(via POLITICO) Senate lawmakers will mark up bills this week aimed at boosting cyber skills among small businesses and expanding the cyber workforce more broadly. On Wednesday, the Small Business Committee will consider legislation that would require workers at small business development centers to be certified in cyber training, and the Commerce Committee will consider a bill to expand cyber scholarships to people pursuing associate’s degrees. The scholarships bill would also create a National Science Foundation study on the success of the cyber scholarship recruiting program. Scholarships for young cyber professionals have emerged as a key tool to fill what experts say is an alarming and growing workforce shortage. Rep. Jim Langevin, co-chair of the Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus, recently introduced an amendment to the 2018 Pentagon funding bill that would add money to DoD’s own cyber scholarship initiative.
In related news, I was happy to offer Representatives Jim Langevin and Will Hurd a tour of R00tz at DEF CON this past weekend. It is great to know that Congress is taking cybersecurity and education seriously as we face a shortage in our field.
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US Cyber Challenge: Cyber Quests Spring 2024
Cyber Quests are a series of fun but challenging on-line competitions allowing participants to demonstrate their knowledge in a variety of information security realms. Each quest features an artifact for analysis, along with a series of quiz questions. Some quests focus on a potentially vulnerable sample web server as the artifact, challenging participants to identify its flaws using vulnerability analysis skills. Other quests are focused around forensic analysis, packet capture analysis, and more. The quests have varying levels of difficulty and complexity, with some quests geared toward beginners, while others include more intermediate and ultimately advanced material.
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Please reserve your spot today for the 2017 Security Advisor Alliance Summit, September 26-27 in Denver!
The Alliance Summit is the Premier gathering of Senior Information Security Leaders focused on Skill Development, Leadership Building and Firm Takeaways that can be implemented immediately to make your business better. Read More
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