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. The government has been developing the new Cyber Security Council over the past year in an effort to form a strategy for seeking and recruiting cyber talent in the UK, as well as to make it easier to seek out a career in cyber security. 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 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.