PARIS, FRANCE: European cybersecurity software publisher, WALLIX, has launched We Edu, a program that aims to train cybersecurity students in a leading Privileged Access Management (PAM) solution.

The program provides educational resources and licenses of WALLIX PAM4ALL, a unified digital access management solution, to partner schools and universities.

The initiative is aimed at addressing the talent shortage in the cybersecurity industry, which currently has a global shortage of 3.7 million specialists. WALLIX’s first We Edu partnership is with ESIEA, a leading engineering school in computer and digital sciences.

The use of WALLIX PAM4ALL solution as part of practical work courses allows students to gain practical knowledge in addition to theoretical knowledge. The initiative aligns with the France 2030 national cybersecurity acceleration strategy, which aims to develop the country’s cybersecurity industry and address the talent shortage in the sector.

Since 1958, ESIEA has been training useful digital engineers who want to use technology to preserve the planet and improve people’s lives. A historic player in the digital revolution and the contemporary technological world, ESIEA belongs to all of its graduates, who have been responsible for its governance for over 60 years.

Its vocation is to train engineers, experts in Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence & Datascience, Software Engineering, Virtual Reality & Immersive Systems or Embedded & Autonomous Systems, to help meet the needs of companies in the digital industry.

A member of the French Conférence des Grandes Écoles (CGE), it awards an engineering degree (Bac+5) accredited by the Commission des Titres d’Ingénieur (CTI) and has more than 2,000 students on its Paris/Ivry-sur-Seine and Laval campuses.

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