National CyberWatch Communicator

Creating and Sustaining a Culture of Cybersecurity

Learn how the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education Framework and the Cybersecurity Risk Management Framework can be used in tandem to help organizations develop and sustain a holistic enterprise-wide cyber infrastructure hardening strategy. Presenter Terrance Campbell, an experienced informatics and information systems security practitioner-scholar, will lead the interactive 45-minute discussion on Wednesday, July 11 at 1 p.m., EDT, and on Friday, July 13 at 2 p.m., EDT.

Registration for the 2018 Community College Cyber Summit (3CS) is in full swing. Taking place at Mt. Hood Community College in Oregon, this will mark the fifth annual event. The regular registration fee is $220 through July 28 before it jumps to $270. Student registration is also open for the Pre-Summit Job Fair on Aug. 2. Hotel space is also still available at the Marriott Portland Downtown Waterfront.

Learn more information HERE .

Enter Pilot Program

The Information Security Fundamentals Readiness Assessment Pilot program makes available a concept inventory formative assessment that determines readiness to enroll in an Information Security Fundamentals/Security+-type course. The assessment is anonymous but provides institutional encoding of respondent IDs to permit individual reporting without divulging the identity of the participant to the National CyberWatch Center. Any faculty member or corporate trainer may register to participate in the pilot.

Enter to Win Newly Released Book

National CyberWatch is offering a raffle of David Sanger’s “The Perfect Weapon. War, Sabotage, and Fear in the Cyber Age.” This book details the rise of cyberweapons and how it affected geopolitics in a number of influential ways over the years. Anyone can enter by filling out the raffle form HERE .

Workforce Management Guidebook

The Workforce Management Guidebook is now available online for public comment. The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Working Group members want input from a broad range of functional roles and sectors outside of NICE to ensure they provide understandable and easily implemented guidelines based on business functions and to contribute positively to the organization’s security.

Review the document and submit feedback HERE .

Faculty Position Open at Washtenaw Community College

Washtenaw Community College is looking to hire a full-time CIS cybersecurity instructor. This position will teach Introduction to Network Security, Essentials of Penetration Testing, CCNA Security, and other courses within the Computer Information Systems Department as well as maintain and teach Intro to Cryptography.

For additional information on the position, visit HERE or contact Megan Keefer at [email protected] or (734) 973-3325.

Win a Starbucks Gift Card

Ready to be a winner this summer? Test your skills for a chance to win a $10 Starbucks gift card by solving some lighthearted and fun challenges! Every Tuesday until Aug. 7, NCL will host a new puzzle on their Facebook and Twitter pages. Challenges range from cryptography, open source intelligence, steganography, and more. Anyone who answers correctly will be entered in a drawing for the gift card.

NCL Facebook HERE .

NCL Twitter HERE .

Blue Ridge Community College Earns Grant

National CyberWatch member, Blue Ridge Community College, received a $200,000 grant to implement a new cybersecurity workforce development program focused on bringing more cybersecurity jobs to the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia within the next two years.

For more information, visit HERE .

National Conference this Month

HI-TEC is a national conference on advanced technological education where secondary and postsecondary educators, counselors, industry professionals, trade organizations, and technicians can update their knowledge and skills. Charged with educating America’s technical workforce, the event focuses on the preparation needed by existing and future workforce for companies in the high-tech sectors that drive the nation’s economy. The event takes place July 23 to 26 in Miami, Florida.

Learn more information HERE .

Testimonials Needed for Cyber Workforce Consortium

The Cyber Institute formed the Cyber Workforce Consortium comprised of not-for-profit and professional organizations to provide a collective voice for employers, academia and government collaboration on cyber workforce issues. The consortium is seeking testimonials and comments through membership-based organizations from industry and academia who serve job seekers having difficulties and successes related to the cyber workforce.

Testimonials/comments will be used in a white paper/information paper for Senator Bennet of Colorado to take to Capitol Hill. Your company and/or academic institution will be recognized as participants on this paper by the Senator's Office.

For more information, visit HERE .