Fortinet : NSE Training Institute Supports Veterans’ Transition into a Career in Cybersecurity

Skills Gap Perspectives

The cybersecurity skills gap is a real world, global problem that must be addressed if we hope to stay ahead of today's motivated cybercriminals. Through Fortinet's Training Advancement Agenda (TAA) and NSE Training Institute, Fortinet is working to close the cyber skills gap through various programs and initiatives.

Recognizing that there are strong synergies between military service and cybersecurity that can be leveraged to address the talent shortage, our NSE Training Institute's Veterans Program facilitates the transition of exceptional military veterans and military spouses into the cybersecurity industry by providing professional networking, training, and mentoring as well as helping connect them to employers. Today's military is highly technical, and many of these men and women have been trained to use some of the most sophisticated technologies running on some of the most highly targeted networks in the world. As a result, much of their situational, hands-on experience translates to the cybersecurity battlefield. Situational awareness, maintaining security, intelligence gathering, and support for chain of command are all skills that translate well to a role in cybersecurity.

We had a conversation with Minh Son - a 5-year Army veteran, Fortinet Veterans Program graduate, and now a systems administrator - to get his take on the Veterans Program and NSE training.