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Early digital forensics experts worked on large mainframe computers.

teachers and students to understand cybersecurity and use it in real-world scenarios. As of 2019, over 13,500 teachers and 2.1 million students have used CETAP curriculum in the classroom. Other educational programs sponsored by DHS include the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD), which provide training and education for cybersecurity graduates who will go to work for the federal government as well as state and local governments and industry. The CyberCorps Scholarship for Service provides education and training to computer professionals who are already on the job and to students in colleges and universities. The scholarship can provide up to $25,000 per year for three years for graduate-level education in cybersecurity. Over 2,500 CyberCorps scholarship recipients have graduated and are working for over 140 government organizations.

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