GENCYBER Summer Camp

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GENCYBER Summer Camp

 

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN AT THE 2024 GENCYBER SUMMER CAMP AT MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY

Pre-Camp

  • What Exactly is Cybersecurity?
  • Use of Technology
  • What is Ethical Behavior?
  • Cyber Awareness
  • Internet Predators
  • Cyberbullying
  • Phishing
  • Is it true? Misinformation
  • Keeping your family safe
  • Are you safe on the Internet?

The Camp

DAY 1: Technology and Cybersecurity
  • Cybersecurity Principles
  • Think like an Adversary: Attack and Defend
  • Your Technology Today: Take apart a device
  • The Way the Internet Works: Internet, Cloud
  • Design a GenCyber Coin with 3D printing
DAY 2: Building Computers and Making Them Work
  • Understanding Hardware to Build a Computer
  • Operating Systems: How they make your computer
  • Using Linux
  • Coding: Building an application in Python
  • Digital forensics and what you leave behind
  • Forensic tools on a hard drive
DAY 3: Understanding Threats and Vulnerabilities
  • Cybercriminals and Nation State Actors
  • Who is attacking us, why, and where from?
  • Finding information
  • How can they attack: Vulnerabilities where do they come from
  • How can we defend ourselves?
  • Firewalls, cryptography, anti-virus etc.
  • Field Trip (government SOC, data center, Cryptologic Museum etc.) or Guest Speakers from the government and industry
DAY 4: Advanced Technology
  • Artificial Intelligence: Using AI today
  • Internet of Things: Adding sensors to your device
  • Cyberthreat Intelligence: Using AI to predict threats
  • That Cybersecurity Career: How to get there
DAY5: Tools, Techniques and the Competition
  • Introducing the Rules and Scope of the Capture the Flag Competition
  • How Safe is Your Password? Cracking passwords
  • Penetration Testing
  • Competition
  • Awards
  • Certificates
  • Coins

Post-Camp

  • Where are you now? Moving on in Cybersecurity
  • Going to College
  • Where are they now? Cybersecurity alums talk about their jobs today
  • Data and data visualization: Creating a story
  • Where criminals lurk: The Dark Web
  • Know the current attacks: Critical Infrastructure
  • What are companies looking for in an entry-level position?
  • Working for the government
  • Natural Language Processing (NLP)
  • State of the cybersecurity workforce
  • New approaches and tools in Cybersecurity
  • Certifications in cybersecurity
  • The future – Quantum Computing
  • The Closing: review of your future in Cybersecurity and next steps