Colleges offering cyber security courses

#Colleges offering cyber security courses professional#

In March, Microsoft suffered a cyberattack of its own when Chinese hackers breached the company's Exchange email server. The company said these hackers are the same actors that in 2020 targeted customers of SolarWinds, a Texas-based IT company, which led to significant federal government data breaches. The initiative comes just days after Microsoft flagged that Russian-backed hackers have been targeting government and corporate computer networks since the summer. More than 80 percent of cybersecurity professionals are white, and 80 percent are male, but 40 percent of community college students are Black or Hispanic, and 57 percent of students are women, Smith said. He said this campaign is not only an opportunity to get more people into these high-paying jobs but also a way to make the profession more diverse.

#Colleges offering cyber security courses professional#

Smith said the average cybersecurity professional earns a salary of $105,800. And the company will invest $150 million to help government agencies boost protections for the public as part of a White House campaign to partner with the private sector to improve cybersecurity.

In August, the company said it would invest $20 billion over the next five years to add further protection for its customers. It adds to a growing list of investments the company has made to combat cybersecurity threats. With 464,000 cybersecurity jobs open nationally, Microsoft's goal is to help fill half those positions with this campaign. For every two people in America who work in cybersecurity, there is a third position that is unfilled, according to CyberSeek, which collects data on cybersecurity employment.