Jimmy Aki
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April 4, 2024 16:55 EDT
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The US government on April 3 pledged about $3.6M in cooperative agreements to develop a cybersecurity workforce that would protect businesses from possible cyber attacks.
The Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) pledged to allocate “roughly $200K” to 18 education and community-centric organizations across 15 states to tackle the country’s shortage of experienced cybersecurity professionals.
US Government Agency to Combat Soaring Cybersecurity Threats.
NIST disclosed that the cooperative agreement will be overseen by NICE, a partner company between the US government, academia, and the private sector, focusing on cybersecurity education and workforce development.
NIST Director Laurie E. Locascio expressed enthusiasm for the future of cybersecurity and what the earmarked grants could achieve in the future.
“By investing in our cybersecurity workforce, we are not just filling a critical gap. We are creating a future where Americans have access to the training they need to secure high-quality, good-paying jobs,” she stated.
According to the NIST, the chosen beneficiaries will build Regional Alliances and Multistakeholder Partnerships to Stimulate (RAMPS) cybersecurity education together.
These RAMPS projects will align with the NIST projected cybersecurity workforce framework needs of local businesses, firms, and nonprofit organizations.
“It shines a spotlight on local communities that are working together to create career pathways to good jobs for all Americans and contributes to local and regional economic development by addressing the workforce needs of local businesses,” he added.
The pledge from the US government agency echoes the data shared by the CyberSeek tool, a NICE-funded platform that analyzes data about the cybersecurity workforce market. It revealed that there were 448,033 cybersecurity job opportunities in the US between January 2023 and January 2024.
A similar survey from researchers showed that the cybersecurity sub-sector continues to grow despite the massive tech layoffs. Job vacancies for cybersecurity professionals grew by 350% from 2013 to 2021. As of 2023, the sector had about 3.5 million unfulfilled roles. More than 700,000 of those cybersecurity positions…
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