The Daily Bulletin

The Computer Information Systems Department will offer a free seven-day cybersecurity workshop, sponsored by NSA/NSF, for in-service high school teachers of Western New York from August 1–5 (in person) and August 8 and 9 (virtual). The goals of the workshop are increasing interest in cybersecurity careers and diversity in the cybersecurity workforce of the nation, helping secondary school students understand correct and safe online behavior and becoming good digital citizens, and improving teaching methods for the delivery of cybersecurity content in secondary curricula. The workshop will present cybersecurity topics, including data security, cyber ethics, ethical hacking, social engineering, cryptography, web security, the Internet of things, person re-identification, and cybersecurity career awareness.

Ensuring that enough young people are inspired to direct their talents in this area is critical to the future of our country's national and economic security as we become even more reliant on cyber-based technology in every aspect of our daily lives. If you know of any high school mathematics, science, or technology teachers who might be interested in attending, please encourage them to visit the Gencyber website and register for the free GenCyber workshop. Funding of up to $1,600 is available for participating teachers.