The Coalition consists of greater than 25 industry-leading cybersecurity and know-how leaders which are keen about cultivating the subsequent technology of cybersecurity expertise and dedicated to closing the cybersecurity abilities hole. Pushed to make a distinction within the lives of scholars and their native communities, at launch, the Coalition has raised greater than $300,000 of the $1 million wanted to fund the cybersecurity training initiative for Bay Space college students.
By means of leveraging its huge community, NightDragon led the formation of the coalition together with NightDragon portfolio firms, go-to-market and funding companions. Founding members for the preliminary cohort embody: AllegisCyber Capital, Carahsoft, Claroty, Coalfire, Cyderes, Deloitte, Unique Networks, ForgeRock, HUMAN Safety, iboss, Immuta, Ingram Micro, Interos, Knight Group, Macnica, Marsh, Merlin, Mezmo, NightDragon, Onapsis, Optiv, Palo Alto Networks, Prosek, Team8, Ten Eleven Ventures, ThriveDX, SafeGuard Cyber, Snowflake, and vArmour.
“There are an estimated 2.7 million unfilled cybersecurity positions. These vacancies create a big problem as safety groups all over the place wrestle to rent expertise to watch and remediate cyberattacks, in addition to develop new know-how to fight immediately’s newest threats,” mentioned Krishnan Chellakarai, Founder and Co-Chairman of NextGen Cyber Expertise and CISO of Gilead Sciences. “Fixing the cybersecurity expertise scarcity will take a collective industry-wide effort. We’re calling on the {industry} throughout the RSA Convention to contribute to the marketing campaign and sit up for the affect we will make collectively to shut the cybersecurity expertise hole.”
“The cybersecurity expertise scarcity is a matter that impacts all of us and is without doubt one of the largest challenges dealing with our {industry} and nationwide safety. Let’s reveal that as an {industry} we will come collectively to assist clear up for the expertise scarcity and foster the subsequent technology in cyber expertise that may assist us fight immediately’s threats,” mentioned Dave DeWalt, Founder, and Managing Director, NightDragon, and Board Member, NextGen Cyber Expertise.
“The companions who’ve pulled collectively on this essential mission are an impactful group of leaders from throughout the {industry}, which speaks to the common nature of this mission to shut the cybersecurity expertise hole. By reaching out to the broader {industry} on the RSA Convention, we hope to indicate the ability and compassion of our {industry} to assist the underserved and enrich the cybersecurity workforce with extra range,” mentioned Amy De Salvatore, VP Enterprise Improvement and Strategic Alliances, NightDragon, who initiated the marketing campaign and led the formation of the Coalition.
NextGen Cyber Expertise companions with Bay Space group schools to supply a number of cohorts of coaching packages, steady profession growth and mentoring, and grants to tons of of scholars pursuing cybersecurity training. The funds will probably be distributed by NextGen Cyber Expertise to college students at taking part Bay Space group schools who’ve utilized and met the qualifying grade standards of a B- or higher. Along with capital, founding coalition companions have additionally contributed further in-kind donations, together with lectures, curriculum supplies, and internships for college kids.
“As we proceed to give attention to the important mission of constructing every day safer than the one earlier than, we now have a duty as an {industry} to encourage and educate the subsequent technology of cyber leaders,” mentioned BJ Jenkins, President at Palo Alto Networks and NightDragon Board member. “We thank NightDragon and NextGen Cyber Expertise for bringing us collectively on this shared imaginative and prescient. We sit up for serving to college students acknowledge the entire cybersecurity profession potentialities.”
About NextGen Cyber Expertise
NextGen Cyber Expertise is a non-profit offering a platform to extend range and inclusion within the cybersecurity {industry}. It brings collectively cybersecurity consultants, answer suppliers and enterprises to make a distinction within the underserved and underprivileged group and deal with a mounting cyber abilities scarcity and expertise hole. To be taught extra, go to www.NextGencybertalent.com.
About NightDragon
NightDragon is an funding and advisory agency targeted on progress and late-stage investments throughout the cybersecurity, security, safety and privateness industries. Its platform and huge {industry} community present unparalleled menace insights, deal circulation, market leverage and working experience to drive portfolio firm progress and enhance shareholder worth. Based by Dave DeWalt, the NightDragon staff has greater than 25 years of operational and market experience main know-how firms akin to Documentum, EMC, Siebel Techniques (Oracle), McAfee, Mandiant, Avast and FireEye. Learn extra about NightDragon at www.nightdragon.com.
