The need to eliminate the shortage of cybersecurity specialists in recent years has become more and more relevant, especially given the predictable shortage of 3.5 million professionals by 2025.
In response to this problem, EC-COUNCIL, the creator of the known certification of Certified Ethical Hacker, offered scholarships which will provide access to an extensive curriculum and video tutorials for US educational institutions, including universities, centers of academic superiority in the National Security Service (NSA), colleges, career schools, secondary schools, and non-profit organizations.
EC-COUNCIL reports the allocation of $15 million for training more than 50,000 students. This initiative includes 8 practical programs in areas such as ethical hacking, network protection, digital forensics, threat intelligence, IoT, Devsecops security, and cloud security. These scholarships will help accelerate the development of skills across the United States and prepare a new working cyber force.
President of EC-Council, Jay Bavisi, noted that the partnership with the office of the National Cybersecurity of the White House is aimed at democratizing education in the field of cybersecurity and the training of future professionals, which is extremely important to protect against cyber threats.
In North America, EC-Council supports more than 800 higher educational institutions, providing programs that allow the development of cybersecurity skills on a scale required by employers. More than half of the centers of academic superiority in the United States are supported by EC-Council, thanks to high-quality certification programs, educational resources, cyber polygons, and competitions, creating highly qualified graduates.
The US National Cybersecurity Director Hari Coker said that he was glad to announce the scholarships of EC-Council, which will help 50,000 students to obtain new industry certificates and develop cybersecurity skills through practical programs.
Today, EC-Council offers more than 200 training and certification programs in various fields of cybersecurity and has already certified more than 350,000 professionals worldwide. EC-Council is a recognized leader in the field of education and certification in cybersecurity, trusted by major companies and intelligence communities worldwide. The organization has offices