Spikes in E-Crime has Companies Turning to the Offensive Cyber Approach
In May of this year, President Biden responded to a rash of high-profile cyber attacks by issuing an Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity1. Attacks on energy, health care, financial services and more are costing U.S. companies billions of dollars and threatening the nation’s security. This is compelling the U.S. government to become more proactive in its efforts to counter cyber terrorism.
ACDS's Jim Morgan Interviews Forge Institute CEO, Lee Watson
LEE WATSON’S LINKED-IN page lists his occupation as “serial entrepreneur/innovator,” and indeed he has tended to be wherever the action is, be it as CEO of his own software company, Founding Champion of Startup Arkansas, co-founder, director, and former head of the Venture Center, or as a member of Governor Hutchinson’s State Computer Science and Cybersecurity Task Force. With cybersecurity such a hot topic—and cybersecurity expertise such an in-demand skill—it’s no surprise that Watson’s Forge Institute is partnering with ACDS to conduct cybersecurity apprenticeship programs in both Little Rock and Northwest Arkansas. We asked Watson to tell us about the apprenticeship classes, starting with cybersecurity in general.
2020 Cyber Workforce Programs Take Off!
Whether your looking to add a new member to your cybersecurity team or advance the current skillset of your personnel, we've put together a variety of programs to support your efforts in protecting your company's data and our Nation's critical infrastructure.
Press Release: ACA & ACDS partner for Cyber Apprenticeship
American Cyber Alliance And Arkansas Center For Data Sciences Announce Partnership To Provide Data Focused, Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Program