Eighth Cybersecurity Mentorship Program Welcomes 10 New Companies & One New School
Program has supported 254 diverse students from 40 schools statewide
Since the fall of 2020, the Massachusetts Cybersecurity Mentorship Program has supported 254 diverse students from 40 schools across the state, connecting them with professional mentors to discuss cybersecurity careers and work together on a cyber-related project.
The spring 2024 cohort is the eighth session of the program over the past four years, helping to grow and foster diversity in the cybersecurity workforce in Massachusetts, a critical issue for the sector. In addition to the work with their mentor, students also participate virtually in career panels.
The program has welcomed 105 mentors from 69 companies/organizations over the eight sessions. The ten new mentor companies/organizations that were added to the program this spring are aPriori, Draper Laboratory, JLL, Mintz, NETSIMCO, MA Office of the Comptroller, Springfield Cyber Center of Excellence – STCC, State Street, MA Executive Office of Public Safety and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Suffolk University was represented by a student mentee participant to bring the total number of participating organizations to 40, representing higher education and training organizations across the state.
