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12/11/2023 Newsletter

TryHackMe's Advent of Cyber 2023
Begins December 1, 2023

Discover the world of cyber security by engaging in a beginner-friendly exercise every day in the lead-up to Christmas!  It's an advent calendar but with security challenges instead of chocolate!
Can you help Elf McSkidy and her team save Christmas again? This time, we'll need your help gathering evidence to prove who was behind a series of sabotage attacks!

Free, daily prizes, main prizes, a certificate and badge of completion all included.  

Other topics in the newsletter include:

  • SANS Holiday Hack Challenge
  • MITRE Engenuity Embedded Capture the Flag
  • The Space Grand Challenge Program
  • And so much more!

 

11/21/2023 Newsletter

WeTeach_CS Summit 2024
Call for Proposals NOW OPEN
Deadline to Submit:  January 10, 2024

Presentation proposals for the 2024 WeTeach_CS Summit are now being accepted! The WeTeach_CS Summit is a two-day event which educates, empowers, and inspires K-12 computer science (CS) and cybersecurity teachers, advocates, administrators, professional development providers, university instructors, and policy-makers to advance the goal of CS for All in Texas and beyond. This year’s Summit is June 11-12, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas, at the Historic Fort Worth Hilton. Approximately 400 CS and cybersecurity champions will be in attendance.

Other topics in this newsletter include:

  • CareerKickstart - Networking Fundamentals Pilot
  • Infosec's Hacked for the Holidays Toolkit
  • Try Hack Me's Advent of Cyber

 

10/31/2023 Newsletter

The Crypto Club
Middle Grade Cryptography & Mathematics
The University of Chicago
CryptoClub is a website where students can learn and apply cryptography.  It teaches cryptography as an appliation of mathematics topics for the middle grades.  It includes many tools for encrypting and decrypting, messages to crack, games to enjoy, comics to read, and more!  There are also tools for teachers to create activities for their students.

Other topics in this newsletter include:

  • Haunted Code Chronicles
  • WeTeach_Cyber + CYBER.ORG Webinars and Workshops
  • Offline Cyber Games for the Classroom
  • And so much more!

 

10/24/2023 Newsletter

Minecraft Edu Cyber Curriculum
Learn how to integrate cybersecurity into your classroom with new lesson collections from Minecraft Education, aligned to Cyber.org and CSTA standards. Empower learners with the skills and knowledge they’ll need to protect their digital footprint and make safe choices in an increasingly online world. Teach cybersecurity with Minecraft today!

Other topics in this newsletter include:

  • NSA and CISA Red and Blue Teams Share Top Ten Cybersecurity Misconfigurations
  • CISCO's Networking Academy Presents "Women Rock IT - The Power of Predictive Modeling"
  • Deloitte's Virtual Capture the Flag Competition
  • And so much more!

2023 Newsletter Archive