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Non-Profit SecureSet Foundation Brings Cybersecurity Career Education to Diverse and Underrepresented Populations

August 2018 by Marc Jacob

SecureSet Academy announced the creation of the
SecureSet Foundation, a national non-profit organization that will serve to promote
increased diversity in the cybersecurity profession through financial assistance to
individuals to enhance and build their professional skills in the field of
cybersecurity and help to fill the talent pipeline. The foundation has been formed
in direct response to employers, collaborating with SecureSet, who have demonstrated
an immediate and direct concern to solve the issue of a lack of diversity in the
global cybersecurity field.

According to a report from Frost &
Sullivan,
women comprise a mere 11 percent of the cybersecurity workforce and globally men are
four times more likely to hold C- and executive-level positions and nine times more
likely to hold managerial positions than women. Data from the latest
(ISC) report,
shows the disparity in representation is mirrored across cybersecurity professionals
who identify as a racial or ethnic minorities. A separate 2017
ISC report
cites that the vast majority of cybersecurity professionals (87%) did not come from
security-related backgrounds. The need for non-traditional recruiting channels and a
combination of skills like high accountability, complex problem-solving, and
teamwork make military veterans ideal candidates, yet there are not enough of them
taking advantage of pathways to transition into security roles. The SecureSet
Foundation will work to address these disparities by providing increased access to
cybersecurity education and lowering the financial burden, which in turn will enable
more candidates to realize cybersecurity careers during a time of exceptionally high
demand.

"As it stands, the cybersecurity industry is in dire need of fresh faces and new
perspectives, particularly at a time when the job market already has a negative
unemployment rate," said Brad Davis, Executive Director of SecureSet Foundation.
"Reaching new, previously untapped individuals and providing them with the skills
and education to become part of the cybersecurity workforce is a critical piece of
addressing the shortage of qualified professionals in this field."

"A lack of diversity is a critical problem for any industry, and is particularly
acute when it comes to cybersecurity," said Bret Fund, CEO and Founder of SecureSet.
"By promoting a more diverse population of cybersecurity professionals and offering
grants to underserved populations, we can tackle new threats with the best
combination of creative, and technologically savvy, minds possible from a wide array
of backgrounds and experiences."

Students of the SecureSet Academy, including veterans, women, minorities, those with
disabilities, members of the LGBT community, as well as those experiencing economic
hardship, may qualify for support from the SecureSet Foundation in the form of
immersive program tuition assistance, cost of living support, as well as industry
certification prep / exam cost support.

The launch of SecureSet Foundation will be managed by members of SecureSet’s
founding leadership at launch, with Brad Davis serving as Executive Director. Within
the first year, this team will initiate a search for a permanent Executive Director,
as well as a number of strong and independent directors to continue to grow the
organization in support of this important mission.


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