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A House Homeland Security hearing on filling the cyber workforce gap included discussions on examining top secret clearances, recruitment efforts across educational institutions and more.
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The Cybersecurity Clinics Grant Program Act aims to provide “high-potential paths” to cyber jobs at two-year colleges and minority-serving institutions.
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There are 1.2 million cybersecurity workers in the US, but 225,000 more are needed to close the talent gap, according to new data.
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The agency would get $20 million annually to create a program promoting cybersecurity jobs to disadvantaged communities.
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Eric Goldstein spoke with CyberScoop about where the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has made progress, lessons learned and what’s next.
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At a White House event, the Office of the National Cyber Director and others encouraged a shift away from hiring based on degrees or years of experience.
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A study from non-profit ISC2 finds that the cybersecurity fields bucks U.S. trends of pay disparities between men and women.
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GAO study finds that CISA does not have enough staff to respond to significant OT attacks in multiple locations at the same time.
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A survey of almost 15,000 cybersecurity workers found that the industry is having difficulty finding enough talent to battle threats.
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The Biden administration on Monday announced a series of “generational investments” to address immediate and long-term cyber workforce needs.
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