Macnica donates funds to help Silicon Valley students receive cybersecurity education ~Supporting the evolution of security technology by expanding diverse human resources~

Macnica (Headquarters: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, President: Kazumasa Hara, hereinafter Macnica) is a total Services & Solutions provider in semiconductors, networks, cybersecurity, and AI/IoT. NightDragon Administrative, LLC (Headquarters: San Francisco, Founder & Managing Director: Dave Dewalt), an investment and advisory firm specializing in growth and late-stage investments in the industry, and diversity and inclusion in the cybersecurity industry. Donation of $10,000 to the NextGen Cyber Talent Campaign conducted by NextGen Cyber Talent Inc. (Headquarters: San Jose, Founder & Chairman: Krishnan Chellakarai, hereinafter "NextGen Cyber Talent"), a non-profit organization that provides a platform to enhance We would like to announce that we have done this.

The NextGen Cyber Talent Campaign is a campaign run by NightDragon and NextGen Cyber Talent to raise $1 million to fund cybersecurity education programs for underprivileged students in Silicon Valley. is. In addition to increasing the number of human resources engaged in security, we aim to expand the diversity of security human resources by providing a wide range of educational opportunities for students who have not been able to receive sufficient education on security until now. It is implemented.

Macnica has been helping Japanese companies strengthen their security by quickly discovering cutting-edge solutions from around the world and introducing them to the Japanese market. However, cyberattacks targeting companies and organizations are increasing year by year and becoming more sophisticated. This time, we participated in this campaign not only to find cutting-edge solutions, but also to support human resource development in Silicon Valley and contribute to the creation of new technologies in the security industry. We hope that the diversification of security personnel will lead to the creation of new intelligence and solutions overseas, which will lead to more advanced and automated countermeasures in Japan as well.

Macnica will continue to contribute to the development of the global security industry and to strengthening the security measures of Japanese companies.

■Related Information
Dave DeWalt, founder of NightDragon, will take the stage at the Macnica "Macnica techNowledge Days 2022" on July 28, 29, and August 1 and 2. From the perspective of Mr. DeWalt, a management professional in the cybersecurity world, we will introduce the future "Cyber Fusion/Cyber+" in which cybersecurity is fused with domains such as physical and supply chain.

“What is the future “Future Fusion/Cyber+” drawn by Dave DeWalt, the big boss in the cyber security world?”
Lecture date and time: Friday, July 29, 10:00-

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