Washington state to add 500 seats in cybersecurity college programs in effort to bolster safeguards
by Lisa Stiffler on August 31, 2022 at 12:31 pm Edmonds College campus in summer 2022. (Red Box Pictures Photo / Scott Eklund) Washington leaders t...
by Lisa Stiffler on August 31, 2022 at 12:31 pm Edmonds College campus in summer 2022. (Red Box Pictures Photo / Scott Eklund) Washington leaders trying to bulk up the state's cybersecurity workforce are boosting community and technical college cybersecurity program enrollments by 500 seats. The $6.85 million effort is being funded through the state Legislature. 'Bank accounts, social security numbers, health information, the names and addresses of family and friends — all this data creates a treasure trove of information for cybercriminals looking to commit identify fraud themselves or sell the information to others,' said Paul Francis, executive director of the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges.