Articles from CYBER.ORG

CYBER.ORG – the academic initiative of the Cyber Innovation Center funded in part through the Cybersecurity Education and Training Assistance Program (CETAP) grant under the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) – will host its fourth annual CYBER.ORG EdCon conference at Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, from June 16-18.

Today, CYBER.ORG, the academic initiative of the Cyber Innovation Center, announced expanded industry collaboration with CompTIA, Intel and the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) to strengthen the nation’s cybersecurity and artificial intelligence (AI) workforce and prepare students for AI-driven security environments.

Today, CYBER.ORG – an academic initiative of the Cyber Innovation Center – announced its cybersecurity workforce development pilot program taking place within the D.C. School District. The six-week program runs from June 23rd -August 1st with participation from Ballou High school, Cesar Chavez Public Charter School, and Archbishop Carroll Private School.

Today, CYBER.ORG – the academic initiative of the Cyber Innovation Center funded in part through the Cybersecurity Education and Training Assistance Program (CETAP) grant under the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) – announced it’s hosting CYBER.ORG EdCon 25 at the Loews Chicago O’Hare Hotel in Rosemont, Illinois, from June 16-18.

Today, CYBER.ORG – an affiliate of the Cyber Innovation Center funded through the Cybersecurity Education and Training Assistance Program (CETAP) grant from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) – announced CYBER.ORG EdCon 24 at the DoubleTree at Universal in Orlando, Florida, from June 15-17, 2024.

CYBER.ORG – a workforce development organization funded through the Cybersecurity Education and Training Assistance Program (CETAP) grant from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) – today announced its partnership with the National Cyber Scholarship Foundation (NCSF) to further expand the NCSF’s gamified learning program, CyberStart America, through the CYBER.ORG Range, a no-cost, safe, virtual setting where students can practice cybersecurity skills.

CYBER.ORG – a workforce development organization funded through the Cybersecurity Education and Training Assistance Program (CETAP) grant from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) – today announced a $50,000 donation from Amazon to fund Project REACH cybersecurity summer camps nationwide to improve diversity in the cybersecurity industry.

CYBER.ORG – a workforce development organization funded through the Cybersecurity Education and Training Assistance Program (CETAP) grant from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) – today announced its inaugural CYBER.ORG EdCon 23 at the Mesa Convention Center in Mesa, Arizona, this week from June 20-22, 2023.

Today, CYBER.ORG – a workforce development organization funded by Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) Cybersecurity Education and Training Assistance Program (CETAP) grant and an initiative of the Cyber Innovation Center (CIC) – alongside Governor John Bel Edwards of Louisiana and Jen Easterly, Director of CISA, announced that the CYBER.ORG Range, a no-cost, safe, virtual environment for K-12 students to learn cybersecurity skills, will be expanded to students nationwide.

CYBER.ORG – a workforce development organization funded by Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) Cybersecurity Education and Training Assistance Program (CETAP) grant – today announced the expansion of Project REACH, a feeder program created to recruit a diverse body of K-12 students to pursue undergraduate cybersecurity degrees and bolster the U.S. cybersecurity workforce.

CYBER.ORG announced today the kickoff of Project Access, a program designed to expand access to cybersecurity education for blind and vision impaired students between the ages of 13-21 who are in pre-employment transition (Pre-ETS). Through the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Cybersecurity Education and Training Assistance Program (CETAP) grant, CYBER.ORG is pioneering a series of camps this summer in Arkansas, Maine, Virginia, and Michigan to introduce blind and vision impaired students to key cybersecurity topics, help them develop cybersecurity skills, and explore the possibility of a career in a growing industry.

CYBER.ORG – a workforce development organization funded through the Cybersecurity Education and Training Assistance Program (CETAP) grant from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) – today kicked off the inaugural National Cybersecurity Education Month in June. The month-long event will raise awareness of K-12 cybersecurity education and introduce students to the power of cybersecurity careers to bolster the U.S. cybersecurity workforce. National Cybersecurity Education Month was recognized on the Senate floor by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) with support in the House from Rep. Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY) and Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY).

CYBER.ORG today announced the release of the nation’s first voluntary K-12 cybersecurity learning standards to be used to in schools and districts around the country. As the United States continues to face an onslaught of sophisticated cyberattacks, there are over 464,000 unfilled cybersecurity positions nationwide.

CYBER.ORG today announced the creation of National Cybersecurity Education Week, a series of events to celebrate and advance the state of K-12 cybersecurity education in the United States. National Cybersecurity Education Week was recognized on the Senate floor by Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) with a bi-partisan resolution. The inaugural National Cybersecurity Education Week begins during the organization’s Cyber Education Discovery Forum (CEDF) with the goal of improving student access to K-12 cybersecurity education and increasing teacher professional development to ensure that all students are cybersecurity literate as early as kindergarten.

CYBER.ORG today announced the opening of the public comment period for the most recent version of the K-12 cybersecurity learning standards that have been underway since September 2020. The public comment period opens on May 17th and closes on June 4th.

CYBER.ORG today announced the kickoff of a new pilot program created to recruit a diverse body of K-12 students to pursue undergraduate cybersecurity degrees and bolster the U.S. cybersecurity workforce. Through a $250,000 grant provided by the National Security Agency (NSA), CYBER.ORG will develop a K-12 feeder program for Grambling State University (GSU) in Northern Louisiana, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) and the first university in the state to create a cybersecurity undergraduate degree. The goal is to replicate this model between school districts and HBCU’s across the country.