The UK 's Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund (DCMS) has announced a funding round to boost the number and diversity of people working in the cybersecurity sector. Through the department's Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund , training providers can apply for up to £100,000 ($ 121,000 ) to work with employers and create new programmes. The funding is designed to encourage more diversity in the industry to make it world-leading, and follows closely on the heels of a DCMS announcement the past year , which offered £ 121,000 to initiatives benefiting women, black, Asian and minority ethnic individuals joining the cybersecurity sector.
The UK's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced a funding round to boost the number and diversity of people working in the cybersecurity sector. Through the department's Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund, training providers can apply for up to £100,000 ($121,000) to work with employers and create new programmes. The funding is designed to encourage more diversity in the industry to make it world-leading, and follows closely on the heels of a DCMS announcement earlier this year, which offered £500,000 to initiatives benefiting women, black, Asian and minority ethnic individuals joining the cybersecurity sector.