Training

Cyber scholarship

by Mark Rowe

The IT firm Cisco is introducing a $10 million Global Cybersecurity Scholarship.

The company says that it will offer training, mentoring and certification that align with the Security Operations Center Analyst industry job role. Cisco will deliver that with key Cisco Authorized Learning Partners, starting in August 2016. This training is designed to address what the IT firm calls the critical skills deficit.

Cisco is introducing a new Cyber Ops Certification to its security certifications and revising its CCIE Security Certification.

CCNA Cyber Ops focuses on the role of the IT security analyst working in a Security Operations Center (SOC) which monitors systems and detects attacks.

Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn, vice president and general manager, Cisco Services, said: “Cybersecurity is essential to digital success. Many CEOs across the globe tell us their ability to innovate is hampered by their security concerns in the digital world. This creates a big future demand for skill sets that don’t exist at scale today. We developed this scholarship program to help jump-start the development of new talent. This includes the opportunity to help diversify the IT security industry by reaching people around the world including veterans, women and those early in their careers, to inspire them to enter the cybersecurity profession. This is just a start to help us educate, train and reskill the job force to become the security IT professionals needed to help address this vast talent shortage.”

For details and to apply for the scholarship visit: Cisco.com/.

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