Nevada NonProfit Aims to Fill Talent Gap in The Cybersecurity Workforce

Original article by Kaleb Rodel, Northern Nevada Business Weekly

We’re in an era where cybersecurity is more important than ever, but the workforce is woefully behind with more than 500,000 cybersecurity jobs waiting to be filled, according to CyberSeek, a project supported by the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE). That’s a big talent gap with a lot of opportunities. More than 3,000 of those jobs are open in Nevada, according to NICE, while California has over 72,000 vacant positions.

It was this opportunity that drove Debbie Banko to launch CyberSmartNV, a nonprofit focused on developing cybersecurity talent and resources in our home state.

“My motivation was to get more education out there for young people and young folks in IT who were interested in becoming cybersecurity experts,” said Banko, CEO of Link Technologies, to Northern Nevada Business Weekly. “As well as give back to the public and educate them on how to protect their children and themselves from hackers — what to do in those events.”

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