Kingsland University Secures Strategic Partnership with CompTIA to Solve Global Cybersecurity Skills Crisis

▤ Summary

In this significant partnership, Kingsland University and CompTIA will together dedicate substantial resources towards re-careering individuals in poverty and permitting them access to more than 750,000 current job openings in Cybersecurity. “With dramatic shifts in the job market, due to the pandemic and the nation’s current cybersecurity skills crisis, re-careering (an individual making a complete career change later in their life) has never been more crucial,” explains John Souza, Chief Executive Officer at Kingsland University. “Our partnership with CompTIA is vital in this current climate, and we are incredibly grateful to have earned such a pivotal partner.” The need for cybersecurity skills has never been greater, and leading organizations, including Microsoft, Google and IBM have pledged towards multi-billion-dollar cyber expansion efforts. Criminal ransomware groups have attacked schools, penetrated hospitals and shut down a critical national pipeline. Through education, training, certifications, advocacy, philanthropy, and market research, CompTIA is the hub for advancing the tech industry and its workforce.

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