GenCyber Summer Camp
June 1st to 5th, 2020
Broadening Cybersecurity Awareness for Middle School Girls
Columbus State University
TSYS School of Computer Science at Columbus State University will hold a summer camp from June 1st to 5th supported by NSA GenCyber program. This summer camp aims to broaden cybersecurity awareness among middle school girls using history and storytelling. The project is a partnership with Girls, Inc. targeting 6th-8th grade girls with little/no cybersecurity knowledge. We seek to increase their interest in cybersecurity careers and knowledge as well as fostering leadership skills as cybersecurity ambassadors. By targeting female students we hope that this will ultimately contribute to building a diverse workforce along with promoting the ethics of appropriate online etiquette amongst the participating middle school students. The girls participating in the program will help put on a cybersecurity awareness event at Girls, Inc. later in the summer for the younger students. Middle school teachers and administrators will be invited to the event to help create connections for continuing cybersecurity in the coming school year.
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