle cybersecurity skills gap

Stefan Mileschin · 8th December 2021, 07:02

500,000 jobs vacant

The US government is speeding up efforts to fill nearly 600,000 vacant cybersecurity positions in the public and private sectors bogging down efforts to protect digital infrastructure.

The US has been swamped by ransomware attacks targeting critical government and corporate infrastructure this year which have created the impression that the US is a soft touch for hackers. Some of this is down to gaps in the talent pipeline and cash-strapped local governments and Big Business being unable to find or hire anyone.

The issue has emerged repeatedly in Senate and House hearings but received little public attention.

Software King of the World, Microsoft, has pitched in by providing free cybersecurity curriculum to every public community college. A nonprofit, Public Infrastructure Security Cyber Education Systems, provides university students hands-on experience: monitoring real-time data on local government networks.

https://fudzilla.com/news/54005-us-t...ity-skills-gap

8th December 2021, 07:02	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,797	US tries to tackle cybersecurity skills gap 500,000 jobs vacant The US government is speeding up efforts to fill nearly 600,000 vacant cybersecurity positions in the public and private sectors bogging down efforts to protect digital infrastructure. The US has been swamped by ransomware attacks targeting critical government and corporate infrastructure this year which have created the impression that the US is a soft touch for hackers. Some of this is down to gaps in the talent pipeline and cash-strapped local governments and Big Business being unable to find or hire anyone. The issue has emerged repeatedly in Senate and House hearings but received little public attention. Software King of the World, Microsoft, has pitched in by providing free cybersecurity curriculum to every public community college. A nonprofit, Public Infrastructure Security Cyber Education Systems, provides university students hands-on experience: monitoring real-time data on local government networks. https://fudzilla.com/news/54005-us-t...ity-skills-gap

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