"At Lionfish, our mission is to organize, train, equip, and deploy—in partnership with local universities and colleges—a student-led cyber force that delivers real, measurable impact across Virginia," said Jeremy Miller, CEO of Lionfish Cyber Security and former U.S. Army Green Beret. "This approach solves multiple challenges at once: higher education institutions gain meaningful, hands-on training opportunities; students develop the practical skills employers demand; and our critical infrastructure becomes more resilient against the escalating threat of cyberattacks. Most importantly, Virginia strengthens its defenses for DoD contractors and essential services—helping protect the families, businesses, and communities we're all committed to defending.

With plans to scale this model nationwide by partnering with other universities and colleges, we're mobilizing local talent at scale, embedding them where they're needed most, and building lasting capability from the inside out. This is more than workforce development. It's a national strategy for cyber resilience—one that creates a pipeline of skilled professionals who understand both the technical and mission-critical realities of protecting our way of life. That's what it means to defend by, with, and through the next generation."