1. 1. Find candidates with the aptitude to excel in cybersecurity
Acceptable
HMG Cyber Retraining Academy No prior cyber:
51/55 employed
Ideal candidates
UK Cyber Academy 2015 –
top 5% of all time GIAC scores
Psychometric score
Ideal candidates
Skills score
Skills score
Psychometric score
Poor candidates

2. 2. Overcome the barriers that stop people with aptitude from succeeding in technical cybersecurity courses
“We now hire cyber people only if they have mastered four essential skills. Cybersecurity degrees have not proven useful without them.”
(CISO, multi-billion dollar Silicon Valley tech leader)
“These are the skills that identify my people who actually do the work!”
(CISO, large government agency)

3. Carl Antiado, H.P. Baldwin High School, Grade 11
3. Identify young people with aptitude, motivate them and develop their skills – at the national scale.
“Gov. Ige, Thank you for CyberStart.
In my high school, there are rarely any opportunities like this where someone like me who knows nothing about cybersecurity can, one, learn about it, and two, love everything about it, from the difficult puzzles to the unique challenges. Thank you so much for this opportunity. I hope that something like this will be offered again not only to me but to all those who have been waiting for this golden opportunity in their lives!”
Carl Antiado, H.P. Baldwin High School, Grade 11

4. 3. Identify young people with aptitude, motivate them and develop their skills – at the national scale.
Motivates
Measures aptitude
Measures “attitude” (persistence)
Develops knowledge
Amplifies skills

5. 3. Identify young people with aptitude, motivate them and develop their skills – at the national scale.

6. Rapidly close the advanced cyberskills gap – at scale?
1. Find and motivate the kids with aptitude
3. Ensure they mastered the foundations – hand-on
2. Find adults with aptitude
4. Train the most talented candidates, who also have the right foundations, in immersion, team-based cyber academies