Building Cyber Readiness Early: Why Youth Education Is a Security Imperative

Cyber security is often framed as a problem for enterprises, governments, and seasoned professionals. But by the time organizations begin searching for talent, the damage has often already been done. Threat actors don’t wait for workforce pipelines to catch up and our approach to cyber security education shouldn’t either. Today’s digital threats target schools, hospitals, municipalities, and small businesses just as aggressively as large enterprises. Ransomware attacks shut down classrooms. Phishing campaigns exploit young users as easily as experienced employees. Yet cyber security education is still treated as a late-stage specialization, introduced only when individuals enter the workforce or pursue […]

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