{"id":146148,"date":"2021-08-09T16:33:16","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T02:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=146148"},"modified":"2021-08-09T16:34:13","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T02:34:13","slug":"cybersecurity-native-hawaiian-serving-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/08\/09\/cybersecurity-native-hawaiian-serving-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Cybersecurity certifications spurred through Native Hawaiian-serving program"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/windward-cybersecurity-workshop.jpg\" alt=\"cybersecurity class\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-146154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/windward-cybersecurity-workshop.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/windward-cybersecurity-workshop-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/windward-cybersecurity-workshop-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An inaugural free cybersecurity workshop for Native Hawaiian students to prepare for a certification exam launched at <a href=\"https:\/\/windward.hawaii.edu\/\">Windward Community College<\/a>. In partnership with the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isc2chapter-hi.org\/\">(<abbr>ISC<\/abbr>)&#178; Hawaii Chapter<\/a>, Windward <abbr title=\"Community College\">CC<\/abbr> offered the seven-hour, hands-on opportunity to learn strategies, techniques and tips from cybersecurity professionals to pass the Security&#43; certification exam. The program aims to meet <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s workforce demand for information security and skills aligned with the latest technology trends.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;(<abbr>ISC<\/abbr>)&#178; professionals mentoring our students was definitely a successful partnership for preparing the future workforce of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> to keep our community and nation safe,&rdquo; said Jodie Yim, coordinator for the college\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/windward.hawaii.edu\/programs-of-study\/career-and-technical-education\/ao-kahi\/\"><span aria-label=\"Ao\">&#699;Ao<\/span> Kahi<\/a> program. &ldquo;Plus, <span aria-label=\"Ao\">&#699;Ao<\/span> Kahi offers free cybersecurity classes and covers exam fees, study materials and workshops for Native Hawaiian students to earn professional cybersecurity certifications beyond the classroom.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Related <em><abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> News<\/em> story: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/07\/20\/cybersecurity-internships-native-hawaiian-students\/\">Paid cybersecurity internships for Native Hawaiian students at Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr><\/a>, July 20, 2021<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Completing four cybersecurity classes at Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr> earns a certificate of competence in information security. Professional certifications, such as Security&#43;, offer entry-level information security specialists access to intermediate-level cybersecurity jobs and higher salaries.<\/p>\n<p>The <span aria-label=\"Ao\">&#699;Ao<\/span> Kahi program engages students with career readiness, serves as a Native Hawaiian Career and Technical Education project sponsored by ALU LIKE, Inc., and is funded by a U.S. Department of Education grant.<\/p>\n<p>Students enrolled with <span aria-label=\"Ao\">&#699;Ao<\/span> Kahi are registered as (<abbr>ISC<\/abbr>)&#178; student members. As members, they engage in monthly meetings with the (<abbr>ISC<\/abbr>)&#178; Hawaii Chapter and have access to (<abbr>ISC<\/abbr>)&#178; benefits, including free immersive courses to expand skills and networking with the largest global association of expert cybersecurity professionals.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The world of cybersecurity is immense and can often feel overwhelming, but professional mentors help define a clear path forward for those just getting started,&rdquo; said Nick Stankiewicz, (<abbr>ISC<\/abbr>)&#178; Hawaii Chapter collegiate liaison and systems engineer for a defensive cyber operations project.<\/p>\n<p>Stankiewicz said his role is to engage with aspiring cybersecurity professionals, educate them and give them that nudge in the right direction.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was a great opportunity to review topics and talk with fellow students in person,&rdquo; said workshop attendee <strong>Channon Wong<\/strong>. &ldquo;Nick has an amazing wealth of knowledge that we barely tapped into. The resources he showed us will definitely make studying for the exam a lot easier for me. I look forward to meeting more awesome people from (<abbr>ISC<\/abbr>)&#178; Hawaii Chapter.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Three Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr> cybersecurity students recently earned their Security&#43; certification, and more than 12 students are preparing for professional industry certification exams in Network&#43; and Security&#43;.<\/p>\n<p>The next <span aria-label=\"Ao\">&#699;Ao<\/span> Kahi internship cybersecurity cohort starts in January 2022. Applications will be available in November. For questions about <span aria-label=\"Ao\">&#699;Ao<\/span> Kahi, contact Yim at <a href=\"mailto:wccCyber@hawaii.edu\">wccCyber@hawaii.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_146158\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-146158\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/windward-cybersecurity-student-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"676\" height=\"243\" class=\"size-full wp-image-146158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/windward-cybersecurity-student-1.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/windward-cybersecurity-student-1-300x108.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/windward-cybersecurity-student-1-130x47.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-146158\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workshop participants, from left, Justus Lani, Sean Chun, Robyn Morita, Channon Wong, Mat Igarashi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Windward <abbr title=\"Community College\">CC<\/abbr>\u2019s <span aria-label=\"Ao\">&#699;Ao<\/span> Kahi program helps students with Security&#43; certification.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[749,33,484,71,66],"class_list":["post-146148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-cybersecurity","tag-hawaiian","tag-information-and-computer-science","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-windward-community-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=146148"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":146159,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146148\/revisions\/146159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=146148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=146148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}