A 12-month cyber apprenticeship program is viewed as a way to bridge the gap between the world of training and education, and finally landing a career-level job.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) wrapped up a three-day cyber exercise with more than 2,000 participants from about 200 private and public organizations.
Security awareness training company AwareGO recently announced the availability of a free 30-minute cybersecurity training course for up to 500 employees.
Financial institutions tend to run an average of seven cyber exercises per year, according to an Immersive Labs study, but the sector did not fare well in cyber crisis response.
The Forrester report, which offers eight best practices to help encourage diversity in the workforce, found that while the industry has made significant efforts to recruit women, security culture across many organizations remains hostile toward women.
The bills are designed to authorize DHS grant funding for higher education cybersecurity training and education, authorize the procurement of airport security screening technologies, codify a federal cybersecurity contest and restrict the use of a popular social media app on DHS phones and devices.
