Cyber Skills Bridge, a non-profit digital education firm, has graduated the first cohort of its cyber skills fellowship.
The three-month training, mentorship, and internship initiative started in 2024 and aims to bridge the growing gap in cyber skills.
He said the participants were trained and mentored in key cybersecurity domains like information security, network security, application security, vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, governance, risk & compliance, threat intelligence, and digital forensics.
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