MARQUETTE, MI-- Governor Rick Snyder has announced plans to establish a new cybersecurity training hub at Northern Michigan University.
The effort is part of the Michigan Cyber Range Network. Officials say the hub will accelerate talent development for the high-demand cybersecurity industry, creating jobs in the U.P. and making residents and businesses less vulnerable to attacks by hackers.
Steve VandenAvond is the program manager. He says Northern will partner with Upper Peninsula universities, community colleges, and school districts. The aim is to develop innovative competency, apprenticeship, and experience-based learning pathways at the secondary and post-secondary level.
NMU is working on the initiative with Invest UP and has begun conversations with national companies that have a high demand for professionals with aptitude in security platforms and cloud computing.
