The Cybersecurity Cluster is made up of firms that earn most or all their revenue from the development, manufacturing and sale of technology that identifies, prevents and / or mitigates cyber-attacks or earn most or all their revenue from services to identify, prevent and mitigate cyber attacks.
Interesting facts to pique your curiosity
The average entry level cybersecurity salary is $70,000 a year, progressing to $100,000 and above in years 2-4.
The Heartland Cyber Range (HCR) will support the region with free training for K-12 and Higher-Ed, directly contributing to an increase in the talent pipeline and allowing Enterprises and Businesses to hire these high-paying, critical roles.
CompTIA Security+ is the #1 requested certification in both KS and MO. EnterpriseKC’s scholarships for the Google Cybersecurity Certification are an excellent place to get started on the path to Security+.
33% of cybersecurity jobs can be done remotely, equating to roughly 3000 available remote jobs out of the 9000+ available in Kansas and Western Missouri.
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