Re: High school cybersecurity programs

[Neal O'Farrell <neal () SCHOOLEDINSECURITY ORG>]

I think I've come across the Merit program - I'm a member of the National
Initiative for Cybersecurity Education K-12 working group (though shame on
me not a very active member) and I've seen Merit come up many times.

When we introduced our Trojan Horse program to a local high school school
in Cincinnati, out of a student population of 600, 500 students took part.
They won't all suddenly decide security is for them, but for the first time
we engaged almost the entire student population in security and privacy
discussions they've never had before.

As a result, we may have another two dozen Cincinnati schools interested in
taking part.

Neal.

Neal O'Farrell
Schooled In Security
www.schooledinsecurity.org
neal () schooledinsecurity org
(925) 914 0248 (EST)

When we say "next generation security," we really mean it!


On Tue, Mar 5, 2019 at 4:44 PM Pierrette Renée Widmeyer <prdt () merit edu>
wrote:

> All,
>
> Merit is currently soliciting partners for the National High School Cyber
> Challenge. We have run this competition in Michigan for three years and
> have seen more than a thousand high schoolers participate. We will be
> running both a state and national competition this year.
>
> You can learn more at
> https://www.merit.edu/services/training/national-high-school-cyber-challenge/
>
> This competition exposes students to cybersecurity as a career field,
> provides learning resources and culminates in a capture the flag inside our
> virtual city. https://www.merit.edu/cyberrange/alphaville/
>
> I know that Cisco is also developing some cybersecurity labs for high
> school students.
>
> If anyone would like to discuss, please feel free to email me directly.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *Pierrette Ren**é**e Widmeyer *
> Director of Marketing and Communications
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> On Tue, Mar 5, 2019 at 4:29 PM Williams, Matthew (wilmh) <
> wilmh () ucmail uc edu> wrote:
>
> > We have a Cyber Range being stood up here in Ohio right now.  UC is
> > currently building out Phase 1.
> >
> >
> >
> > Not much is available online, but here is what I found via a quick Google
> > search: http://ohioc3.org/cyber-range
> >
> >
> >
> > *— *
> >
> > *Matthew Williams*
> >
> > *CISSP, CISM, GSLC, GSTRT, ITIL V3*
> >
> > Director
> >
> > Office of Information Security | University of Cincinnati
> >
> > Direct - 513-556-3708 | Dept - 513-558-ISEC (4732)
> >
> > matthew.williams () uc edu | www.uc.edu/infosec
> >
> > *Secure the Present, Protect the Future.*
> >
> >
> >
> > *From: *The EDUCAUSE Security Community Group Listserv <
> > SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU> on behalf of Tom Miller <
> > thomas.miller () CNU EDU>
> > *Reply-To: *The EDUCAUSE Security Community Group Listserv <
> > SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU>
> > *Date: *Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at 4:25 PM
> > *To: *"SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU" <SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU>
> > *Subject: *Re: [SECURITY] High school cybersecurity programs
> >
> >
> >
> > I attended a conference last year and went to a session about Virginia
> > Cyber Range, an organization/program run by Virginia Tech, for high school
> > students.  www.virginiacyberrange.org
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Mar 5, 2019 at 2:02 PM Neal O'Farrell <
> > neal () schooledinsecurity org> wrote:
> >
> > Hey everyone, I'm new to the list and this question might be a long shot.
> >
> >
> >
> > Anyone on the list also working on cybersecurity at the high school level?
> >
> >
> >
> > We recently started a program with some Ohio high schools to get more
> > creative in the way we introduce security as a career to high school
> > students, but with a collateral benefit of also teaching students and staff
> > about security and privacy.
> >
> >
> >
> > We're looking to reach beyond Ohio with our pilot program, so any high
> > school connections would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> >
> >
> > We're a 501c3, there's no cost to anyone, and what we don't do is offer
> > any more of the C's - courses, curriculum, classes, camps etc.
> >
> >
> >
> > Be happy to share and learn more.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> >
> > Neal.
> >
> >
> >
> > Neal O'Farrell
> >
> > Schooled In Security
> >
> > www.schooledinsecurity.org
> >
> > neal () schooledinsecurity org
> >
> > (925) 914 0248 (EST)
> >
> >
> >
> > When we say "next generation security," we really mean it!
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> >
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