The Symantec Cyber Career Connection (SC3), to address the global workforce gap in cybersecurity and provide new career opportunities.

In our data-driven world, combined with the increasing and the sophistication of the cybersecurity attacks and its methodologies; the security providers and agencies, need inter alia; to fill the IT security field talent gap, when it comes to seriously fight against multisource cybersecurity threats and attacks.

 As part of our global commitment, Connectikpeople.co soon Retinknow®, hails, the launch of the Symantec Cyber Career Connection (SC3).

The main goal with this programme, is to address the global workforce gap in cybersecurity and provide new career opportunities for young adults who may not be college-bound. Year Up, NPower and LifeJourney, working in conjunction with Symantec’s charitable foundation, the Symantec Foundation, to prepare talented young adults to obtain industry-recognized CompTIA Network+, Security+ and Ethical Hacker certifications.

The pilot program will include a cybersecurity curriculum developed by Symantec in partnership with the nonprofits, as well as a virtual mentorship program designed to promote and familiarize students with the industry.

Following their training, students will be placed in cybersecurity internships to learn how to be anything from a systems administrator to a network defense technician. Symantec will help program graduates seek jobs through its network of customers and

partners.