Description
While cybersecurity education, training, and workforce development programs often work well to meet the requirements of large enterprises, they are not designed to meet the needs of small businesses (SMBs) that are dependent on IT or cybersecurity generalists or outsourced service providers. This workshop will highlight a few different innovative and promising solutions that serve to both benefit small- and medium-sized businesses and provide hands-on learning experiences for learners and job-seekers, including:
- Using college- or university-based cybersecurity clinics
- Establishing student-operated Security Operation Centers (SOCs)
- Employing apprentices to form Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs)
- Creating career pathways for cybersecurity practitioners at small enterprises
Workshop will include a discussion of materials needed for SMB Cybersecurity such as a Quick Start Guide for the NICE Framework.
