15: Military Vets Gain Cyber Career Ops with Tanium and NPower

“That's what they bring to the table, this eye for creativity, critical thinking, problem solving, that we don't see in a lot of other traditional talent pipelines.” The unique skill set that veterans bring to private sector employers is why they’re so well suited to cybersecurity, where the tech stack and attack strategies keep evolving, says Nelson Abbott, of NPower. The national nonprofit offers free tech training to vets and others from underserved communities. Abbott and two NPower alums now employed at Tanium discuss how businesses can solve the growing problem of understaffed security teams. HOST: Chelsea Nelson, Marketing Program Manager, Tanium GUEST: Nelson Abbott, Senior Director of Advanced Program Operations, NPower GUEST: Mike Torrence, NPower alum and Associate Technical Support Engineer, Tanium GUEST: Chris Roberson, NPower alum and Associate Technical Support Engineer, Tanium