Microsoft announces new funding to upskill new cybersecurity workers, focusing on women and underrepresented countries across South America and Asia.
The Cybersecurity Skills Initiative, now covering 28 countries, aims to close the skill gap in the industry by empowering women in lesser economically developed countries.
Microsoft partners with organizations such as WOMCY, Women4Cyber, and the UN’s International Telecommunications Union to support its Women in Cyber Mentorship Program.