{"id":264931,"date":"2026-06-05T09:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/virginia-is-for-cyber\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T10:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T14:00:15","slug":"virginia-is-for-cyber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/virginia-is-for-cyber\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Is For Cyber"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cybersecurityventures.com\/virginia-is-for-cyber\/\">Virginia Is For Cyber<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cybersecurityventures.com\/virginia-is-for-cyber\/\">https:\/\/cybersecurityventures.com\/virginia-is-for-cyber\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-05 09:20:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"cybersecurityventures.com\">cybersecurityventures.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"entry_title\"><span itemprop=\"dateCreated\" class=\"date entry_date updated\">05 Jun<\/span> Virginia Is For Cyber<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"time\">Posted at 09:18h<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tin Blogs\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post_author\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tby\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTaylor Fox<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<h6>This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine<\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sausalito, Calif. \u2013 Jun. 5, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Listen to the podcast<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Virginia is home to the second largest cybersecurity industry in the country, with around 88,000 cybersecurity workers, according to Cyberseek, a project supported by the NICE (National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education), a program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the U.S. Department of Commerce.<\/p>\n<p>Close proximity to the nation\u2019s capital provides access to the Pentagon, the CIA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command, and many additional federal assets, making Virginia an advantageous location for cyber-companies.<\/p>\n<p>To meet the rising demand for a cybersecurity workforce, nearly 50 of Virginia\u2019s colleges and universities have established cyber degrees and degrees with cyber focus. Virginia is also home to 28 NSA\/DHS Centers of Academic Excellence (CAE) in cybersecurity.<\/p>\n<p>Emily Pochter is the Director of Cybersecurity and Software at the Virginia Economic Development Partnership. In a recent Cybercrime Magazine Podcast episode, she joined host Heather Engel, who is based in Virginia. to discuss\u00a0the state\u2019s cybersecurity landscape\u00a0and what listeners need to know regarding jobs, startups, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to the Podcast episode<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cybersecurityventures.com\/virginia-is-for-cyber\/about:blank\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" data-rocket-lazyload=\"fitvidscompatible\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/soundcloud%253Atracks%253A2308714382&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Cybercrime Magazine is Page ONE for Cybersecurity. Go to any of our sections to read the latest:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>SCAM. 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