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Nightdragon Partners With Diversity And Inclusion Companies To Advance Industry Talent

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NightDragon, a specialized cybersecurity, security, safety, and privacy investment and consulting company has partnered with leading diversity and talent development organizations, including the Athena Alliance, Cyber Future Foundation (CFF) and Cybersecurity Gatebreakers Foundation (CGF) to expand talent and develop diversity and inclusion initiatives across its portfolio companies and the industry.

NightDragon will partner with the Athena Alliance, CFF, CGF, and other organizations to expand diversity and inclusion activities in its portfolio companies, such as talent acquisition, executive education, career training, and mentorship. It will continue to cooperate with these organizations on industry regulation to boost diversity and inclusion initiatives more widely.

Dave DeWalt, Founder and Managing Director, NightDragon said, “Improving diversity and inclusion is one of the most critical issues facing our industry today. By working together with organizations like the Athena Alliance, the Cyber Future Foundation and the Cybersecurity Gatebreakers Foundation, we hope to help build more diverse companies, leading to stronger cultures, increased company growth and better technology development to combat today’s biggest threats.”

Coco Brown, CEO and Founder, the Athena Alliance said, “Our industry has made progress around improvement of diversity and inclusion, but there is still much more work to be done. We look forward to working closely with NightDragon and its portfolio companies to further these efforts across the industry, as well as help them tap into the full potential that a diverse and vibrant company culture can provide.”

Val Mukherjee, Chairman and Founder of Cyber Future Foundation said “At CFF, we recognize that a global and comprehensive approach is needed to solve the cybersecurity workforce challenges and remove barriers to career entry, while helping leaders find new approaches to staff and up-skill their teams. We are proud to work with venture capital firms like NightDragon, as well as commercial, public and private sector, other nonprofits and academic organizations to build stronger company cultures and businesses with the ultimate goal of reducing cybercrime threats.”

“Closing the cybersecurity skills gap requires our industry to break down the traditional gates in cybersecurity – the years of experience, the computer science degrees, and the litany of security certifications that we for years have thought necessary to begin a career in cybersecurity. We need to teach people how to discover the untapped talent that is everywhere around us; people just need a chance. The Cybersecurity Gatebreakers Foundation looks forward to working closely with NightDragon and its portfolio companies to close the cybersecurity talent gap while helping CISOs and hiring managers find, train and retain great cybersecurity talent,” said Naomi Buckwalter, Founder and Executive Director of Cybersecurity Gatebreakers Foundation.

These partnerships are the newest additions to the NightDragon Network’s ND Talent program, which aims to provide value and advantages to portfolio firms while also addressing high-priority areas including talent hiring, diversity, and retention. These advantages will be available only to portfolio businesses, and NightDragon intends to expand its resources as needed.

Degreed and Cybrary formed partnership to provide integrated cybersecurity learning experiences

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Cybrary, a cybersecurity employee development platform, and Degreed, the upskilling platform that connects learning to opportunities, formed a strategic partnership to produce a more comprehensive integrated learning process for cybersecurity experts devoted to cyber skill development.

The partnership will offer a smooth integration across the Cybrary and Degreed platforms, as well as give cybersecurity experts access to the most extensive and comprehensive collection of cybersecurity learning content presently available.

By making Cybrary’s entire library of Learning Paths available through Degreed Plans, learners can build their cybersecurity competencies through a balance of expert-led training and experiential learning. Cybrary will provide Degreed clients with a personalised consultation to assess each company’s unique training requirements as part of the deal.

Degreed clients can collaborate with Cybrary to develop a strategy that matches to organization’s strategic learning goals with precise knowledge, skills and abilities that are required for each job function, as well as identify workforce gaps.

“Partnering with a growing company like Degreed is a fantastic opportunity not only for us at Cybrary, but also our collective global community. The recent major breaches only adds fuel to the fire in meeting the demands for cybersecurity skills growth to combat ongoing threats. This partnership is another step in the right direction in supporting the frontline cybersecurity professional,” said Wesley Samuel III, Senior Vice President of Global Sales at Cybrary.

“The Degreed team is excited to partner with Cybrary to help solve the issues plaguing security training and cyber skill development. As more of our lives are digitized, cyber security skills have become increasingly sought after and this partnership provides Degreed clients and users with the resources they need to meet new demands,” said Rob Wellington, Head of Experience Partnerships at Degreed.

OMNICOMMANDER introduced a Solution to Assist Credit Unions Defend Against Cyber Threats and Ransomware Attacks

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OMNICOMMANDER, the industry leader in credit union marketing services with over 400 clients in 47 states, is introducing a free cybersecurity information session and live training program to assist credit unions in protecting their assets and members from hackers.

The NCUA released a press statement on April 22, 2021, alerting federally insured credit unions and financial services of rising cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Ransomware, malware, and phishing cyberattacks, denial of service, ATM skimming, identity theft, pandemic-themed attacks, and supply chain attacks are among the most common dangers to credit unions.

Eric Isham, Founder & CEO of OMNICOMMANDER said, “It was at the beginning of the pandemic that I really started to take notice of all the ransomware, security breaches, and cybersecurity issues happening in the world. As a partner to over 400 credit unions, I wanted to help our clients protect themselves from cyber-attacks, so I decided to invest into building a smart cybersecurity solution that small, mid-sized, and even larger credit unions could implement throughout their organizations.”

Human error is said to be the cause of 95% of cybersecurity breaches, according to industry research. Credit union executives will learn critical checkpoints to properly protect their assets and members from cyber threats caused by human mistakes during OMNICOMMANDER’s one-hour cybersecurity training.

Elliott Franklin, OMNICOMMANDER’s Chief Information Security Officer, will host the live training and convey the information in a straightforward manner. Franklin has designed and maintained international, multi-million-dollar security program for firms ranging from 250 to over 20,000 people for over 20 years.

“I’m excited to offer this cybersecurity training to credit unions. Not only does it fulfill the National Credit Union Administration requirements for the Rules and Regulations of Part 748, but it could help protect the assets of thousands of credit union members. After the live training, each attendee will receive a digital certificate of completion that is good for one year,” said Franklin.

On July 16, 2021, at 11 a.m. (CT), the first cybersecurity information session and live training will be delivered through Zoom. The program is intended to assist credit union staff in identifying and evaluating risks to their IT infrastructure, as well as developing plans to reduce such risks so that member data and information is protected.

Riphean Investments invests in RapidAscent Advanced Cyber Academy

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Riphean Investments, a new investment company located in Fredericksburg, Virginia announced its investment in RapidAscent, located in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The terms of the transaction are not disclosed to the public.

Founded in 2020 by experienced startup executives with cybersecurity expertise, RapidAscent is committed to providing real on-the-job training for cybersecurity employees which will solve the biggest recruitment crisis in American companies – the cybersecurity workforce. Its eye-catching technical solutions of the course adapt to the needs of each student’s demands and directly address the company’s cybersecurity role and the expectations of employers.

“This is the perfect opportunity for Riphean Investments to partner with a mission-focused company proving national impact. RapidAscent has all the fundamentals we look for in a venture capital investment,” said Brian DeMuth, Partner at Riphean Investments. “We’re excited about the impact and look forward to accelerating their growth.”

The Cyber Academy’s adaptive learning curriculum is developed in collaboration with industry leaders in finance, retail, utilities and energy, and aerospace and defense. Students will get live and asynchronous group instruction, hands-on apprenticeships, and live fire training as part of the program, allowing them to learn role-based skills and become a great resource for their future company quickly after they graduate.

“Global cyber-disruption has become a first-order economic and security threat increasing risk-of-loss for both G-2000 companies and Governments world-wide. Reducing these losses requires access to a new class of trained experts who have the skills honed by training in the latest cyber conflict environments, and who can provide robust solutions on production tools, systems, and controls. Training students and learners to dramatically increase corporate access to such experts is the mission of RapidAscent Academy and Workforce programs,” said RapidAscent CEO Mike Lyons.

RapidAscent is currently working on its first customized curriculum for students interested in working in cybersecurity in the aerospace industry. Within the next two quarters, they want to expand to two more industries.

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