The MiDO Academy is a full-time training programme dedicated to stimulating inclusive economic growth in South Africa by empowering young people with vital cybersecurity skills. The initiative does more than prepare learners for work in cyber – it opens doors to opportunities, sets up careers and builds a path to lasting change. Local cybersecurity services organisation, Orange Cyberdefense has reaffirmed its commitment to the MiDO Academy through ongoing support and hands-on mentorship programmes. "As an organisation that prides itself on being able to offer its clients expert cybersecurity skills, it only makes sense that we are involved with cultivating the next generation of skills within our community," says Dillon Bensusan, Marketing Manager at Orange Cyberdefense. The programme, now in its third cohort with 21 learners, is currently immersed in an intensive curriculum that develops both their technical and professional capabilities.