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According to the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, the cybersecurity school at the Wuhan-based National Cybersecurity Center plan to build four to six cybersecurity schools by 2027. The CCP has devoted significant resources to building their cyber force, and while the exact number of cyber warriors isn't available,
It's safe to estimate that if the CCP issued a directive, it could bring a significant cyber force to bear against the U.S., especially given that according to U.S. Cyber Command, there are only 6,200 personnel across 133 countries
teams working on cyber threats and CISA at DHS has roughly 3,100 employees. My question is how can academia, private industry, and the federal government partner together to ensure our cyber workforce pipeline is able to keep pace with the number of cyber warriors our adversaries can turn out? I think that the partnerships between industry and academia are critical and I
Our approach has been to break down every barrier we can in terms of access to training and education. We've done that at Fortinet by making our entire catalog of training available free to anyone who needs that training. And we've challenged others to do the same.