Cybercamp

CyberCamps will take place at the following locations:

• (In -Person) - Eastlake Middle School (seats available: 25)
• (In -Person) - Rancho Del Rey Middle School (seats available: 25)
• (Virtual) - Olympian High School (seats available: 25)

These CyberCamps are only accessible to current students grades 7th-11th from Eastlake Middle School, Rancho Del Rey Middle School, and Olympian High School.

• Space is limited and seats will be assigned on a First-Come-First-Served basis.
• Transportation will not be available -please plan accordingly by selecting a location closest to you or select the virtual camp option.
• Due to camp restrictions, we cannot offer 504/IEP accommodations.
• Make sure student is not required to attend Summer School

The CyberPatriot Partnership

The Sweetwater Union High School District (SUHSD) Cybercamps are an outcome of our partnership with the National Youth Cyber Education Program created by the Air Force Association (AFA) and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR).

SUHSD Cybercamps are based on AFA CyberPatriot platform. ​​​​CyberPatriot is a program to inspire K-12 students toward careers in cybersecurity, and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines critical to our nation’s future.

What Is CyberPatriot?

​CyberPatriot is the National Youth Cyber Education Program created by the Air & Space Forces Association to inspire K-12 students toward careers in cybersecurity or other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines critical to our nation's future. ​At the core of the program is the National Youth Cyber Defense Competition, the nation's largest cyber defense competition that puts high school and middle school students in charge of securing virtual networks. Other programs include AFA CyberCamps, the CyberPatriot Alumni Network, an elementary school cyber education initiative, a children’s literature series, CyberGenerations –a seni​​​​or citizen cyber safety initiative, and a Tech Caregivers program designed to encourage cyber-savvy volunteers to give back to their communities.

The SUHSD cybercamps are designed to excite students about cybersecurity, STEM career opportunities, and teach them important cyber defense skills through hands-on instruction and activities. Through the cybercamp, students will learn how to protect their personal devices and information from outside threats, as well as how to harden entire networks running Windows 7 and Ubuntu operating systems.

The cybercamp culminates 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. For more information on the CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Education Program, visit www.uscyberpatriot.org

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. Students will follow along and work with the Windows 10 demonstration image.

MODULE 3: Windows file protections, auditing and monitoring, and introduction to Linux.

MODULE 4: Ubuntu 16 terminology and concepts, basic graphcial user interface security, basic command line security, and intermediate Ubuntu security. Students will follow along and work with the Ubuntu 16 demonstration image.

MODULE 5: Mini-CyberPatriot Competition. Students will compete against their fellow campers on Windows 10 and Ubuntu 16 competition images. ​​

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