Security News > 2021 > January > Looking for cybersecurity experts? Consider hiring veterans
Veteran Michael Kassner says former military personnel might know more about cybersecurity than employers think.
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"Organizations such as CyberVets USA offer free online training, certification and employment opportunities to transitioning service members, veterans, National Guard members, and reservists, as well as military spouses looking to enter the cyber workforce," said Frank Ohlhorst in his Dice article, "Veterans: Best Solution to the Cybersecurity Shortage?" "Government agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security are also offering programs to help veterans launch careers in cybersecurity."
Veterans can find additional training resources at the Department of Veterans Affairs' Veteran Readiness and Employment program, Institute for Veterans and Military Families and Hire Heroes USA, as well as other nonprofit agencies that help veterans find post-military employment.
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