Engility Holdings and the Center for Cyber Safety and Education have created a program to help returning military veterans reenter the civilian world, by offering cybersecurity certification training scholarships.
The Engility CyberWarrior Scholarship program is open to military veterans honorably discharged from one of the five branches of the military by December 21, or those serving as active members in the National Guard or Reserves. The scholarships will include everything the recipients need to prepare to become certified for a career in cybersecurity, including training classes, textbooks and materials, and exam vouchers for the (ISC)2 certification of their choice.
“I cannot think of a worthier and more qualified group than our vets to look to for cybersecurity missions,” said Lynn Dugle, **** Engility *** www.engility.com CEO. “Our global security relies on having a pipeline of highly skilled, dedicated cyber-experts to ensure that our country is prepared as we move into the future.”
At the end of the training, the veterans will have enhanced opportunities to secure cybersecurity jobs such as security analyst, security engineer, security auditor and security architect.
The program focuses on six (ISC)² certifications: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP), Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP), HealthCare Information Security and Privacy Practitioner (HCISPP), Certified Authorization Professional (CAP) and Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP).
The US workforce is currently suffering from a cybersecurity worker shortage, according to a 2017 Global Information Security Workforce Study commissioned by (ISC)2 and the Center. The survey shows two-thirds of U.S. cybersecurity workers think there is a lack of cybersecurity employees in their place of business because of a skills gap in the workforce. The study also predicts a 1.8 million cyber security workforce gap by the year 2022; a gap that has grown 20% since the previous survey just two years prior.
“We are looking to serve a critical need of workforce development in cybersecurity,” said Patrick Craven, director of the Center for Cyber Safety and Education. “Our vets are deeply committed to our national security and are uniquely qualified for this mission.”