Sandra Gorka
ABSTRACT
There is currently significant demand for information security professionals. Preparing students to enter the workforce in an information security career often begins in college. This poster provides an overview of the educational modules used in an after-high school for college credit program to push the pipeline into high schools.
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- Improving the Pipeline: Modules for an After-School Program for Preparing Information Assurance and Cyber Defense Professionals
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