Building the cyber talent pipeline through partnerships: a real-world example: Fortinet’s work in Morocco offers an example of how uniquely crafted partnerships can help develop cyber-talent pipelines, particularly in under-resourced regions. Through the “Code 212” initiative, Fortinet works with two ministries and 12 Moroccan universities, integrating hands-on cybersecurity training for students across many disciplines. We recently completed a week-long train-the-trainer session with 29 professors representing all 12 of the universities. These “Code 212 schools” are preparing over 100,000 young people each year for digital careers, supporting Morocco’s broader capacity-building goals.
Cybersecurity capacity building requires ongoing collaboration: The growing complexity of today’s threat landscape shines a light on cyber inequity, leaving certain regions especially vulnerable. By working together across borders and sectors, we can develop effective and practical solutions that make the resources, technologies, knowledge, and talent more accessible to strengthen their defenses.Like most challenges in cybersecurity, no nation or organization can successfully tackle capacity building alone. We need coordinated, ongoing partnerships among industry, academia, nonprofits, and government agencies. It requires scalable and sustainable models and demands that we reframe how we think about qualifications for cyber jobs, placing real value on skills, experience, certifications, and alternative educational pathways.Read more about the vital role that public-private partnerships play in building the cyber workforce of tomorrow in this blog post.
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