CyberWarrior Foundation
At CyberWarrior Foundation we prepare young people for a job in CyberSecurity and for LIFE!
Our vision
Our mission
We inspire, prepare, and support the next diverse generation of Cybersecurity experts/ professionals by providing training, hands-on experiences, mentoring, and certification for youth and adults so they can be able to work and succeed in the array of opportunities there are for them in the area.
We Believe That
- We should promote and facilitate inclusion, access, and equity in all our initiatives and programs.
- A diverse team improves outcomes.
- Partnerships are essential to promote economic mobility for ALL.
- There are different types of Intelligence.
- Students learn by doing.
- Success can be measured by numbers AND by individuals’ journeys.
- Innovation drives improvement
How we do it!
Educational Workshops
Exploratory educational workshops are available for High School students and adults interested in exploring the field of Cybersecurity.
- Cybersecurity Discovery Courses – Introductory courses offered during school, school vacations, vacation breaks, and summer camps. No prior experience is necessary.
Current locations where our program is offered include:
- Lawrence High School
- Chelsea High School
- Haverhill High School
- La Colaborativa in Chelsea
Capture the Flag Competition – This annual competition puts our students’ cybersecurity skills to the test as they challenge other schools in this interactive competition.
The next Challenge will be announced in September 2023.
Professional Development
Computer Science Teachers have the titanic task of preparing the future generation of computer science professionals. Our foundation is here to help teachers learn new skills and inspire their students to explore the field of Cybersecurity.
- Professional Development Sessions (for schools/organizations) – We offer individual Exploratory Sessions for schools interested in offering Cybersecurity.
For more information and to schedule a professional development session, please contact: Yarice Hidalgo at [email protected]
Career Exploration
To consider a career field, one must be able to understand the responsibilities and benefits of the career.
- Professional Development Sessions (for schools/organizations) – We offer individual Exploratory Sessions for schools interested in offering Cybersecurity.
For more information and to schedule a professional development session, please contact: Yarice Hidalgo at [email protected]
Capture the Flag
- An online experience where you acquire cybersecurity skills by finding “flags”, hidden bits of data that tell the system you’ve completed a given task. You’ll be challenged with games, quizzes and other exercises all designed to introduce you to cybersecurity.
- In computer security, the game of “capture the flag” (CTF) involves hiding “flags” in maliciously vulnerable software or websites. Contestants take flags either from the organizers or from other competitors (attack/defense CTFs) (jeopardy-style challenges). There are other alternatives, such as hiding flags in hardware components. Online and offline competitions are both available, and they can be expert-level or beginner-level. The game is based on the same-named classic outdoor activity.
- The most typical type of CTF is a Jeopardy CTF: Our CTF centers on a set of tasks that participants are given to complete and solve. Teams of competitors come together to tackle the tasks. Each challenge is made so that when the contestant completes it, solves the issue or gets the piece of info, a brief passage of text, or “flag,” is shown. After that, the flag is uploaded to our website and scoring tool to receive points. The number of points awarded is often inversely proportional to how difficult the challenge is thought to be.
- Attack & Defense CTFs are a less common kind of CTF with more moving parts. They’re rarely done for the general public because of their complexity. In our A&D CTF, teams are each given the same set of vulnerable server software. Teams are to set up & audit this software before the competition. At the start of the competition, teams will connect their servers to an isolated network to join the CTF.
- Within this network, teams will launch attacks against each other’s servers hoping to explore the vulnerabilities they’ve found. Likewise, teams will need to adequately patch their software so that it is normally protected against these exploits and functions. Teams receive points for extracting flags, properly defending their flags, and keeping their servers operating normally.
- Mixed competitions consist of a variety of formats. It might resemble a war game with a dedicated period for a task-based element. As you might have guessed, mixed events feature both jeopardy and attack-defense challenges.
