Mobilize: Community College Cyber FastTrack Pilot Program
Summary
The WiCyS organization, in partnership with the National Cybersecurity Scholarship Foundation (NCSF), is launching a pilot program to fund innovative cybersecurity education initiatives at community colleges. Educators are invited to submit proposals for engaging their students with the Cyber FastTrack program, with 2-3 grants to be awarded for scalable outreach strategies.
IFF Assessment
This initiative aims to improve cybersecurity education and workforce development, which ultimately strengthens the defender community by increasing the pool of skilled professionals.
Defender Context
This program focuses on building the cybersecurity workforce pipeline by providing resources to community colleges. Defenders should be aware of initiatives like this that aim to increase the number of skilled cybersecurity professionals, potentially addressing talent shortages in the future.