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Lakota Cyber Academy

Andrew [email protected]@lakotaonline.com

Today’s topicsCyber Landscape Lakota’s Story Start your own

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Cyber Security LandscapeEmployment Landscape:

▰ 1 million current unfilled Cyber Security jobs▰ 3.5 million by 2021▰ Diverse field

○ Analysts○ Forensics○ Engineers○ Architects○ Admin○ Software development○ Cryptography○ Consulting○ Government○ Etc.

▰ Salary:○ Starting… 60,000○ Industry average 120,000+

Threat Landscape:

▰ Half of all Cyber attacks are targeted at small businesses

▰ Estimated $6 trillion in damages by 2021○ Will cost much more than all natural

disasters in a year.▰ Only 10% of cybercrimes are reported ▰ Staggering $300 billion cyber security market▰ Ransomware attack every 14 seconds▰ 4000% increase in Crypto Mining malware▰ IOT device insecurity

○ Including medical▰ Election Security and international/domestic

politics

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Lakota’s StoryThe Lakota Cyber Academy powered by Belcan

It all started hereLike many good solutions, they often start far away from the problem

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#WEareInThisTogether

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Lakota’s ProgramWhat students get:

Unprecedented connection to the cyber industry. Lakota Cyber Academy will provide industry-recognized cyber courses with opportunities for highly valued certifications, labs, a digital library and internships, all with the support of Lakota staff and our industry partners.

Completing the program, with fidelity, will make students highly desirable for employment upon graduation or to a post-secondary institution.

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Lakota’s ProgramHow:▰ Percipio by Skillsoft

○ Online learning platform with nearly every IT cert available

▰ Awesome Lakota Teachers▰ Industry Experts▰ Hands on activities in class, Skillsoft as

homework▰ Mentor for every Cyber 2 student▰ Paid Internships for every student completing

Cyber 2 or 3 with fidelity▰ Industry designed and led cyber activities ▰ Industry events▰ CMU PicoCTF▰ Cyberpatriot▰ National Cyber League▰ Government Clearance

Courses, content and certs:▰ Cyber 1:

○ Microsoft Security Fundamentals○ Microsoft A+ ○ Windows, Linux Administration○ Network Fundamentals (part of Network+)○ Comptia Security+

▰ Cyber 2:○ CompTIA Security+ ○ Cybersecurity Analyst+○ CISSP

▰ Cyber 3: (students choose focus area)○ CISSP continued○ Options:

■ Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)■ Certified Secure Software Lifecycle

Professional (CSSLP) ■ Defensive Programming for IOS andAndroid 8

Start your own Cyber Program

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“ Bias for Action:Speed matters in business. Many decisions and actions are reversible and do not need extensive study. We value calculated risk taking.

-Amazon

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Build Your Own Cyber Program1. Start now, but plan for change not perfection2. Assemble a team: Internal and community cyber partners

a. Our Cyber advisory board has been a critical component that has cost us nothing.3. Determine your MVP (minimum viable product)

a. Club, class, program, academy, etc.4. Identify learning outcomes

a. Certs, internships, basic understanding, survey of knowledge, fun, exposure, etc.5. Identify content knowledge sources

a. Free - not freei. https:/ /www.cybrary.itii. https:/ / picoctf.com/iii. https:/ /www.uscyberpatriot.org/iv. https:/ /www.nationalcyberleague.org/v. http:/ / ohioc3.org/vi. https:/ / vulnhub.comvii. https:/ / ctftime.org

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Questions?12

Andrew [email protected]@lakotaonline.com