New Cyber Security Coalition Forms to Attract and Retain Highly Educated Talent in Arizona

TEMPE, Ariz. - Dec. 10, 2015 - PRLog -- Recognized industry leaders in Arizona are excited to announce the launch of Security Canyon, a new cyber security coalition taking on the challenge of finding and attracting highly educated talent to staff the increasing number of cyber security positions in Arizona. The mission of Security Canyon is to promote economic development in our own backyard by encouraging new cyber security organizations to open offices in Arizona and to entice new graduates from to seek employment in Arizona.

Security Canyon is led by a Board of Directors comprised of cyber security leaders in Arizona including: Ori Eisen of Trusona, Yves Huin of Acteam, Joe Loomis of CyberSponse, Sean Moshir of CellTrust, Jason Pistillo of University of Advancing Technology, Tina Slankas of the City of Phoenix and Kyle Starkey of Early Warning.

“Arizona has potential to be the next hotspot for cyber security talent and enterprise,” said Jason Pistillo, President of University of Advancing Technology, an elite university in Arizona that has spent over 15 years educating the brightest cyber talent in the nation. Pistillo also serves as a member on the board of directors for Security Canyon.

This new coalition, with an eye towards long-term solutions to nurture a vibrant local community of cyber security talent, will turn the greater Phoenix Metro area and Arizona into a hub of cyber talent. The goal of Security Canyon is to foster the local development of the corresponding industries and businesses; Arizona must generate, attract and retain an increasing number of organizations and highly educated talent.

“Phoenix is the only metropolitan area in America without natural disasters, which makes it a perfect home to build data centers for fighting cyber crime,” said Ori Eisen of Trusona and founder and board member of Security Canyon.

City of Gilbert’s Mayor, John Lewis said, "In our increasingly connected digital world, we have the power to innovate in unprecedented ways. With the advent of new and improved technologies, we must keep pace with safeguarding our critical infrastructure networks. We appreciate the leadership of the Security Canyon coalition to make the digital world safer by preventing cyber attacks. For economic development purposes, we also thank Security Canyon for attracting cyber talent to Arizona.”

About Security Canyon: Cyber Security and advanced computer technologies has been recognized by state and local governments, as an industrial cornerstone for the Arizona economy. To foster the local development of the corresponding industries and businesses, Arizona must generate, attract and retain an increasing number of highly educated talents. This challenge has been recognized by the economic development organizations and by the private sector, as well.

A group of industry leaders led by Ori Eisen, Yves Huin, Joe Loomis, Sean Moshir and Kyle Starkey have decided to take up the challenge of finding and attracting talent to staff an increasing number of open positions. This coalition, with an eye towards long-term solutions, will focus on nurturing a vibrant local community of cyber security talent. This will turn the greater Phoenix Metro area and Arizona at large to a hub of cyber talent, and a coalition known as Security Canyon.

To learn more or get involved, visit www.securitycanyon.org.