Digital infrastructure supports almost every aspect of our lives, from healthcare and banking to energy. Cyber attacks can therefore have catastrophic consequences for businesses, governments and citizens. There is an urgent need to close the current cybersecurity skills gap to ensure critical assets are protected. It’s a bold statement to be sure: that by creating a sustainable pipeline of cybersecurity talent we might change the world. Yet, it’s one we should not hesitate to investigate as we watch cyber attacks grow at an exponential rate, threaten entire infrastructures, and put human wellbeing at risk.