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Regent University’s Institute for Cybersecurity

Immersive Training On Regent University’s Cyber Range Puts Cyber Professionals Ahead Of The
Game

Cyberattacks affect the lives of everyone, from business owners required to safeguard assests and data
to children growing up with tablets in their hands.

It’s a reality reinforced daily with revelations of security breaches that compromise the personal
information of millions and cost organizations millions of dollars in mitigation, downtime and lost
customers.

By 2021, cybercrime damage will reach an estimated $6 trillion and cybersecurity spending will exceed
$1 trillion. Cybercriminals gain ground daily as organizations struggle to keep up with the barrage of
threats – and vie for qualified cybersecurity professionals. But qualified professionals are in short supply.
More than three million cybersecurity professionals need to enter the market to accomodate the
predicated international shortfall by 2021.

Often, organizations that rely on their organic IT assets to defend their critical information consist of highly
adept IT professionals who lack basic cybersecurity experience, despite holding commercial
certifications. According to an ISACA (2017) report, less than 25 percent of cybersecurity job applicants
are qualified for the positions for which they are applying.

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