Here's how we can tackle the growing cybersecurity skills gap

Jan 23, 2019

A man poses inside a server room at an IT company in this June 19, 2017 illustration photo. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/Illustration - RC159C4FB990

Most tools are not up to the task of protecting today’s networks from increasingly sophisticated attacks. Image: REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

Ken Xie

Founder, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Fortinet

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