Online learning series on
enterprise network security, orchestration and management now available on
leading education and training platform, to help close the cyber-security
skills gap
Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:
CHKP), a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions globally, has today
announced a new partnership with Coursera,
a world-leading online learning platform with over 62 million learners
globally. The partnership will offer a growing series of Check Point
cyber-security courses and content to security and network professionals.
The Check Point Jump Start Series
of courses is already available on the Coursera platform. These are aimed at
upskilling security and IT administrators on cyber-threats and security
management across mid-size and larger enterprise networks. The series
will soon be augmented with cloud security courses aimed at DevOps and
DevSecOps specialists.
The partnership with Coursera further underlines Check Point’s
commitment to providing ongoing education and training to professionals already
working in cyber security, as well as to those looking to start a career in the
sector. In March this year, Check Point announced the 100th
academic institution has signed up to its SecureAcademy Program which offers a comprehensive cyber
security curriculum to students, with courses available at over 100 universities in 40 countries. All courses are
free of charge to attract more people into the industry, to help reduce the
cyber-skills gap. Recent research shows the current number of unfilled cyber security roles stands at 4.07
million professionals globally, up from 2.93 million last year.
Check Point also offers CloudGuard Cyber-Range Training.
These courses deliver immersive cyber security training in simulated
environments via the flexible Cyber
Range cloud platform, offering
an engaging, gamified learning environment. Training is fully adaptive to
users’ needs with built-in debriefing and progression tracking.