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MVUSD Cybersecurity Externship

Fast track your cyber career in this advanced program by solving real-world problems to gain the experience needed for success

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Become a member of an Elite Cybersecurity Task Force charged with preventing major cyber crimes!

Through real-world scenarios, you’ll learn how our nation’s critical infrastructure, private companies, and everyday citizens stay protected. Take on new challenges with your team as you identify the skills needed to keep valuable data safe.

  • Challenge yourself as you work through real-world scenarios with your cybersecurity team

  • Meet and talk with industry professionals who can give you insight into finding success

  • Investigate major attacks from the past in order to identify how we prevent them from happening again in the future

Format:
Hybrid

Duration:
9 Days

By joining this team and working through these challenges alongside professionals you will gain deep insight to what it's really like in industry preparing you for job interviews and the pressure faced at the beginning of a major cyber hack. Through each challenge you will be formulating your incident response report which you and your team will present to your leadership at different stages to keep them updated throughout the response. At the end of each day you will have a chance to network with company professionals, ask questions and connect with each other for future networking.

  • Work collaboratively with professionals and your team on industry led work based simulations of real cyber hacks.

  • Learn the value of teamwork through role-based and time sensitive crisis scenarios which are the reality of life on a cyber team.

  • Network with prominent Cyber professionals who can help be a mentor and are actively recruiting for internships and beyond.

    Pathway Overview

    Program Kick off

    This program will kickoff with a brief introduction and orientation to get students excited about the journey ahead, explain how it works, and answer any initial questions they may have.

    Advanced Cybersecurity

    Students will gain deep insight into what it's really like in industry as they are prepared for job interviews and the pressure faced at the beginning of a major cyber hack.

    • Work collaboratively with professionals and student teams on industry-led work-based simulations of real cyber threats

    • Learn the value of teamwork through role-based and time sensitive crisis scenarios which are the reality of life on a cyber team

    • Network with prominent Cybersecurity professionals who can mentor and recruit for internships, jobs, etc.

    • Oral Boards and Mock Interviews with experts

    Cybersecurity Competition

    This competition is a great opportunity for students to flex their cyber muscles based on everything they have learned throughout the series. The cyber world is always in competition between good and bad actors, so by having students compete we can leverage the stress and time-sensitive reality of Cybersecurity and give them a chance to respond without real-world consequences.

    Experience features: 

    • Developed scenarios that take a realistic look at constraints and anomalies such as little to no budget for repairs, principle of least privilege, website damage, etc.

    • Opportunities for participants and volunteers to increase their knowledge and understanding of cyber-physical threats such as those that take advantage of digital vulnerabilities to cause physical harm to an environment

    • A chance for students to get hands-on security experience working with servers, virtual machines, and physical devices such as phones and tablets

    • A focus on unique defense techniques and methods in protecting digital assets

    • Post Competition Industry Report for students to understand their strengths and weaknesses and for companies to identify and recruit talent

    Canyon Springs High School

    23100 Cougar Canyon Rd, Moreno Valley, CA 92557

    DatesTimeTypeDetails
    March 9th8:00am - 3:00pm PSTIn Person / Hybrid

    Kickoff and Team Challenges

    March 11th - 13th3:30pm - 6:00pm PSTIn Person / Hybrid

    Cyber Labs

    March 14th3:30pm - 6:00pm PSTIn Person / Hybrid

    Cyber CTF Challenge

    March 15th10:30am - 11:30am PSTIn Person / Hybrid

    Closing Ceremony

    March 9th

    Time: 8:00am - 3:00pm PST

    Type: In Person / Hybrid

    Kickoff and Team Challenges

    March 11th - 13th

    Time: 3:30pm - 6:00pm PST

    Type: In Person / Hybrid

    Cyber Labs

    March 14th

    Time: 3:30pm - 6:00pm PST

    Type: In Person / Hybrid

    Cyber CTF Challenge

    March 15th

    Time: 10:30am - 11:30am PST

    Type: In Person / Hybrid

    Closing Ceremony

    Valley View High School

    13135 Nason St, Moreno Valley, CA 92555

    DatesTimeTypeDetails
    March 9th8:00am - 3:30pm PSTIn Person / Hybrid

    Kickoff and Team Challenges

    March 11th - 13th2:30pm - 5:00pm PSTIn Person / Hybrid

    Cyber Labs

    March 14th3:30pm - 6:00pm PSTIn Person / Hybrid

    Cyber CTF Challenge

    March 15th12:30pm - 1:30pm PSTIn Person / Hybrid

    Closing Ceremony

    March 9th

    Time: 8:00am - 3:30pm PST

    Type: In Person / Hybrid

    Kickoff and Team Challenges

    March 11th - 13th

    Time: 2:30pm - 5:00pm PST

    Type: In Person / Hybrid

    Cyber Labs

    March 14th

    Time: 3:30pm - 6:00pm PST

    Type: In Person / Hybrid

    Cyber CTF Challenge

    March 15th

    Time: 12:30pm - 1:30pm PST

    Type: In Person / Hybrid

    Closing Ceremony

    Itinerary


    YOUR FIRST CYBER POSITION

    Industry Challenge: Threat Analysis

    Welcome to your new cyber team! You and your classmates are joining an elite Cyber investigative team supporting governments, companies and citizens. You will be introduced to your cyber leadership and will be presented with major Cyber hacks that have real consequences.  Your team needs to work efficiently to understand which priorities to focus on and how best to mitigate the attacks.

    THREAT INTELLIGENCE

    Industry Challenge: System Hardening

    Stay ahead of bad actors working to disrupt major company websites and their customers through malicious code. Working with your team under guidance from industry professionals, find out where potential threats exist and who tampered with the website source code. Debrief with your team and present a system hardening plan to leadership and ensure your client's systems are safe.

    ZERO-DAY

    Industry Challenge: A New Danger

    Your team will tackle zero-day attacks, taking cues from the breach at Community Health Systems (CHS), where a vulnerability exposed the data of one million patients. You'll learn to identify and defend against such vulnerabilities through hands-on practice, focusing on critical strategies like system audits, access control, and staying updated on cybersecurity trends. You'll also work on crafting effective security protocols and incident response plans to quickly mitigate breaches. This concentrated effort will equip your team with the skills to protect sensitive information against the most unpredictable threats.

    CRISIS MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP

    Industry Challenge: Phishing Forensics

    The Chief Information Security Officer is on vacation and it's up to you and your team to deal with a phishing email that's infiltrated the company. There's no telling the damages so you have to be thorough, confident, and quick-thinking to assess the scope of the situation. There's a lot of people looking for answers and they're all coming to you to figure this out. Learn how to navigate a crisis in this exciting Cyber Challenge.

    CYBER CTF CHALLENGE

    Industry Challenge: CTF Competition

    Dive into the Cyber CTF Challenge, where you'll compete in a thrilling capture-the-flag contest to demonstrate your cybersecurity prowess. Alongside your team, tackle challenging puzzles and tasks, exploiting vulnerabilities and defending systems to outwit rival teams. This high-stakes environment tests your technical skills and ability to think on your feet, collaborate, and strategize under pressure. Aim for victory by capturing the flag, showcasing your team's mastery, and claiming your title in the cyber arena. Gear up for a fast-paced journey to the top, where skill, strategy, and teamwork are your keys to success.

    Ben’s mantra is "learn once, apply many times."

    Ben Crenshaw is an InfoSec expert and CTE instructor for Canyons School District in Utah. In addition to teaching, he works at Oracle as a Senior Vulnerability Analyst, as a curriculum developer with cyber.org, and is Head of Cyber Education for Work ED. Ben holds over 20 industry certifications, including Cisco, CompTIA, and EC-Council certificates, and has a master's degree in cybersecurity and information assurance. Ben is also an active member of the Utah chapter of WiCys and CSTA and has led student and teacher PD workshops in cyber education. 

    His mission is to foster meaningful collaboration between cybersecurity educators and industry by promoting significant partnerships that inspire and empower students.

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