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Cisco Launches $10 Million Global Cybersecurity Scholarship to Increase Talent Pool
June 2016 by Emmanuelle Lamandé
Cybersecurity provides the critical foundation organizations require to protect themselves, enable trust, move faster, add greater
value and grow. However, research indicates there will be a global shortage of two
million cybersecurity professionals by 2019. To help close this security skills gap,
Cisco is introducing a $10 million Global Cybersecurity Scholarship program and
enhancements to its security certification portfolio.
The Global Cybersecurity Scholarship Program
– To address the shortfall of security talent, Cisco will invest $10 million in
a two-year Global Cybersecurity Scholarship program to increase the pool of
available talent with critical cybersecurity proficiency.
– Cisco will offer training, mentoring and certification that align with the
Security Operations Center Analyst industry job role.
– Cisco will deliver the program in partnership with key Cisco Authorized
Learning Partners, starting in August 2016. This training is designed to address
the critical skills deficit, providing on-the-job readiness needed to meet current
and future challenges of network security.
Certification Portfolio Updates
– Cisco is introducing a new Cyber Ops Certification to its portfolio of security
certifications and revising its CCIE Security Certification.
– CCNA Cyber Ops focuses on the role of the security analyst working in a
Security Operations Center (SOC) which monitors systems and detects attacks. It
introduces IT personnel to some of the skills needed in a SOC, giving them an
understanding of how responses are coordinated.
– The CCNA Cyber Ops expands Cisco’s existing associate-level certification
offerings, which includes the CCNA
Security designation, which focuses on the network security administrator role.
– The CCIE Security revision addresses new expert-level skills and education needed to prepare
security personnel for evolving technologies and security threats. This revision
includes assessments on the latest security technologies, including Advanced
Threat Protection, Advanced Malware Protection, Next-Generation IPS,
Virtualization, Automation and Information Exchange. It also includes a new
assessment approach focused on ensuring that candidates demonstrate knowledge and
skills with evolving technologies, such as Network Programmability, Cloud and IoT.
