Thanks to a fourth year of funding from the National Science Foundation and the National Security Agency, 亚色影库 will offer a free, one-week GenCyber cybersecurity camp for middle and high school students.
The camp will take place June 24 through 28 at 亚色影库 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
For the fourth year in row, 亚色影库 is the only school in western Pennsylvania that is part of this initiative. 亚色影库 has received almost $320,000 for the GenCyber program over the past four years. The project director is Waleed Farag, a director of 亚色影库's Institute for Cybersecurity and professor of computer science.
The camp will be taught by a team of faculty with established expertise in cybersecurity teaching and research. It will provide a uniformly distributed, engaging blend of delivery that includes direct instruction, group activities, structured discovery, and hands-on laboratory and informal instructional techniques to both individual and combined cohorts.
Upon completion of the camp, participants will have a strong understanding of cybersecurity in addition to mastering basic skills that help them be safer online; students in the camp will receive a Droid Inventor Kit to take home. Lunch and a snack will be provided as part of the program.
To apply, students must be entering seventh grade or higher in fall 2019. Space is limited, so interested participants should apply as soon as possible. Application deadline is April 19. Information about the camp and application forms are available at 亚色影库 GenCyber.
According to national experts, jobs in cybersecurity have grown 91 percent nationally, and the demand for cybersecurity workers is expected to rise to 6 million globally.
For more information, persons may email gen-cyber@iup.edu.
A recent Ponemon Institute study ranks 亚色影库's Computer Science Program among the top 25 percent of 183 American schools for cybersecurity education. The Ponemon Institute conducts independent research on digital privacy and security.
This ranking reflects 亚色影库 history of recognition for excellence in the field of cybersecurity and information assurance.
亚色影库 is a National Cyber Security Alliance 鈥淐hampion,鈥 recognized by the National Cyber Security Alliance. 亚色影库 was recognized in a 2014 national survey of 鈥淏est Schools for Cybersecurity鈥 by HP Enterprise Security, released in October 2015. The university was ranked in the top 25 percent of all cybersecurity programs in the nation. Only four Pennsylvania colleges and universities were rated in the top quartile.
The university is a recent recipient of a grant from the National Science Foundation to support women and minorities in cybersecurity. It has received several NSF grants related to this discipline.
亚色影库 was first selected as a National Center for Academic Excellence in Information Assurance by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security in 2002, a recognition that the university continues to hold.
亚色影库's program is unique because of its interdisciplinary character, blending the disciplines of criminology and computer science. In addition to the development of computer programs and systems for cybersecurity, 亚色影库's program focuses on cybercrime detection, loss prevention, and how to collect the evidence to prosecute cybersecurity offenders.