About CYAI

Cybersecurity Youth Apprenticeship Initiative (CYAI) is funded by the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Office of Apprenticeship (OA). CYAI promotes sustainable development of cybersecurity apprenticeship programs for youth aged 16-21 and is administered by ICF. The goal of the initiative is to create at least 900 new cybersecurity apprenticeships for youth by 2024.

About ICF

ICF (NASDAQ:ICFI) is a global consulting services company with over 7,000 full- and part-time employees, but we are not your typical consultants. At ICF, business analysts and policy specialists work together with digital strategists, data scientists, workforce professionals, cybersecurity experts and creatives. We combine unmatched industry expertise with cutting-edge engagement capabilities to help organizations solve their most complex challenges. Since 1969, public and private sector clients have worked with ICF to navigate change and shape the future. Learn more at www.icf.com.

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82% of breaches in 2022 involved the human element including social attacks, errors, and misuse Verizon’s 2022 Data Breach Investigation Report

In 2022 the average cost of a data breach in the United States was $9.44 million. Source: IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach 2022 Report

There are more than 755,000 cybersecurity job openings in the United States. Source: Cyberseek Cybersecurity Supply/Demand Heat Map, May 2023

1 hr, 12 min: The median time it takes for a threat actor to access your private data if you fall victim to a phishing email Source: Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2022

The cybersecurity workforce experienced 2x rate of growth compared to the overall federal workforce between January 2020 and September 2021. Source: State of the Federal Cyber Workforce: A Call for Collective Action, 2022

Roles such as the Information Security Analyst are expected to grow 35% from 2021 – 2031 Source: Occupational Outlook Handbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor