Cybersecurity skills don’t come from a manual, but from practical hands-on training

As Defense Department priorities shift and some technical disciplines lose traction like software coding, others are seeing a surge in hiring – cybersecurity being at the top of the list. In 2024, the DoD gained 8,000 cybersecurity jobs, but it needs more.

That requires proper training, especially hands-on, to develop skills necessary to fill the personnel needs of the nationwide cyber workforce. Pluralsight’s accredited cybersecurity training programs meet those requirements, and Breaking Defense examines the offensive and defensive cybersecurity skills needed across the defense industrial base.