cybersecurity workforce alliance - australia

In 2014, iQ4 founded the Cybersecurity Workforce Alliance. By word of mouth alone, before any marketing or promotion, the CWA became viral. Initiated on Wall Street, in January 2015, the CWA is now a cross-sector/community industry driven movement, which is scaling the next generation workforce supply by accelerating technology-risk and cybersecurity skills training. The Alliance has now expanded to over 800 enterprise members. Representing major financial institutions, consulting firms and Fortune 100 companies. CWA members work closely to ensure the program continues to meet the needs of the industry, to deliver a workforce solution that is responsive to the challenges faced internationally. Practising cybersecurity experts from within the CWA member organisations act as mentors to the program students. In effect, each mentor has the opportunity to conduct a rolling semester-long interview through interaction with the students. As a result, industry cites a reduction in time to hire to productivity from six to nine months to almost zero. Beyond the classes we offer today, we also plan to explore specific concentrations in cyber at a more granular level: the company is currently working with another leading financial services firm on skills “load balancing” as well as employing Blockchain Technology for an iQ4 “skills score” and transcript. These concentrations in cyber subjects will lead to a cyber industry certification.