AFA Cybersecurity Boot Camp hosted by Venturing Crew 1024

What will students do at the AFA CyberCamp?

The AFA CyberCamp program is designed to excite students new to cybersecurity about STEM career opportunities and teach them important cyber defense skills through hands-on instruction and activities. Through the camp, students will learn how to protect their personal devices and information from outside threats, as well as how to harden entire networks running Windows and Ubuntu operating systems.

The AFA CyberCamp will culminate in an exciting final team competition that simulates real cybersecurity situations faced by industry professionals and mimics AFA’s CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Defense Competition.

Who can attend?

The curriculum is designed for students new to cybersecurity. We are inviting registered scouts and siblings who are at least 11 years of age. The material does get somewhat technical and a good attention span and maturity level is required (This is NOT a daycare. Please use good decision-making on your child’s maturity level). The camp is limited to 25-30 participants so there is limited space. Each participant will need to bring a laptop computer.

When will the camp run?

July 24 through July 28 (9:00 to 4:00 daily) (drop-off begins 8:45) (pick up by 4:15pm)

Where will the camp be held?

Seton Faith Formation Center (3100 W. Spring Creek Pkwy), Plano, TX 75023

Questions?

Please contact Darla Chew [email protected] if you have any questions (please write “CyberCamp” in subject line of your email to Mrs. Chew.)

Crew 1024 to host AFA CyberCamp

Plano, TX – Venturing Crew 1024 is one of many youth-focused organizations across the United States hosting the Air Force Association’s (AFA) CyberCamp Program this summer. Some members of crew 1024 attended this very same camp 8 years ago and will be instructors.

As an AFA CyberCamp host, Crew 1024 will receive software and a hands‐on curriculum kit designed to teach students cyber safety, cyber ethics, and critical network security skills and tools. Each AFA CyberCamp will culminate in an exciting team‐based competition that puts the campers in the role of IT administrators tasked with finding and addressing cybersecurity vulnerabilities in simulated network environments.

This competition closely mirrors the AFA’s annual CyberPatriot National Cyber Defense Competition, which will enter its sixteenth season in October. AFA CyberCamp will be taught by veteran CyberPatriot volunteers, Mentors and Cyber Patriot Competition participants.

"As a past President of the North Texas ISSA, I am thrilled about the transformative experience the AFA Cybersecurity Boot Camp offers to scouts. Drawing from my experience in the cybersecurity field, I understand the critical shortage of skilled professionals we face across the nation. This camp presents a golden opportunity for participants to immerse themselves in the fundamentals of cybersecurity from a young age, setting a solid foundation for those who might aspire to a career in this indispensable industry."

- Sean Richards, Past President, NTX ISSA

The CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Education Program was created by the Air Force Association in 2009 to attract students to cybersecurity and other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines critical to our nation's future. In addition to the annual National Youth Cyber Defense Competition and the new AFA CyberCamp program, CyberPatriot has launched an Elementary School Cyber Education Initiative designed to introduce young students to online safety.

Please visit www.usycyberpatriot.org to learn more about CyberPatriot.

Host or Publisher North Texas ISSA