CompuGirls Hawaii is an affliliate of CompGirls, a national program focused on increasing opportunities for girls of color in the fields of Science and Technology and funded through the Defense STEM Education Consortium. In partnership with CyberHawaii and the University of Hawaii, they will be hosting CompuGirls Hawaii 2020 Virtual Engagement Program that will span…
Read More about CompuGirls Hawaii – Virtual Engagement ProgramDepartment of Homeland Security – Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (DHS CISA) We are excited to bring back our Annual National Cybersecurity Summit for its third year! This year, we’re doing things a bit differently. CISA’s Annual National Cybersecurity Summit will be held virtually as a series of webinars every Wednesday for four weeks beginning…
Read More about DHS CISA – 3rd Annual National Cybersecurity SummitWomen in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) will be hosting a Virtual Career Fair that will be include opportunities for a part-time or full-time job, internship and scholarships. This Virtual Career Fair will be held on September 9 from 7am to 11am HST and is free to all WiCyS members. There will be 70+ strategic partners and conference…
Read More about Women in Cybersecurity Fall Virtual Career FairSANS introduces the first-ever SANS Cyber Camp for Teens. If you’re interested in a career in cyber security and you attend high school or junior high, this event is for you! The camp brings together a group of cyber security experts, discussing the latest topics and trends in IT Security. This free Live…
Read More about Free Online Cyber Camp for TeensThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently released the Cyber Career Pathways Tool, an interactive approach for current and future cybersecurity professionals to envision their career and navigate next steps within the NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework. The new tool is designed with a purpose to help individuals identify, build, and navigate a…
Read More about CISA Releases New Cyber Career Pathways ToolSince this February, many of Hawaii’s female high school students have been competing in the national Girls Go CyberStart competition hosted by SANS Institute. This programs, which inspires students to discover cybersecurity, is a gamified environment where students play as “Cyber Agents” solving digital crimes by gathering information, cracking codes, finding security flaws, and dissecting…
Read More about Ten Hawaii Schools Qualify for the National Championship for Girls Go CyberStart 2020The Center for Cyber Safety and Education is offering a free Garfield eLearning cyber safety program for children for the next 30 days. The program lessons cover privacy, safe posting, and cyberbullying for children to learn and enjoy at the same time. The program is available for children, ages 6-12, to play on any devices…
Read More about The Center for Cyber Safety and Education: Free Cyber Safety eLearning Program for ChildrenThe Centers of Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention is closely monitoring the outbreak of the respiratory illness caused by a new coronoa virus, named COVID-19. COVID-19 was first detected in Wuhan City, in China’s Hubei province which continues to expand acccording to the CDC’s website. For the best source of authoritive information on COVID-19, please…
Read More about Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)(Department of Homeland Security). The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Cyber Essentials program is a guide for leaders of small businesses as well as leaders of small and local government agencies to develop an actionable understanding of where to start implementing organizational cybersecurity practices. Consistent with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and other standards, the Cyber…
Read More about CISA’s Cyber Essentials(The George Washington University). Each fall, approximately a dozen students pursue their bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees with federal funding from the National Science Foundation and the Department of Homeland Security. These grants are part of GW’s Partnership in Securing Cyberspace through Education and Service (PISCES) program. Government funding provides full scholarships (tuition, books, stipend,…
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