Fortinet Announces Free Security Awareness Curriculum For K-12 Students Tied To White House's Cyber Education And Workforce Initiatives
Fortinet News, Wednesday, August 9,2023
Curriculum designed by teachers for teachers to provide K-12 students in the U.S. with resources to gain cyber skills, developing the cybersecurity workforce of the future
Fortinet announced the availability of a new Security Awareness curriculum to all K-12 school districts and systems in the United States at no cost to help build the cybersecurity workforce of the future and to keep students cyber safe. The announcement further supports the White House's National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy (NCWES) and is part of the company's commitment to helping address the significant cyber talent shortage.
Fortinet is also participating with the White House and other government leaders, including Kemba Walden the Acting National Cyber Director from the White House Office of the National Cyber Director, in the Cybersecurity Summit 2023 hosted at UNLV to discuss the NCWES implementation and solutions to help address the global skill gap, including such initiatives.