Cyber Bridge Fund
Building a Cyber
Bridge to a Better
Future

Our Mission

Originally organized as Gilbert Fine Arts Association, with a broad STEAM education and community development mandate, the organization’s mission has now narrowed to a focus on cyber security training and placements that strengthen communities across the US. We provide mobilized and coordinated resources toward a single goal: establishing a talent pipeline from underrepresented communities, including veterans, to the front lines of our nation’s response to the cyber security crisis that faces our nation and those allied for freedom, peace and security. The Cyber Bridge Opportunity Fund is the signature program of this initiative.

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Our Mandate

The Cyber Bridge Opportunity Fund provides scholarships into cyber security training programs as well as grants toward MSOC facilities at a network of legacy educational institutions.


The structure of our “bridge to opportunity” runs through some of the nation’s most economically challenged communities, with a goal of building a generational impact for families that helps create new business leadership and community transformation.

By the Numbers

OPEN CYBER JOBS IN THE U.S.
%
JOB GROWTH RATE FROM 2020-2030
$10.5Tn.
IN ANNUAL CYBER DAMAGES BY 2025
%
MALWARE INCREASE SINCE 2020

What We Do

The Cyber Bridge Opportunity Fund is dedicated to helping our cybersecurity bootcamp students achieve a successful and rewarding future. Our team is comprised of leaders in online education and SaaS enterprise technologies.


Teaming with Fusion Cyber and other leading-edge partners in the AI-forward, cyber space, we believe that with the right attitude, hard work, and support, those receiving our scholarships thanks to partnerships with Cisco and other leading brands can thrive in the dynamic and exciting field of cybersecurity. And, we believe that this can enable them to help transform their communities.

SpaceX and T-Mobile Collaboration
October 6, 2024

SpaceX and @TMobile have been given emergency special temporary authority by the @FCC to enable @Starlink satellites with direct-to-cell capability to provide coverage for cell phones in the affected areas of Hurricane Helene.

Cybersecurity Awareness Month
September 30, 2024

A Proclamation on Cybersecurity Awareness Month, 2024.

McKinsey Data Center Growth
September 28, 2024

McKinsey DC report: Power needs of data centers are expected to grow to ~3x higher than current capacity by the end of the decade.

Senate Cyber Mandate
September 27, 2024

Senate bill pushes cyber mandates for medical industry in wake of Change Healthcare debacle.

Three Mile Island Reopening
September 20, 2024

Big news: Three Mile Island is reopening to power an AI data center for Microsoft.

Cisco Scholarships at Denmark Tech
September 17, 2024

Cisco invests fourth tranche of scholarships at Denmark Tech to expand cybersecurity talent pipeline

SpaceX Starlink Constellation
September 8, 2024

SpaceX's Starlink constellation contains 9,000+ lasers transmitting 10Pb+ of daily data traffic. These lasers can sustain a 100Gbps connection per link and maintain a mesh network with 99.99% uptime.

Service for America Cyber
September 4, 2024

Service for America: Cyber Is Serving Your Country.

OpenAI Multi-Datacenter Plan
September 4, 2024

Multi-Datacenter Training: OpenAI's Ambitious Plan To Beat Google's Infrastructure.

White House Cyber Roadmap
September 3, 2024

Press Release: White House Office of the National Cyber Director Releases Roadmap to Enhance Internet Routing Security.

Fusion Cyber Visit
August 30, 2024

Christopher Etesse, chairman at Fusion Cyber, visited Denmark Technical College to talk to faculty about amazing opportunities in cybersecurity.

Chinese Hackers Breach
August 27, 2024

🇺🇸🇨🇳 CHINESE HACKERS BREACH U.S. INTERNET PROVIDERS.

Quantum Internet NYC
August 24, 2024

🇺🇸QUANTUM INTERNET TESTED UNDER NEW YORK CITY.

Task Force Movement Summit
August 23, 2024

Natural transitions: Task Force Movement summit looks back on past successes, forward to changing landscape.

Halliburton Cyberattack
August 22, 2024

🚨HALLIBURTON HIT BY CYBERATTACK, IMPACTING OPERATIONS AND GLOBAL NETWORKS.

Social Security Hack
August 19, 2024

Hackers may have stolen the Social Security numbers of every American. Here’s how to protect yourself.

Cyber Scholarships for Veterans
August 12, 2024

Cyber scholarships for justice-involved veterans announced at a summit.

China Cyberattack Threat
August 8, 2024

Easterly warns of destructive cyberattacks from China that could cause widespread outages.

CISOs Cyber Talent Gap
July 26, 2024

What CISOs can do to bridge their cyber talent gap.

CrowdStrike Major Outage
July 19, 2024

CrowdStrike issue causes major outage affecting businesses around the world.

Biden-Harris Apprenticeship
July 11, 2024

FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces Record Federal Investments in Registered Apprenticeships.

Cyber Workforce Gap
June 6, 2024

Addressing US cyber workforce gap requires over 200K more hires.

White House Cyber Workforce Convening
April 29, 2024

WH aims to transition nearly 100K federal IT jobs to skills-based hiring

White House National Cyber
April 29, 2024

White House National Cyber Director Hosts and Spotlights Fusion Cyber

Denmark Technical College-1
March 30, 2024

Student Freedom Initiative and Fusion Cyber Proud to Offer STEM Certification Funding through Denmark Technical College

Denmark Technical College-2
March 29, 2024

Denmark Technical College, Fusion Centers announce groundbreaking managed SOC initiative

US federal agency
March 28, 2024

Every US federal agency must hire a chief AI officer

Keith-Shoates
February 19, 2024

Fusion Cyber Partners Cisco and Student Freedom Initiative Continue Vital Engagement in Higher Ed

Cybercrime Cost
Oct. 25, 2023

Cybercrime To Cost The World $9.5 trillion USD annually in 2024

James-Pryde
February 11, 2023

#BHM Spotlight on James Pryde, Radio Operator for the Tuskegee Airmen and NSA Representative to DoD

SpaceX and T-Mobile Collaboration
October 6, 2024

SpaceX and @TMobile have been given emergency special temporary authority by the @FCC to enable @Starlink satellites with direct-to-cell capability to provide coverage for cell phones in the affected areas of Hurricane Helene.

Cybersecurity Awareness Month
September 30, 2024

A Proclamation on Cybersecurity Awareness Month, 2024.

McKinsey Data Center Growth
September 28, 2024

McKinsey DC report: Power needs of data centers are expected to grow to ~3x higher than current capacity by the end of the decade.

Senate Cyber Mandate
September 27, 2024

Senate bill pushes cyber mandates for medical industry in wake of Change Healthcare debacle.

Three Mile Island Reopening
September 20, 2024

Big news: Three Mile Island is reopening to power an AI data center for Microsoft.

Cisco Scholarships at Denmark Tech
September 17, 2024

Cisco invests fourth tranche of scholarships at Denmark Tech to expand cybersecurity talent pipeline

SpaceX Starlink Constellation
September 8, 2024

SpaceX's Starlink constellation contains 9,000+ lasers transmitting 10Pb+ of daily data traffic. These lasers can sustain a 100Gbps connection per link and maintain a mesh network with 99.99% uptime.

Service for America Cyber
September 4, 2024

Service for America: Cyber Is Serving Your Country.

OpenAI Multi-Datacenter Plan
September 4, 2024

Multi-Datacenter Training: OpenAI's Ambitious Plan To Beat Google's Infrastructure.

White House Cyber Roadmap
September 3, 2024

Press Release: White House Office of the National Cyber Director Releases Roadmap to Enhance Internet Routing Security.

Fusion Cyber Visit
August 30, 2024

Christopher Etesse, chairman at Fusion Cyber, visited Denmark Technical College to talk to faculty about amazing opportunities in cybersecurity.

Chinese Hackers Breach
August 27, 2024

🇺🇸🇨🇳 CHINESE HACKERS BREACH U.S. INTERNET PROVIDERS.

Quantum Internet NYC
August 24, 2024

🇺🇸QUANTUM INTERNET TESTED UNDER NEW YORK CITY.

Task Force Movement Summit
August 23, 2024

Natural transitions: Task Force Movement summit looks back on past successes, forward to changing landscape.

Halliburton Cyberattack
August 22, 2024

🚨HALLIBURTON HIT BY CYBERATTACK, IMPACTING OPERATIONS AND GLOBAL NETWORKS.

Social Security Hack
August 19, 2024

Hackers may have stolen the Social Security numbers of every American. Here’s how to protect yourself.

Cyber Scholarships for Veterans
August 12, 2024

Cyber scholarships for justice-involved veterans announced at a summit.

China Cyberattack Threat
August 8, 2024

Easterly warns of destructive cyberattacks from China that could cause widespread outages.

CISOs Cyber Talent Gap
July 26, 2024

What CISOs can do to bridge their cyber talent gap.

CrowdStrike Major Outage
July 19, 2024

CrowdStrike issue causes major outage affecting businesses around the world.

Biden-Harris Apprenticeship
July 11, 2024

FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces Record Federal Investments in Registered Apprenticeships.

Cyber Workforce Gap
June 6, 2024

Addressing US cyber workforce gap requires over 200K more hires.

White House Cyber Workforce Convening
April 29, 2024

WH aims to transition nearly 100K federal IT jobs to skills-based hiring

White House National Cyber
April 29, 2024

White House National Cyber Director Hosts and Spotlights Fusion Cyber

Denmark Technical College-1
March 30, 2024

Student Freedom Initiative and Fusion Cyber Proud to Offer STEM Certification Funding through Denmark Technical College

Denmark Technical College-2
March 29, 2024

Denmark Technical College, Fusion Centers announce groundbreaking managed SOC initiative

US federal agency
March 28, 2024

Every US federal agency must hire a chief AI officer

Keith-Shoates
February 19, 2024

Fusion Cyber Partners Cisco and Student Freedom Initiative Continue Vital Engagement in Higher Ed

Cybercrime Cost
Oct. 25, 2023

Cybercrime To Cost The World $9.5 trillion USD annually in 2024

James-Pryde
February 11, 2023

#BHM Spotlight on James Pryde, Radio Operator for the Tuskegee Airmen and NSA Representative to DoD

SpaceX and T-Mobile Collaboration
October 6, 2024

SpaceX and @TMobile have been given emergency special temporary authority by the @FCC to enable @Starlink satellites with direct-to-cell capability to provide coverage for cell phones in the affected areas of Hurricane Helene.

Cybersecurity Awareness Month
September 30, 2024

A Proclamation on Cybersecurity Awareness Month, 2024.

McKinsey Data Center Growth
September 28, 2024

McKinsey DC report: Power needs of data centers are expected to grow to ~3x higher than current capacity by the end of the decade.

Senate Cyber Mandate
September 27, 2024

Senate bill pushes cyber mandates for medical industry in wake of Change Healthcare debacle.

Three Mile Island Reopening
September 20, 2024

Big news: Three Mile Island is reopening to power an AI data center for Microsoft.

Cisco Scholarships at Denmark Tech
September 17, 2024

Cisco invests fourth tranche of scholarships at Denmark Tech to expand cybersecurity talent pipeline

SpaceX Starlink Constellation
September 8, 2024

SpaceX's Starlink constellation contains 9,000+ lasers transmitting 10Pb+ of daily data traffic. These lasers can sustain a 100Gbps connection per link and maintain a mesh network with 99.99% uptime.

Service for America Cyber
September 4, 2024

Service for America: Cyber Is Serving Your Country.

OpenAI Multi-Datacenter Plan
September 4, 2024

Multi-Datacenter Training: OpenAI's Ambitious Plan To Beat Google's Infrastructure.

White House Cyber Roadmap
September 3, 2024

Press Release: White House Office of the National Cyber Director Releases Roadmap to Enhance Internet Routing Security.

Fusion Cyber Visit
August 30, 2024

Christopher Etesse, chairman at Fusion Cyber, visited Denmark Technical College to talk to faculty about amazing opportunities in cybersecurity.

Chinese Hackers Breach
August 27, 2024

🇺🇸🇨🇳 CHINESE HACKERS BREACH U.S. INTERNET PROVIDERS.

Quantum Internet NYC
August 24, 2024

🇺🇸QUANTUM INTERNET TESTED UNDER NEW YORK CITY.

Task Force Movement Summit
August 23, 2024

Natural transitions: Task Force Movement summit looks back on past successes, forward to changing landscape.

Halliburton Cyberattack
August 22, 2024

🚨HALLIBURTON HIT BY CYBERATTACK, IMPACTING OPERATIONS AND GLOBAL NETWORKS.

Social Security Hack
August 19, 2024

Hackers may have stolen the Social Security numbers of every American. Here’s how to protect yourself.

Cyber Scholarships for Veterans
August 12, 2024

Cyber scholarships for justice-involved veterans announced at a summit.

China Cyberattack Threat
August 8, 2024

Easterly warns of destructive cyberattacks from China that could cause widespread outages.

CISOs Cyber Talent Gap
July 26, 2024

What CISOs can do to bridge their cyber talent gap.

CrowdStrike Major Outage
July 19, 2024

CrowdStrike issue causes major outage affecting businesses around the world.

Biden-Harris Apprenticeship
July 11, 2024

FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces Record Federal Investments in Registered Apprenticeships.

Cyber Workforce Gap
June 6, 2024

Addressing US cyber workforce gap requires over 200K more hires.

White House Cyber Workforce Convening
April 29, 2024

WH aims to transition nearly 100K federal IT jobs to skills-based hiring

White House National Cyber
April 29, 2024

White House National Cyber Director Hosts and Spotlights Fusion Cyber

Denmark Technical College-1
March 30, 2024

Student Freedom Initiative and Fusion Cyber Proud to Offer STEM Certification Funding through Denmark Technical College

Denmark Technical College-2
March 29, 2024

Denmark Technical College, Fusion Centers announce groundbreaking managed SOC initiative

US federal agency
March 28, 2024

Every US federal agency must hire a chief AI officer

Keith-Shoates
February 19, 2024

Fusion Cyber Partners Cisco and Student Freedom Initiative Continue Vital Engagement in Higher Ed

Cybercrime Cost
Oct. 25, 2023

Cybercrime To Cost The World $9.5 trillion USD annually in 2024

James-Pryde
February 11, 2023

#BHM Spotlight on James Pryde, Radio Operator for the Tuskegee Airmen and NSA Representative to DoD

SpaceX and T-Mobile Collaboration
October 6, 2024

SpaceX and @TMobile have been given emergency special temporary authority by the @FCC to enable @Starlink satellites with direct-to-cell capability to provide coverage for cell phones in the affected areas of Hurricane Helene.

Cybersecurity Awareness Month
September 30, 2024

A Proclamation on Cybersecurity Awareness Month, 2024.

McKinsey Data Center Growth
September 28, 2024

McKinsey DC report: Power needs of data centers are expected to grow to ~3x higher than current capacity by the end of the decade.

Senate Cyber Mandate
September 27, 2024

Senate bill pushes cyber mandates for medical industry in wake of Change Healthcare debacle.

Three Mile Island Reopening
September 20, 2024

Big news: Three Mile Island is reopening to power an AI data center for Microsoft.

Cisco Scholarships at Denmark Tech
September 17, 2024

Cisco invests fourth tranche of scholarships at Denmark Tech to expand cybersecurity talent pipeline

SpaceX Starlink Constellation
September 8, 2024

SpaceX's Starlink constellation contains 9,000+ lasers transmitting 10Pb+ of daily data traffic. These lasers can sustain a 100Gbps connection per link and maintain a mesh network with 99.99% uptime.

Service for America Cyber
September 4, 2024

Service for America: Cyber Is Serving Your Country.

OpenAI Multi-Datacenter Plan
September 4, 2024

Multi-Datacenter Training: OpenAI's Ambitious Plan To Beat Google's Infrastructure.

White House Cyber Roadmap
September 3, 2024

Press Release: White House Office of the National Cyber Director Releases Roadmap to Enhance Internet Routing Security.

Fusion Cyber Visit
August 30, 2024

Christopher Etesse, chairman at Fusion Cyber, visited Denmark Technical College to talk to faculty about amazing opportunities in cybersecurity.

Chinese Hackers Breach
August 27, 2024

🇺🇸🇨🇳 CHINESE HACKERS BREACH U.S. INTERNET PROVIDERS.

Quantum Internet NYC
August 24, 2024

🇺🇸QUANTUM INTERNET TESTED UNDER NEW YORK CITY.

Task Force Movement Summit
August 23, 2024

Natural transitions: Task Force Movement summit looks back on past successes, forward to changing landscape.

Halliburton Cyberattack
August 22, 2024

🚨HALLIBURTON HIT BY CYBERATTACK, IMPACTING OPERATIONS AND GLOBAL NETWORKS.

Social Security Hack
August 19, 2024

Hackers may have stolen the Social Security numbers of every American. Here’s how to protect yourself.

Cyber Scholarships for Veterans
August 12, 2024

Cyber scholarships for justice-involved veterans announced at a summit.

China Cyberattack Threat
August 8, 2024

Easterly warns of destructive cyberattacks from China that could cause widespread outages.

CISOs Cyber Talent Gap
July 26, 2024

What CISOs can do to bridge their cyber talent gap.

CrowdStrike Major Outage
July 19, 2024

CrowdStrike issue causes major outage affecting businesses around the world.

Biden-Harris Apprenticeship
July 11, 2024

FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces Record Federal Investments in Registered Apprenticeships.

Cyber Workforce Gap
June 6, 2024

Addressing US cyber workforce gap requires over 200K more hires.

White House Cyber Workforce Convening
April 29, 2024

WH aims to transition nearly 100K federal IT jobs to skills-based hiring

White House National Cyber
April 29, 2024

White House National Cyber Director Hosts and Spotlights Fusion Cyber

Denmark Technical College-1
March 30, 2024

Student Freedom Initiative and Fusion Cyber Proud to Offer STEM Certification Funding through Denmark Technical College

Denmark Technical College-2
March 29, 2024

Denmark Technical College, Fusion Centers announce groundbreaking managed SOC initiative

US federal agency
March 28, 2024

Every US federal agency must hire a chief AI officer

Keith-Shoates
February 19, 2024

Fusion Cyber Partners Cisco and Student Freedom Initiative Continue Vital Engagement in Higher Ed

Cybercrime Cost
Oct. 25, 2023

Cybercrime To Cost The World $9.5 trillion USD annually in 2024

James-Pryde
February 11, 2023

#BHM Spotlight on James Pryde, Radio Operator for the Tuskegee Airmen and NSA Representative to DoD

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