Department of Defense funds $1.465 million for cybersecurity education at The Citadel
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20 cadets selected annually for The Citadel Department of Defense Cyber Institute
Former Director of National Intelligence, Dan Coats meets with cadets and students studying cyber security and intelligence at The Citadel in 2018.
There is a critical shortage of qualified cyber professionals within the Department of Defense, both military and civilian.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (PRWEB)
January 26, 2021
The Citadel and the nation’s five other Senior Military Colleges (SMC) are all developing aligned, Department of Defense Cybersecurity Institutes, funded by the federal government. The Citadel Department of Defense Cyber Institute and the other SMC cyber institutes will address the critical national security need for a larger cybersecurity workforce.