The State of Cybersecurity 
The State of Cybersecurity 
from the Federal Cyber Executive Perspective
Report from ISC2 and KPMG

"The playing field is tilted in favor of the adversary. To alter this reality, a fundamental shift is required in how the government approaches cybersecurity".
-Security Director, Civilian Agency

To view the report go  HERE
National Cyber League
  TEACHERS, will this be YOU this fall?
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(Bonus: Example Syllabus) 
by Stephen Miller, 
Faculty, 
Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso

 
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Watch below how Hartnell College incorporated 
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Before NCL, we were "just teaching it"!
Joe Welch
NSA Day of Cyber

Day of Cyber recently interviewed Casey O' Brien, Director and Principal Investigator of the National CyberWatch Center, to get his perspective on the explosive demand for cybersecurity professionals and the role community colleges play in preparing students for the thousands of open and unfilled jobs in cybersecurity and why the NSA Day of Cyber can inspire more students to pursue careers in IT.

Go HERE to read the interview.
Community College Cyber Summit (3CS)
3CS Live Twitter Stream
 
  Attending 3CS?
  Continue the conversation and inspiration BEYOND the workshops with the 3CS Live Twitter Stream.
 
Can't attend 3CS?
  Read through and/or contribute before, during and after the conference with the #3CS2016 hashtag.
NIST Funding Opportunity 

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
is pleased to announce funding on behalf of the
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE)
 to build multistakeholder workforce partnerships of employers, schools and institutions of higher education, and other community organizations.
 
Read the full press release HERE
 
The deadline to apply is: Tuesday, July 12, 2016, by 11:59 p.m. ET
 
Go HERE to view opportunity on Grants.gov
 
Go HERE to view full Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) PDF

 
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Free e-Books for Cybersecurity Instructors

Linux Fundamentals provides students with the fundamental concepts of Linux operating systems. This book covers such topics as file systems, commands, utilities, text editing, shell scripting, and text processing utilities. Students will learn command line syntax and features of the popular Linux shells, including filename generation, redirection, pipes, and quoting mechanisms. The content in this book maps to the CompTIA Linux+ professional certification.

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Information Security Fundamentals provides a comprehensive overview of the current risks and threats to an organization's data, combined with a structured way of addressing the safeguarding of these critical electronic assets. This text provides a foundation for those new to Information Security as well as those responsible for protecting network services, devices, traffic, and data. The content in this book maps to the CompTIA Securty+ professional certification.

Ethical Hacking and System Defense begins with an examination of the current threat landscape, key terms, and concepts/techniques used by attackers to compromise systems. It also explores a common Ethical Hacking methodology that can be used by defenders to harden systems. The content in this book can be used as preparation for the EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) professional certification.

Networking Fundamentals explores converging computer and communications technologies, such as transmission concepts, network hardware and software, protocols, and standards. It is also designed to serve the needs of those interested in understanding the field of computer networking and how it relates to other areas of Information Technology (IT). The content in this book maps to the CompTIA Net+ professional certification.

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