The world is experiencing a significant shortfall in cybersecurity skills – to the tune of 2.9 million people. Veterans are uniquely positioned to help fill this critical gap. Government, enterprise and higher education are working on initiatives to raise up the cybersecurity workforce needed to address serious threats to industry, commerce and even critical infrastructure. To help alleviate this reality, organizations are increasingly implementing cybersecurity training and certification programs for their employees.
Skills transitioning to fill the cyber gap
As events like the Ukraine power grid hack demonstrate, the stability of society and global economies cannot be guaranteed without effective cybersecurity.