Cyber assaults elevated globally by 44% in 2024, and almost half of small and medium-sized companies in Europe skilled a cyber assault up to now two years. In the meantime, Europe is experiencing a expertise scarcity of 883,000 cybersecurity professionals. At a time when rising applied sciences, like AI and quantum computing, are presenting new alternatives and threats to cybersecurity, there is a clear want for a various, expert and AI savvy workforce. To assist, we launched the Google.org Cybersecurity Seminar program within the fall of 2023, committing $15 million to extend entry and alternatives for cybersecurity training.
As we speak, we’re asserting 20+ universities which were chosen to obtain Google.org assist to broaden entry to cybersecurity training on their campuses. Along with European universities, we’re additionally proud to share an enlargement of this system to incorporate increased training establishments throughout the Center East and Africa.
As part of this system, rising expertise and coverage nonprofit Digital Routes will assist the colleges tailor their packages and curriculum to greatest serve the cybersecurity panorama of their native communities. Collectively the colleges will allow 1000’s of scholars to expertise hands-on cybersecurity training by actions like internships, mentorship from cybersecurity professionals, and hackathons. As part of this system, contributors will purpose to assist defend greater than 3,500 area people organizations throughout their communities — nonprofits, companies and extra — from cyber assaults. Universities will even have entry to donated Titan Safety Keys and free cybersecurity coaching, due to our partnership with Attainable Digital, a number one EU-based GovTech firm.
Just like our Cybersecurity Clinics Fund within the US, these seminars are a win-win: universities are constructing cybersecurity capability and resilience of their communities, whereas coaching the subsequent era of cybersecurity expertise by invaluable, real-world job expertise.
Meet the colleges:
Yow will discover out extra about this system at cyberseminars.withgoogle.com.
