Join a fun, hands-on learning experience on cybersecurity principles that are relevant and applicable to everyday life. At SUHSD Summer CyberCamp, students will learn the importance of cyber safety and how to protect their personal devices and information from outside threats.

Dates: June 27 to July 1st, 2016 (5 days)

Time: 10am to 2pm
Locations: Eastlake High School & Montgomery High School

Registration is open only for SUHSD students. If you are interested in participating, please complete the online pre-registration form, print and get the signatures on the parent permission slips, and turn them into your school counselor. You will receive an email with confirmation of your participation by May 30, 2016. Space is limited! First-come-first-served.

Pre-Registration form HERE Parent permission slips HERE

CyberCamp content:

Module 1: Introduction to the CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Defense Competition, cybersecurity career opportunities, cyber ethics, online safety, how computers work, and cyber threats.

Module 2 : Cybersecurity principles, virtual machines, basic Windows security policies and tools, and account management.

Module 3: Windows file protections, auditing and monitoring, introduction to Server 2008 and introduction to Linux.

Module 4: Ubuntu terminology and concepts, basic graphical user interface security, basic command line security, and intermediate Ubuntu security.

Module 5: Mock CyberPatriot competition.

Amy Eppert, Hilltop High School student recently awarded with Athena San Diego Pinnacle Award.

Amy’s school activities have included vice president of the Robotics Club to student leader of the Imperial Beach Reef Project. She also co-created and co-taught a STEM course for incoming freshman, and created and taught an after school program called “Math Buddies” for elementary school students. She was also a member of the Academic Decathlon team. Amy plays the Celtic harp for hospice care, autistic and Down syndrome children, and Alzheimer’s patients. Amy plans to major in biology and minor in computational science and Point Loma Nazarene University and continue on to earn a PhD from UCSD.

Congratulations Amy!

Athena San Diego supports the next generation of women leaders in science and technology through its annual Pinnacle Scholarships. These merit-based scholarships are awarded to five (5) qualified graduating high school senior women in the San Diego County and are presented at our annual Pinnacle Awards dinner in the spring.

Athena San Diego’s Pinnacle Awards recognize extraordinary women, men, companies/organizations and educators who personify Athena San Diego’s mission of fostering the personal and professional growth of women through mentoring, education, recognition, and leadership training thereby enhancing competitiveness and opportunity for women in the San Diego business community.

You can learn more about Athena San Diego HERE.