Page 2 - Cybersecurity Career Guide

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educatio al oppo tunitie in high s hools, c mun ty colleges, and un ver ities y.
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fie d t at’ This gui ebook featu es nformati n an insights fro cybers is fe cu ac ity ex erts at cur laces li e the Na lan ty
Agency, th Departm nt of Ho lan Securit , the Nati nal Initiative fo Cybersec rtm ity Educati e
indu tr iv . We wan cur co ed t ntry tell the m t inform tive, ex iting story we could abou cybers wan cur co ty beca ave needs t most cap ble, d di ated people le e ie ave worki .
K ep read ng a d e plore what he f eld migh Robert Black
Publisher, Start Engineering
bblack@start-engineering.com
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