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Why is it Important to Learn Cybersecurity at a Young Age?
Author: Jeslyn Guo One of the most essential reasons for cybersecurity education at a young age is the safety of our world in the present and in the future. Decades after the internet and smart appliances have been created, many people still lack basic knowledge about...
Cybersecurity Today: What is a Ransomware Attack?
On May 7, the largest fuel pipeline in the United States was taken down by hackers, causing fuel shortages across the East Coast. Gas prices soared, flight schedules had to be changed for major airlines, panic buying ensued across the East Coast, and all because of...
How Does Artificial Intelligence Help with Cybersecurity?
It is undeniable that cybersecurity is a frequently discussed topic in today’s world. Whether it be on a personal level with passwords and personal data to a national level with the security of large corporations and businesses, cybersecurity can be seen everywhere....
How to Stay Safe on Social Media
It is undeniable that social media is a prevalent part of our world today. Surveys show that about 72% of Americans use social media, which is just about 230 million people. Platforms such as Twitter, Instagram, Tik Tok are most commonly used along with YouTube,...
Peraton Scholarship Winners – Spring 2021
Here are the winners of the Peraton Spring 2021 scholarship.
Dr. Gabriella Coleman
Gabriella (Biella) Coleman holds the Wolfe Chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy at McGill University. Trained as an anthropologist, her scholarship covers the politics, cultures, and ethics of hacking. She is the author of two books on computer hackers and...
Dr. Ann Cavoukian
Dr. Ann Cavoukian is recognized as one of the world’s leading privacy experts. Dr. Cavoukian served an unprecedented three terms as the Information & Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, Canada. There she created Privacy by Design, a framework that seeks to...
Kaitlyn Bestenheider
Kaitlyn is a Senior Information Security Analyst at Tevora under the Federal and Third-Party Risk practice. Her role is to provide support during security assessments and compose client reports for the NIST framework assessments (NIST-800-53, NIST 800-171, and NIST...
Steffanie Schilling
Steffanie AK Schilling believes in empowering and partnering with individuals to better protect their data and the lives entangled within that data. A social scientist at heart, she designs and implements impactful global Cybersecurity Education & Awareness...
Podhradsky featured in IF/THEN® Ambassador Collection
MADISON, S.D., July 21, 2020 – IF/THEN®, a national initiative of Lyda Hill Philanthropies® which seeks to advance women in STEM, is launching the IF/THEN® Collection, the world’s first, free, digital resource library created to significantly contribute to the...