The Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund is offering up to £625,000 ($826,000) for projects that promote diversity in the UK's cybersecurity workforce. Administered by the government, the initiative is accepting a second round of application proposals from charities, social and educational enterprises, as well as industry bodies. "The UK has one of the highest rates of cyber attacks per capita among developed countries, with more than half of all organisations experiencing some form of cyber-attack every year," said Andrew Burt, chief executive of the
The Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund is offering up to £625,000 ($826,000) for projects that promote diversity in the UK's cybersecurity workforce. Administered by the government, the initiative is accepting a second round of application proposals from charities, social and educational enterprises, as well as industry bodies. The majority of the funding (up to £500,000) will go to large projects that create more than 50 cybersecurity positions within a year; £50,000 will be put towards smaller projects, while a dedicated pot will go to the West Midlands for penetration-testing job creation schemes.