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CyberVista Launches First-Of-Its-Kind Initiative To Increase Diversity In The Cybersecurity FieldARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Cybersecurity education and workforce development company CyberVista today announced the launch of a new program designed to provide women and minorities with more opportunities to obtain certifications required to work in the cybersecurity field. Through the program, CyberVista will provide $125,000 in free Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP®) certification test preparation courses to women and minorities in more than 30 companies that currently have the most open jobs requiring the certification. CyberVista will also match that donation course-for-course with up to $125,000 in free CISSP® certification test preparation courses to two of the leading diversity advocacy groups in the field—Women in Technology and the International Consortium of Minorities Cybersecurity Professionals (ICMCP). "Today, women make up just 11 percent of the cyber workforce. Minorities represent just under 12 percent," said CyberVista CEO, Amjed Saffarini. "With a potential shortfall of qualified cybersecurity professionals estimated at 1.5 million by 2019, the industry simply can't afford to ignore such a large pool of potential talent." "There is a glaring underrepresentation of women and other historically marginalized minority groups, specifically African Americans and Hispanics, in cybersecurity," said Aric K. Perminter, President of ICMCP. "Increasing diversity is not just about growing the workforce, but also about encouraging the diversity of ideas that are needed to address today's cyber threats." "In today's market, there is enormous opportunity for skilled cybersecurity professionals, yet there remains a frustrating shortage of women in the field, particularly in management positions," said Kathryn Harris, President, of Women in Technology. "We're thrilled to work with CyberVista to provide more women the opportunity to advance their careers in cybersecurity through CISSP® certification." CyberVista's CISSP® test prep program offers a new approach to cybersecurity training informed by decades of learnig science expertise with sister company Kaplan, Inc. The course, a $3,995 value, includes the following unique elements:
"We feel so strongly about the need for diversity in the cybersecurity workforce, and are so confident in our unique approach to training, that we felt compelled to develop this program to expand access to populations that are underrepresented in the field today," said Jung Lee, head of certification test preparation programs at CyberVista. "This program will not only help women and minorities prepare for and pass the CISSP® exam, but also to compete for the most in-demand job openings." For more information about CISSP® test preparation from CyberVista, please visit, www.cybervista.net/CISSP. About CyberVista About Women in Technology About ICMCP
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