Maryland Preps to Train Cyber Workforce

With an estimated 41 percent growth of the cybersecurity industry over the next eight years, Maryland is using a new federal grant to train thousands of cyber warriors.

The $4.9 million grant has funded “Pathways to Cybersecurity Careers Consortium” program, which aims to provide 1,000 new, dislocated or underemployed workers and recently separated…

Job Grant Gives 700 Laid-Off Workers Free Cybersecurity Training

Thanks to the nearly $5 million awarded to Maryland’s Anne Arundel County by the federal government, 700 laid off workers will be able to receive free cybersecurity job training that could lead to certifications in microcomputer operations, networking, cyber forensics and computer-based security, Hometown Annapolis reports.