Alabama Crimson Tide Youth Programs

The Marillyn A. Hewson Cybersecurity Summer Camp | June 2nd - 6th

Location Tuscaloosa, AL

Event Date(s) Jun 2, 2025 to Jun 6, 2025

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Event Description

THE MARILLYN A. HEWSON CYBERSECURITY SUMMER CAMP

CyberPatriot is the National Youth Cyber Education Program created by the Air Force Association to inspire K-12 students toward careers in cybersecurity or other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines critical to our nation's future. At the core of the program is the National Youth Cyber Defense Competition, the nation's largest cyber defense competition that puts high school and middle school students in charge of securing virtual networks. The Marillyn A. Hewson Cybersecurity Summer Camp will host 7th to 12th graders for two sessions.

Camp Registration Dates and Information
Standard Camp \| June 2nd - 6th
Ages: 13-17, Rising 7th - 12th Graders TIME: 8:30am - 12:00pm daily Location: Hewson 1005 COST: Free

Standard Camp Agenda
The following is an outline of the curriculum for the Standard CyberCamp. Please note that this curriculum is not final and is subject to change.

Monday ‐ MODULE 1: Introduction to the CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Defense Competition, introduction to cybersecurity & careers, cyber ethics, online safety, how computers work, virtual machines, and cyber threats.

Tuesday ‐ MODULE 2: Cybersecurity principles, basic Windows security policies and tools, account management, windows file protections, and auditing and monitoring. Students will follow along and work with the Windows 10 demonstration image.

Wednesday ‐ MODULE 3: Introduction to Linux, Ubuntu 16 terminology and concepts, basic GUI security, and intro to CLI. Students will follow along and work with the Ubuntu 16 demonstration image.

Thursday ‐ MODULE 4: Basic command line security and intermediate Ubuntu security. Students will follow along and work with the Ubuntu 16 demonstration image.

Friday ‐ CyberPatriot Competition day. Students will compete aginst their fellow campers on Windows 10 and Ubuntu 16 competition images.