Bay Area Chapter
About our Bay Area Chapter
The growth of the cybersecurity talent gap widens and outpaces formal education, organizations hiring strategies, and external pipeline development programs. A mindset shift is needed for organizations to bring a diverse talent into the organization with no college degrees or any technical experience in cybersecurity. An unique opportunity for all of us to join together to make a difference and bring in new talent into our organization. It is our time to give back to those that are in need to find a pathway in their career.
The Bay Area Chapter was our first Chapter at NextGen and the board has pioneered the various programs to ensure NextGen is able to meet its vision. At the time of convening the Bay Area chapter, there were 3.5M unfilled cybersecurity jobs worldwide. As of 2020, approximately 50% of surveyed firms plan to increase their cybersecurity staffing.
The Bay Area Chapter board meets our diverse community of underserved and underprivileged where they are to help them navigate a career in cybersecurity.
Join us as a benefactor, business sponsor, educational institution, or executive mentor. Please drop us a note to learn how you can contribute to defending today, securing tomorrow, and promoting a diverse cyber community here in the Bay Area.
What's new in Bay Area Chapter
We are currently partnered with 10+ Community Colleges in the Bay Area and offer grants to candidates for completing specific courses in cybersecurity or leveraged within cybersecurity domains and also for specific cybersecurity certifications (e.g. CompTia+, CISSP Exam). If you are a local educator in the Bay Area college community, please contact us to discuss available grants for your cybersecurity students.
If you are a local enterprise or business looking to build your cybersecurity pipeline today, contact us to discuss how we can help to provide a list of eligible candidates for your organization or join us to offer your technology training to our candidates.
We continue to offer training, grant and placement opportunities to our candidates. If you or someone you know would be a good candidate, please get in touch with us today!
Trust in our collective experience and passion to develop a diverse pool of resources in cybersecurity & data protection domain and join us to resolve the issue of dearth in talent once and for all!
Our Bay Area
Chapter Office
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999 West Taylor Street,
Suite A
San Jose, CA 95126 - contactus@nextgencybertalent.com
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Bay Area Chapter Board
A non-profit providing a platform to increase diversity and inclusion in the cybersecurity industry. It brings together cybersecurity experts, solution providers and enterprises to make a difference in this community and address a mounting cyber skills shortage and talent gap.
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NextGen Cyber Talent Inc.
999 West Taylor Street,
Suite A
San Jose, CA 95126 - contactus@nextgencybertalent.com