The Cybersecurity Mentorship Program Project Showcase took place on May 23rd, 24th, and 25th. At this concluding event for the Spring cohort of the program, student mentees presented the projects they worked on throughout the session under the guidance of their mentors. We got to see outstanding innovative projects!

The Program matches cybersecurity professionals with diverse undergraduate cybersecurity students in Massachusetts. The Spring 2022 cycle of the program kicked off on March 1^st with a RECORD total of 41 mentee/mentor pairings, which included mentees from six new schools and mentors from ten new companies/organizations.

Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Mike Kennealy delivered keynote remarks that highlighted the importance of this program: "As a Commonwealth we do everything we can to promote the entry of diverse talent into our STEM workforce, which is why this program is so important."

The events wrapped up with inspirational remarks from Michael Brown, RADM, USN, Ret. who is the Chair of the Massachusetts Cybersecurity Strategy Council. It was a great way to acknowledge the accomplishments from this session.

Student mentees, like Mohamed Abougalala—an undergrad at Northeastern University—also presented their projects. His innovative project focused on the importance of having a good, updated, and reliable anti-virus software to prevent hacking. You can watch a snippet of his presentation below.

Under MassTech’s Intern Partnership Program, companies can be reimbursed for up to 50% of the intern's hourly wage up to $8 per hour for a total of $3,200/year per individual intern. Cybersecurity companies can apply for up to 3 interns.

The program enables eligible companies to hire eligible interns, helping drive innovation and keeping our tech sector dynamic, vibrant, and growing across the Commonwealth. 

The MassCyberCenter is seeking a Cybersecurity Outreach Program Manager. The ideal candidate will have a cybersecurity-related background and experience with communications or marketing campaigns.

Congratulations to our colleague Secretary Curt Wood of the Executive Office of Technology Services and Security on his well-deserved recognition from the national publication StateScoop! The 50 Awards recognize the “most influential people in the state government community and the most innovative projects that advance services and solutions for residents.”

Throughout his career in state government, Secretary Wood has been a strong advocate for the tech and innovation ecosystem in Massachusetts, from broadband infrastructure to cybersecurity, workforce development to IT investments.

Congrats Secretary Wood!

CyberArk Ventures, the venture arm of Israel-born and Newton-based identity security firm CyberArk Software Ltd., launched this month with $30 million from the firm's balance sheet and three investments already under its belt. Pictured below is Clarence Hinton, the Boston-based head of CyberArk Ventures.

Read coverage on the new effort in the Boston Business Journal.

Cyber Execs Featured in Inaugural

Globe Power List

The Boston Globe’s new Tech Power Players 50 list included two leaders from the cybersecurity community: Corey Thomas, the CEO of Rapid7 and member of the Massachusetts Cybersecurity Strategy Council (pictured below), and Christopher Ahlberg, the CEO of Recorded Future. 

The National Governors Association (NGA) is hosting the fifth National Summit on State Cybersecurity on June 22-24, 2022, at the Sheraton Columbus Hotel at Capitol Square in Columbus, Ohio. As the only national meeting exclusively focused on state cybersecurity, this unique three-day event will convene Governors’ offices, state homeland security advisors, chief information officers, chief information security officers, National Guard leaders, and others from all 55 states and territories. Participants will explore cybersecurity challenges and promising practices at a critical time following the passage of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which includes $1 billion in funding for state and local cybersecurity improvements.

Stephanie Helm will participate in a panel focused on "State-Local Partnerships in Cyber Resilience" on June 23rd along with cyber leaders from the Center for Internet Security (CIS), Ohio, Kansas, and Indiana.

Margie Zuk, Senior Principal Cybersecurity Engineer at Bedford-based MITRE, will moderate a panel at the Summit on cybersecurity in healthcare on June 24th. 

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