At CyberMaryland 2015, UMBC was recognized as one of the inaugural university partners of the new “NSA Day of Cyber” experience being released this month by local firm LifeJourney.

According to LifeJourney,

“The NSA Day of Cyber is designed to raise the “national IQ” for STEM and CyberScience education paths. NSA is sponsoring the program to introduce and inspire the more than 40 million students in schools and colleges to pursue STEM careers to build the skills that will open up their future and connect them to this in-demand digital workforce.

The NSA Day of Cyber is a web-based, self-paced, interactive experience that enables students to test drive their future in Cybersecurity by experiencing a day in the life of six NSA cybersecurity leaders. This online experience is free to students, teachers, schools and organizations in the United States.”

UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski offered the morning’s keynote about Maryland’s prominent and successful role in educating the well-rounded cyber workforce. Following a brief promotional video, the official unveiling of the NSA Day of Cyber included remarks by Rob Joyce, Chief of Tailored Access Operations, NSA; Rodney Peterson, Director of NICE, NIST; Dr. Mark R. Nelson, Executive Director, Computer Science Teacher Association, and  Dr. Nicholas Eugene, Director of STEM Programs, Coppin State University.  An additional announcement event will take place on November 4 at the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) conference in San Diego.

Once the site launches in November, the NSA Day of Cyber experience will be promoted to Career Services and various UMBC academic programs/student groups with an interest in cybersecurity.  A recent CSEE Ph.D. alumnus is a featured ‘mentor’ for one of the six experiences presented in the NSA Day of Cyber, too!

For more information on the NSA Day of Cyber, contact Dr. Rick Forno or register at LifeJourney’s NSA Day of Cyber site.