With recent reports of cyber attacks in the CSRA and around the country, it’s good to know the CyberPatriot summer camp program is training future leaders in the cybersecurity field. About 50 students, ages 10 to 16 from area schools are learning the importance of cyber safety and the basics of cybersecurity this week.
The Fort Gordon Cyber District – Alliance for Cyber Education (ACE) team is hosting an Air Force Association (AFA) CyberPatriot Summer Camp at the Aiken Technical College campus.
Instructors from NSA Georgia, Army Cyber Command, and units across Fort Gordon are assisting with this effort to locally grow cyber talent to fill the region’s vast shortage of cyber workers.
Brig. Gen. Brian Vile, the fifth Chief of Cyber and Commandant of the U.S. Army Cyber and Electromagnetic Warfare School, and Dr. Forest Mahan, President of Aiken Technical College, will present completion certificates when the camp ends on Friday.
Camps are hosted by approved organizations and institutions that register with the CyberPatriot Program Office. These organizations include AFA Chapters, schools, universities, CAP squadrons, companies in the industry, and Boys and Girls Clubs.
This is the second consecutive year the camp has been held at Aiken Tech.
