NCyTE Monthly Meeting:Virtual Cybersecurity Career Challenge

  • Fri, January 19, 2024
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
  • VIRTUAL

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Virtual Cybersecurity Career Challenge

January 19, 2024
Virtual | 9 am PST

Do you have a team of students looking for real-world experience working in cybersecurity?

Finding employment in cybersecurity without experience can be daunting and intimidating. The Virtual Cybersecurity Career Challenge is designed to give your students a real-world experience they can add to their resume and highlight to potential employers.

Virtual Cyber Career Challenge Outcomes

  • Develop a project plan for an Information System that supports a fictitious business.
  • Utilize project management tools for communication and project implementation.
  • Operate a network of nine devices within specific technical requirements
  • Defend the network against a penetration test.
  • Analyze the network for evidence of attacks or compromise resulting from penetration testing.
Cyber Career Challenge Proposed Schedule
March 4 - Workshop begins: Introduction to program work roles
March 11 - Introduction to the network requirements and team selection
March 18 - Network admin basics, Kanban, Gantt charts, Visio diagrams
March 25 to  May 3 - Teams work independently and receive guidance on network management and pentest prep
May 6 - Pentest
May 9 - Team presentations
September 13 (Optional) Virtual Career Fair

College credit - Students have earned credits through their institution for completing the VCCC.  Students should contact their program advisor to find out if the VCCC meets their institution's requirements for credit. 


Vincent Nestler

Associate Professor

Senior Personnel, NCyTE Center




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NCyTE is funded by the National Science Foundation grant #2054724.