Microsoft to provide cybersecurity training and scholarships to community colleges

Microsoft is working with community colleges to provide free training and resources to help ease the cybersecurity professional shortage. This includes training for faculty at 150 community colleges and scholarships to 25,000 students. By targeting community colleges, Microsoft believes they will also be diversifying the industry which is currently overwhelmingly male and white. The students at community colleges are 57% women and 40% minorities. This initiative supports commitments Microsoft made at a recent White House Cybersecurity summit. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/28/microsoft-aims-to-cut-cybersecurity-workforce-shortage-in-half-by-2025.html