Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur and WhizHack Technologies launch India s 1st Dual Certificate in Cyber Defense Supported by Israeli Edtech Leader Cybint
- IITJ Technology Innovation and Start-up Centre ( IITJ TISC ), an outfit of the Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, and WhizHack Technologies launch India s 1st Dual Certificate in Cyber Defense
- The best of Indian and Israeli cyber educators join forces to provide skills training in blended format to new graduates and professionals looking to start a promising career in cybersecurity
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GURUGRAM, India, Feb. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ IITJ TISC and WhizHack Technologies Private Limited announced an Advanced Certification Bootcamp in Cyber Defense through their partnership with Cybint. The 480-hour, 6-month intensive course will have self paced modules, complemented by live sessions and mentoring by IIT Jodhpur faculty, industry experts and access to advanced cloud-
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Cybint, a global leader in cybersecurity education, partners with the Israel-based web data provider
Webhose and threat protection platform
IntSights to provide a more well-rounded learning experience for Cybint users. These companies are the first partners in Cybint s effort to join forces with leading cyber technologies, bolstering the tools at its disposal to further reskill the workforce and upskill the cybersecurity industry.
The cybersecurity industry is currently facing a major skills gap. The number of
unfilled cyber positions now stands at 4.07 million professionals, which is up from 2.93 million in 2019. This is largely due to the rise of the remote workforce since the onset of the pandemic, which led to a 300-percent rise in reported cybercrimes. Cybint is spearheading the effort to fill the cyber-skills shortage and employment gap through intensive cybersecurity bootcamps.
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Cybint, a global cyber education leader, partners with
LCC International University, an American-style university with students from over 50 countries, to launch the Cybint Bootcamp to successfully prepare students and professionals in Lithuania for a cybersecurity career.
There s a growing demand for cybersecurity training to help defend against a rising number of cyber threats against people, organizations, and governments worldwide. In Europe, the shortage of skilled workers in the industry has more than doubled since the past year, from 142,000 to over 291,000. Cybersecurity education is needed to close the employment gap in the region, and the most efficient way to do so remotely in the post-pandemic world is through Cybint s Bootcamp.