New Free Career Training Creates Opportunities for Cybersecurity Professionals
Matt Bishop, a computer science professor at the University of California, Davis, leads a unique coalition of top-ranked universities, community colleges and cybersecurity organizations in launching an innovative new educational initiative to improve the country's software security: The Strengthen Workforce Education for Excellence in Programming Securely, or SWEEPS, program.
SWEEPS is funded by a grant from the National Centers for Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity. SWEEPS' online courses, bootcamps and certificate programs bridge the skills gap in software security by equipping developers with the knowledge and tools to enhance code security without compromising efficiency — a critical need as global cyber threats continue to escalate.
"The software that runs our country's infrastructure and computer systems is vulnerable to attack," said Bishop. "We're trying to change that. By providing intensive, hands-on training in secure software development, SWEEPS helps programmers defend against cyber criminals and 'bad actors' who exploit vulnerabilities in our computer systems."
SWEEPS participants will learn key concepts and principles of secure programming, including common security misconceptions and proactive security practices; compliance and legal requirements in secure programming and cybersecurity; and advanced security topics, including hands-on analysis of vulnerabilities, exploits and defense mechanisms, among other subject matters.
For more information about SWEEPS, visit UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education.