Fortinet Helps Develop The Cyber Workforce Of The Future
Fortinet News, Friday, April 28,2023
Organizations of all shapes and sizes around the globe are feeling the strain of the ongoing cybersecurity talent shortage. According to the Fortinet 2023 Cybersecurity Skills Gap report, nearly 70% of security leaders say they face additional risks because of the skills gap, and 56% indicate they struggle to recruit new, qualified talent. Meanwhile, cybercrime continues to flourish, with attackers upping their game and introducing new, more sophisticated tactics to infiltrate networks at every turn.
To help shrink the skills gap and ensure that organizations can find the qualified professionals needed to fill crucial roles, Fortinet is committed to training 1 million people in cybersecurity by 2026. Helping to progress toward this goal, the Fortinet Training Institute partners with academic institutions to develop the future cybersecurity workforce with the skills they need to excel in the industry.
As part of this focus, Fortinet sponsored two capture-the-flag (CTF) events: Carnegie Mellon University's picoCTF (pico Capture the Flag) and the MITRE Embedded Capture the Flag (eCTF) competition.