Estonian cybersecurity training company Rangeforce is expanding Savannah, hoping to increase its six-employee team in the city to 45 over the next three years.
The company started in the capital city of Tallinn, where its founding team built the NATO Cyber Range, a training center where attacks on military infrastructure are simulated to test cyber battleground techniques.
According to its listing on LinkedIn, the company has more than 100 employees and a U.S. headquarters office in Virginia, presumably to be close to decision-makers in government.
A small Baltic nation of 1.3 million people bordering Russia, NATO member Estonia has garnered global acclaim for its advanced online governance initiatives and efforts to foster a digital society.
Rangeforce offers a community edition that provides basic cybersecurity skills training free of charge.
Georgia is home to the U.S. Army Cyber Command at Fort Gordon in Augusta, and Atlanta has been playing up its bona fides in a field that grows more vital with each debilitating hack or attack. In just the last few weeks, ransomware attacks have shut down Colonial Pipeline and the operations of one of the largest meatpackers in the country.
Citing the industry nonprofit ISC(2), the Savannah Economic Development Authority said more than 3.5 million cybersecurity jobs remain unfilled in 2021. Engineers in the sector make an average $140,000 salary. The Savannah roles include sales, service and user-experience design.
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