Veteran Business Owner Shares How We Can Reach Cybersecurity Talent

Reaching cybersecurity talent for the cleared sector seems to be targeted to younger kids, hoping to get them interested in STEM careers down the road. One veteran trailblazer in the northern Virginia area is seeking to do just that through two businesses she started after retiring from the United States Air Force.The amazing, innovative, cybersecurity leader and philanthropist, Quiana Gainey, retired from the Air Force out of the Pentagon, and currently works to modernize, transform and secure the digital experience for government entities as the CEO of SecureTech360. She also has her nonprofit, Mysecurekid, which is a global movement created to educate, inspire and promote online safety awareness for parents, educators and children while building a talent pipeline designed to connect youth in underserved communities with meaningful information technology career opportunities. Gainey has seen a 100% success rate through this program.Through these ventures, she is also working to increase diversity and inclusion in cybersecurity and information technology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.