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8. Connect to a community. Meet
others — actually or virtually! Being
part of a people network enhances
prospects for learning and employ-
ment. NOVA-Labs and Hour of Code
offer online communities for games.
The Girl Scouts have cyber badges de-
veloped by government and industry
experts. In many areas, community
colleges, universities, and businesses
run “hackathons” and STEM fairs.
Start your search with NICE-certified
cyber events.
9. Use summer for cyber. Any job
working with computers and security
rules boosts your resume. Use IEEE
or an online search to find internships.
Go to cyber or computing camp —
they're all over the place! (See page
24). Check out Palo Alto Networks’
Cyber A.C.E.S. program and take the
free online Foundations class. Palo
Alto Networks also offers online courses
with labs for the PCCSA, a basic certifi-
cation that could launch you into cyber-
security right out of high school!
Exciting cyber news: North Dakota
has become the first state in the
country to require cybersecurity
education from kindergarten
through 12th grade. In fact, as of
2025, all high school students will
have to take at least one cyber-
security or computer science class
in order to graduate. Governor
Doug Burgum and State Superin-
tendent Kirsten Baesler say this
is part of the state’s efforts to
prepare students for a technology-
driven economy and to address
the increasing importance of
cybersecurity.
North Dakota Now
Requiring K-12
Cyber Education