Cybersecurity company Fortinet said it has increased global growth of its Network Security Experts (NSE) Institute. The programs offered by the NSE Institute now comprise the NSE Certification program, Fortinet Network Security Academy (FNSA) and the Fortinet Veterans (FortiVet) program. With these programs, the company hopes to close the cybersecurity skills gap and address the talent shortage. According to the 2019 ISC2 Cyber Security Workforce Study, around 2.8 million professionals currently work in cybersecurity around the globe, but an additional 4 million trained workers would be needed to close the skills gap and properly defend organizations. Through the NSE Institute programs, Fortinet focuses on addressing the skills gap. Among the initiatives the company has taken up recently include the continued collaboration with the World Economic Forum providing valuable insights to the global cybersecurity conversation, increase in the number of NSE certifications, thereby sharpening and upskilling professionals’ knowledge of the cybersecurity landscape and Fortinet’s products and globally expanding Fortinet Network Security Academy (FNSA)through which academic institutions and non-profits receive access to Fortinet’s NSE certification curricula to prepare students and participants for a career in cybersecurity.
Rajesh Maurya, regional vice president, India & SAARC at Fortinet, said from the beginning, continuous learning and innovation has been part of Fortinet’s DNA and through the NSE Institute it is addressing the cybersecurity skills shortage which is one of the biggest challenges facing organizations and customers today.
