BrandPost: Addressing the Cybersecurity Workforce Shortage by Training Veterans

After serving in the United States Navy as an information systems technician, Chris Rivers was looking to enter the civilian workforce where he could still apply his technical skills. Through Fortinet’s FortiVet program, Chris received access to cybersecurity training and mentoring, as well as introductions to potential employers. Chris is now a professional services engineer technical lead at Fortinet where he was hired. He earned the distinguished Network Security Expert level 8 certification through Fortinet NSE Institute’s training and certification program, which consists of eight certification levels. We spoke with Chris about what motivated him to achieve NSE8 certification and how it has helped him in his career after serving in the U.S. Navy.

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