Ask almost any security solution provider to describe the toughest challenge today in helping meet customers’ needs, and you’re likely to hear that it’s finding the talent to fill open security positions. Fortinet is looking to change that dynamic, launching a new training initiative Tuesday to bring more students and military veterans into the field.
The Fortinet Network Security Academy will have sites around the country at local universities and organizations to provide sponsored content and certifications. The free training, which builds on the company’s current training, is based on courses previously offered only to partners and customers, and is designed to bring professors up to speed with the latest in security trends as well as Fortinet technology.
Fortinet, based in Sunnyvale, Calif., already has seven universities globally signed up and plans to have 20 organizations by the end of the quarter, according Joe Sykora, vice president of Americas channels and enhanced technologies. Partners are involved in many of the training engagements, Sykora said. As Fortinet expands the sites through which it is offering training, Sykora said, he hopes to engage with local partners to both help with training and develop intern For the full article click here
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