AFA Summer CyberCamp
Introducing Students to Exciting Careers in Cybersecurity
Join us for the 8th annual Summer Cybersecurity Day Camp program in partnership with the Air Force Association’s Cyberpatriot program and the Liberty University Center for Cyber Excellence.
Through in-depth teaching, coupled with lots of hands-on application, students will be immersed in a cyberspace experience designed to heighten their understanding of the exciting opportunities for careers in Cybersecurity.
Throughout the week, they will train on cyberoperations which culminates on Friday when they protect and defend their network and systems during a simulated cyber event.
2022 Camps:
- June 20-24 | Standard Camp
- For beginners or
- Students with limited computer experience
- Rising 9th to rising 12th graders
Qualifications
Each camp is designed to host 25 to 30 participants. This opens the door to up to 60 area youths to be selected to participate in the camp. The camp provides hands-on training and activities in the state-of-the-art computing resources in the new School of Business building. The curriculum is designed for any experience level, but students should have either:
- A true interest in exploring/learning cybersecurity fundamentals
- An ability to work with other students in a team environment
Location: Liberty University School of Business, Center for Cyber Excellence
Cost: Regular fee is $150.00
Early Registration Special! $130 (Ends June 10, 2022)
Limited discounts and scholarships are available. Contact the ddonahoo@liberty.edu for details.
Registration
Deadlines
- Standard Camp: Online registration portal closes on June 17, 2022
Waitlist for camps will automatically start once camps are full. Your registration will process but you will not be charged unless a slot opens.
For any other questions, please email ddonahoo@liberty.edu.
Program Vision
Provide a venue that will open the eyes of young students to the opportunities of a career path in Cybersecurity and thus to help solve our nation’s shortfall of skilled cybersecurity professionals.
Program Learning Objectives
- Increase interest in cybersecurity in general and careers in the cybersecurity workforce
- Help all students understand the importance of cyber safety and how to protect their personal devices and information from outside threats.
- Emphasize fun, hands-on learning of cybersecurity principles that are relevant and applicable to everyday life.
Camp Highlights
This year’s camp includes a nationally recognized curriculum provided by AFA CyberCamp consisting of five instruction modules, student workbooks, demonstration software, and competition software that will teach students important skills in cyber safety and cybersecurity.
The curriculum is designed to be completed over five days, with the fifth day serving as a day of mini-competition. All sessions are Monday through Friday, with Friday being the mini-competition day.
Based on pre-camp surveys, our instructors will pick and choose which areas of interest their students might best learn from. For the first four days of the camp, instructors have the option to pick what topics are best suited for their session. The only day that cannot be flexible is Friday competition day.
Cybercamp Potential Subject Areas
- Windows 10 Module
- Windows Graphical Utilities,
- Windows Command Line,
- optional Sysinternals Suite
- Cisco NetAcad Networking
- Ubuntu 16 Module
- Init Systems,
- Advanced Command Line,
- Processes and
- Scheduled Tasks, optional
- Security Policies and PAM,
- optional Networking
Cybercamp Tentative Schedule
- Monday: Cyber Ethics, Windows 10 Module
- Tuesday: Windows 10 Module,
- Wednesday: Ubuntu 16
- Thursday: Cisco Networking
- Friday: Mini-CyberPatriot Competition