Share Paper: The GenCyber Program

  1. Tina Ladabouche, National Security Agency, United States
Monday, March 6 4:15 PM-5:15 PM Capitol North

Abstract: The GenCyber program is a part of the solution to the Nation’s shortfall of cybersecurity professionals by offering summer cybersecurity camp experiences for students and teachers at the K-12 level. The goals of the program are to help all students understand correct and safe online behavior, increase interest in cybersecurity careers and diversity in the cybersecurity workforce of the Nation, and improve teaching methods for delivering cybersecurity content in the K-12 curricula. GenCyber is jointly funded by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) and offers three different types of camps: student, teacher, and combination. The ...