Consortium Enabling Cybersecurity Opportunities & Research (CECOR) of the University of the Virgin Islands

UVI is one of seventeen partners in the K-20 CECOR Project
The CECOR Project will develop a cybersecurity workforce
Cybersecurity is now one of the US's major priorities
UVI's CECOR program offers workshops,forums, and camps

Building Cybersecurity Pipeline in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Beyond

In support of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) program, the University of the Virgin Islands in partnership with CECOR (Consortium Enabling Cybersecurity Opportunities & Research) will recruit students at all level and engage them in cybersecurity activities, offer scholarships for talented youths, provide summer training opportunities for undergraduates and teachers and will create robust cybersecurity education and training programs.

Announcements: UVI's CECOR program provides summer programs for students and workshops and forums for professionals on the St. Thomas campus and Albert A. Sheen campus on St.Croix.

President Obama explains the Cybersecurity National Action Plan more in depth in the video below.

Announcements

SANS – the global leader in cybersecurity training and certification – is hosting our next SANS+HBCU Cyber Ranges competition - Black History Month Edition! This is a FOUR DAY event from Friday, Feb 19, 2021 through Monday Feb 22, 2021. The range will be open for competition on February 19th at 9 am ET and will remain open, around the clock, until it officially closes on February 22^nd at 6 pm ET. Participants should feel free to come and go as they please. The Cyber Range will be open around the clock for 81 hours to provide maximum flexibility.

Throughout this four-day event, participants will gain cybersecurity skills by competing in a self-paced, independent, hands-on challenge. The skills gained from our CTF are applicable to real-world jobs and include concepts such as:

Using a command line interface
Scripting and programming
Thinking creatively
Interaction with pcaps and flow logs, parsing, extracting, and visualizing packets
Introduction and use of common forensic tools
Interaction with common developer pitfalls

Registration is NOW LIVE! Go here to register for this event: https://www.tomahawque.com/

EVENT CODES:

HBCU Cyber Range (Beginner CTF): tough-talk

HBCU Cyber Range (Intermediate CTF): seemly-trip

Welcome to the Event Webcast

Join us on Fri, Feb 19th at 8:30 am ET for a 30 minute welcome session prior to the Cyber Range start. We will review the details of the event and answer any questions you have. Register for the webcast here: https://sans.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FeEivuhPRMiNi9-NjaU9LQ (This is an optional webcast and is not required to participate in the Cyber Range Competition.)

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Consortium Enabling Cybersecurity Opportunities & Research (CECOR) of the University of the Virgin Islands

Building Cybersecurity Pipeline in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Beyond

Announcements: UVI's CECOR program provides summer programs for students and workshops and forums for professionals on the St. Thomas campus and Albert A. Sheen campus on St.Croix.