John Maddison, EVP of Product Strategy and
CMO at Fortinet “Military
veterans can be vital to help fight against cybercrime but often
lack access to training and career resources to enable them to
successfully transition into civilian cybersecurity roles. As part
of Fortinet’s commitment to addressing the cybersecurity skills
gap, Fortinet established the Veterans Program Advisory Council
with a focus on the Five Eyes countries to help strengthen
Fortinet’s support of the military veterans community. With the
guidance of the council, we will be able to bring more military
veteran community members into the fold and also empower them with
resources and opportunities to stay in the industry, improving
military veterans retention in cybersecurity.”
News SummaryFortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), the
global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking
and security, today announced it has formed the Veterans Program
Advisory Council, made up of a global board of esteemed members
from organizations that support the military veterans community
across the Five Eyes countries: United States, United Kingdom, New
Zealand, Canada, and Australia. Members will provide counsel on how
Fortinet can continue meeting the needs of military veterans
looking to transition into the cybersecurity field.
Military veterans have many complementary skillsets that make
them ideal candidates for cybersecurity roles, including
discipline, problem-solving under immense pressure, situational
awareness, and an understanding of the importance of maintaining a
strong defense posture. With the industry facing a talent shortage
with an estimated 3.4 million security roles needing to be filled
worldwide, the veteran community can play a key role in filling
critical cyber roles with access to training, mentorship, and
employment opportunities.
Yet, the Fortinet 2023 Cybersecurity Skills Gap Global Research
Report found that 43% of organizations indicated difficulty in
recruiting qualified veterans for cybersecurity roles. At the same
time, veteran turnover is high in the industry, with one key reason
being the shortage of staff, leading to overwork and burnout.
To further address these hurdles veterans face, the esteemed
members of the Veterans Program Advisory Council with extensive
backgrounds working with the military veteran community and as
veterans themselves will help Fortinet strengthen its Veterans
Program offerings by providing guidance on how to continue
reskilling and upskilling veterans so they can start and stay in
various cyber career pathways.
Veterans Program Advisory Council members (listed in
alphabetical order) include:
- Chris Barlow, Managing Director at Cerco IT Ltd (U.K.)
- Marty Donoghue, Chief Executive of the RNZRSA (New
Zealand)
- Colin Grimes, Training Coordinator of TechVets Programme, The
Forces Employment Charity (U.K.)
- Tom Marsland, Board Chairman and CEO at VetSec, Inc.
(U.S.)
- Heath Moodie, Director of Vets in Cyber (Australia)
- James Murphy, Director of TechVets Programme, The Forces
Employment Charity (U.K.)
- Bryan Radliff, CyberVets Program Manager at Onward to
Opportunity, D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families
(U.S.)
- Patrick Shaw, Founder of Cyber Catalyst (Canada)
- Mark Wilcox, Head of Cyber Training, Permanent Opportunities
and Partnership at Cerco IT Ltd (U.K.)
Fortinet’s Commitment to Supporting Veterans to Close
the Cyber Skills GapThe Veterans Program Advisory Council
will help build on the Veterans Program's success in providing more
cybersecurity training pathways for military veterans with both
existing technical background or no IT experience. Fortinet
provides Veterans Program members access to its Network Security
Experts (NSE) Certification Program curriculum to help them
transition into the cybersecurity field and advance in their
security careers through access to cyber training, professional
development resources, and employment opportunities. This year, the
Veterans Program is celebrating five years of helping military
service members, veterans, and military spouses receive the
fundamental resources they need to transition into cyber roles.
Fortinet has also been recognized as a 2023 VETS Indexes
Recognized Employer, further underscoring the company’s commitment
to supporting the veteran community throughout their careers.
Veterans Program Advisory Council Members
Biographies
Chris Barlow, Managing Director at Cerco IT Ltd
(U.K.)Chris Barlow joined Cerco in 2003, and has since
established a recruitment division for graduates through Cerco
Training, a large proportion of which were British forces veterans.
Chris acquired the entire business in 2017, and the company has
continued to grow, prosper, and develop further. The vision for
Cerco is to become a market leader in taking novice talent and
guiding them to the highest levels of IT support and cybersecurity.
Chris has made employment connections for new engineers with global
IT companies such as Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard, and IBM.
Marty Donoghue, Chief Executive of the RNZRSA (New
Zealand)Marty Donoghue has been chief executive of
the RNZRSA since October 2020. Marty has a 35-year track
record of transformational leadership, successfully building and
managing teams and mobilizing volunteers in New Zealand and
internationally across defense, sport, science, and in the
not-for-profit sector. Marty served in the New Zealand Army
for 25 years and is a veteran of Bosnia, Angola, Bougainville, and
Iraq.
Colin Grimes, Training Coordinator of TechVets
Programme, The Forces Employment Charity (U.K.)Colin
Grimes joined TechVets from the education sphere, where he worked
as a primary school teacher with particular responsibility for
computing across the curriculum. During his time in education, he
also worked as a consultant to schools for the National Centre of
Computing Education, delivering training to schools in computing
and remote learning, leaning on lessons learned during the COVID-19
pandemic. Before this, he enjoyed a 24-year career as an air battle
management specialist in the Royal Air Force. He also served as an
instructor within the U.K. School of Air Battle Management, where
he was responsible for training the next generation of air
surveillance specialists.
Tom Marsland, Board Chairman and CEO at VetSec, Inc
(U.S.)Tom Marsland is a cybersecurity professional with
over 21 years of experience in the information technology and
nuclear power industry. He has also served over 21 years in
the U.S. Navy and has a BS in IT security and an MS in
cybersecurity. He is the board chairman of VetSec and the VP
of technology and technical services at Cloud Range.
Heath Moodie, Director of Vets in Cyber
(Australia)Heath is the director of Vets in Cyber, where
he is helping to build a mentoring program, running community
events, and partnering with industry-leading training providers to
offer employment assistance to veterans. As a five-year Australian
Army infantry veteran, Heath transitioned into cybersecurity and
was immediately confronted with the different cultures between the
military community and civilian life. Wanting to be the change that
he needed, Heath created a grassroots organization, Vets in Cyber,
which is focused on helping to build a community around veterans to
offer them the support they need within the cybersecurity
industry.
James Murphy,
Director of TechVets
Programme, The Forces Employment Charity (U.K.)James
Murphy joined TechVets from Government Digital Services in the
Cabinet Office, where he was employed as the head of threat
intelligence, providing strategic cyber threat intelligence advice
to key decision makers within central government with specific
focus on protecting national infrastructure. Prior to this, James
served for 19 years in the British military, deploying to Northern
Ireland, East Africa, and Afghanistan with the infantry, receiving
lifelong injuries as a result of enemy action. James then served
the remainder of his service in intelligence, developing the army’s
exploitation capability, providing support to U.K. Defence
Engagement in East Asia before delivering strategic support to
global joint military operations.
Bryan Radliff, CyberVets Program Manager at Onward to
Opportunity (O2O) (U.S.)Bryan Radliff serves as the
CyberVets program manager in the Onward to Opportunity Program for
the D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF)
at Syracuse University. CyberVets is a skills-to-job pathway that
aims to fast-track veterans into high-demand cyber careers by
providing no-cost employment training, industry certifications, and
career services to transitioning service members, veterans, and
military spouses. Bryan is a 31-year veteran of the U.S. Army,
serving as an enlisted medical supply specialist, infantryman, and
an armor/cavalry officer before retiring as a lieutenant
colonel.
Patrick Shaw, Founder of Cyber Catalyst and Tech Vets
(Canada)Founder of Cyber Catalyst and co-founder of
Coding For Veterans (CFV), Pat initiated Cyber Catalyst Talent
Solutions to assist veterans achieve meaningful and rewarding
careers using the skills developed through their upskilling or
reskilling studies. Pat curated the CFV secure software development
and the cybersecurity curriculum and established the learning
approach aligning widely recognized industry certification exams to
meet the cyber talent needs of employers. Cyber Catalyst Talent
Solutions offers job-focused microcredentialing and certifications
in support of job placement. Tech Vets Canada engages veterans and
military family members with career mentorship and learning
support.
Mark Wilcox, Cyber Training, Opportunities and
Partnership at Cerco IT Ltd (U.K.)Mark has over 30
years of commercial software development experience, the majority
of which has involved web technologies. Throughout his career, Mark
has developed and supported complex systems for a range of clients,
including the London Stock Exchange, Lloyds Bank, Ryman stationers,
Debenhams, and Woolworths. In January 2022, Mark joined Cerco IT to
head up the cybersecurity training and employment division. As a
key architect of Cerco's Cradle to Cyber training program, an
initiative to provide advanced network security skills to Cerco’s
trained graduates (many of whom are ex-armed forces), Mark
continues to forge relationships with internationally renowned tech
and training partners, such as Fortinet and CompTIA.
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