Desperate for Cybersecurity Workers, States Help Build the Next Generation
Governing | November 27, 2017
Internships for veterans, cyber classes for high school and college students and mentoring programs aimed especially at middle-school girls are among the ways states are trying to beef up their cybersecurity ranks. Cybersecurity is the most pressing issue for state information technology officials, as hackers and cybercriminals increasingly take aim at government networks, which contain information such as Social Security, bank account and credit card numbers of millions of people and businesses.