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Fortinet Announces Free Training Offering for Schools at White House National Cyber Workforce and Education Summit
Free Training Service for more than 8 Million Staff and Faculty Across U.S. School Districts will Advance Fortinet’s Mission to Close the Cyber Skills Gap
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[{"type":"text","content":"Free Training Service for more than 8 Million Staff and Faculty Across U.S. School Districts will Advance Fortinet’s Mission to Close the Cyber Skills Gap\nSUNNYVALE, Calif., July 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sandra Wheatley, Senior Vice President, Customer Marketing, Threat Intelligence and Global Influencer Communications at Fortinet“Fortinet is proud to participate in the White House National Cyber Workforce and Education Summit to share our expertise and insight based upon our longstanding dedication to closing the cyber skills gap through cross sector collaborations and dialogue. Since the establishment of the Fortinet Training Institute in 2016 and through our Training Advancement Agenda (TAA) initiatives, Fortinet continues to make cybersecurity opportunities accessible to more people, including populations who are often overlooked such as women, minorities and veterans, through training. Today, as part of our pledge to train 1 million people in cybersecurity across the next five years, Fortinet announced a new free training offering to help combat attacks on our educational institutions.” News Summary Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated, and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced that its information security awareness and training service will be made available to schools across the United States free of cost. The announcement coincides with the White House National Cyber Workforce and Education Summit where Fortinet participated in important discussions around solutions to help address the significant talent shortage affecting the cybersecurity industry in the United States. Fortinet is expanding its existing free training offerings as part of the company’s commitment to train 1 million people in cybersecurity by 2026 to make a significant dent in addressing the skills gap. Making Cybersecurity Training Accessible to AllA recent report on the state of the cybersecurity workforce found that the global cyber workforce needs to grow 65 percent to effectively defend organizations’ most critical assets. It also found that 2.72 million professionals are needed to fill the current gap. At the same time, Fortinet’s 2022 Cybersecurity Skills Gap Report found that 80% of breaches can be attributed to lack of cybersecurity skills or awareness. Fortinet is committed to addressing this growing...