with Tonya RileyLess than half of elementary through high school students are getting any cybersecurity education at school, and schools with lower-income students are less likely to be providing that training than schools with higher-income students. (Astrid Riecken for The Washington Post)The survey is awash with disturbing figures for people concerned about the future of the cybersecurity workforce. Just 33 percent of students are getting a cybersecurity education in districts where 75 percent or more students come from low-income families, the survey found. The federal effort on cybersecurity education has come mostly through a smattering of grants such as the one that funds CYBER.ORG’s operations. President Trump also issued an executive order aimed at improving the cybersecurity workforce last year that included a series of rewards for top-performing government cybersecurity pros.

Source: Washington Post June 25, 2020 11:03 UTC