John Maddison, Chief Marketing Officer
and EVP, Product Strategy at Fortinet"Expanding the
cybersecurity knowledge and skill sets of our global community,
including people of all ages, backgrounds, and life experiences, is
essential to help close the cybersecurity talent shortage.
Fortinet’s cybersecurity training experts partnered with educators
to develop and make accessible a tailor-made Security Awareness
curriculum to help prepare students to apply cybersecurity skills
at school, at home, and everywhere they need it. Our goal is that
this and all of Fortinet’s free training initiatives will create a
future generation of empowered security professionals.”
News Summary Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), the
global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking
and security, today announced the availability of a new Security
Awareness curriculum to all K-12 school districts and systems in
the United States at no cost to help build the cybersecurity
workforce of the future and to keep students cyber safe. The
announcement further supports the White House’s National Cyber
Workforce and Education Strategy (NCWES) and is part of the
company’s commitment to helping address the significant cyber
talent shortage. Today, Fortinet is also participating with
the White House and other government leaders, including Kemba
Walden the Acting National Cyber Director from the White House
Office of the National Cyber Director, in the Cybersecurity Summit
2023 hosted at UNLV to discuss the NCWES implementation and
solutions to help address the global skill gap, including such
initiatives.
As part of the Fortinet Training Institute’s Security Awareness
and Training service, the new curriculum was developed in
partnership with educators and was made specifically for students
ranging from kindergarten to high school students. This curriculum
can help over 55 million K-12 students nationwide and will start
rolling out in the Fall 2023. The initiative expands Fortinet’s
free learning offerings, including the tailored cybersecurity
awareness training for K-12 faculty and staff announced last year
tied to the White House 2022 National Cyber Workforce and Education
Summit.
Developing the U.S. Cybersecurity Workforce to Improve
our Nation’s Cyber Resiliency Cyber criminals increasingly
use advanced threat methods, such as phishing and malware, that
target end-users to obtain personal and sensitive data and/or
infiltrate into organizations’ networks. At the same time, over 3.4
million professionals are estimated to be needed globally
to fill the cyber skills gap, further putting organizations at
risk.
Cyber awareness is critical to prevent cybercrimes, and more
people with cyber expertise are needed to fill essential security
positions. Fortinet’s new security awareness curriculum looks to
fill these needs by instilling fundamental cybersecurity skill sets
from an early age and beyond.
Fostering Fundamental Cyber Awareness Through Security
Awareness Curriculum in Schools Through the Security
Awareness curriculum, Fortinet will provide K-12 teachers with
resources, including a comprehensive teacher’s guide with lesson
plans, handouts, and more, to help foster an engaging and
meaningful interaction with cybersecurity fundamentals in the
classroom while supporting existing academic standards. The
curriculum was developed by former educators and reviewed by
current teachers to also incorporate core competencies, including
creativity, critical thinking, computational thinking,
communication, and collaboration.
School districts and systems across the U.S. can take advantage
of the curriculum to educate K-12 students on various topics that
strengthen cybersecurity awareness and digital safety best
practices, including:
- Cybersecurity landscape – Students will learn
how to mitigate cyberattack risks by recognizing cyber threats and
cyber criminals’ tactics.
- Digital safety – Students will be taught to
recognize online risks and know how to respond to difficult
situations, helping to foster safe and respectful online
interactions.
- Online presence – Students will be educated on
making mindful choices about what content is shared online to
maintain a positive and safe online presence.
If your U.S. school district or system is interested in learning
more about how to integrate this new Security Awareness curriculum
into your classrooms, visit here.
Additional Resources
- Learn about Fortinet’s free cybersecurity training, which
includes broad cyber awareness and product training. As part of the
Fortinet Training Advancement Agenda (TAA), the Fortinet Training
Institute provides training and certification through the Network
Security Expert (NSE) Certification, Academic Partner, and
Education Outreach programs.
- Learn about
Fortinet’s Corporate Social Responsibility vision and
approach.
- Follow Fortinet on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook,
and Instagram. Subscribe to Fortinet on YouTube.
About FortinetFortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) is a
driving force in the evolution of cybersecurity and the convergence
of networking and security. Our mission is to secure people,
devices, and data everywhere, and today we deliver cybersecurity
everywhere you need it with the largest integrated portfolio of
over 50 enterprise-grade products. Well over half a million
customers trust Fortinet's solutions, which are among the most
deployed, most patented, and most validated in the industry.
The Fortinet Training Institute, one of the largest and
broadest training programs in the industry, is dedicated to making
cybersecurity training and new career opportunities available to
everyone. FortiGuard Labs, Fortinet’s elite threat
intelligence and research organization, develops and utilizes
leading-edge machine learning and AI technologies to provide
customers with timely and consistently top-rated protection and
actionable threat intelligence. Learn more
at https://www.fortinet.com, the Fortinet Blog,
and FortiGuard Labs.
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