Message From Leadership

Dan Montague, President, STC Cybersecurity Club

Welcome to Week 2! Now that we’re settling back into the rhythm of the quarter, I’d like to pose an admittedly leading question. What are you planning to do after graduation? When I first started my program, I didn’t have an answer to that question, a position some of you may find yourselves in as well. 

 

Enter the Department of Defense Cyber Scholarship Program (DoD CySP). CySP is a capacity-building tool which offers to pay full tuition plus a stipend to selected US citizens in exchange for a service obligation. If you are selected for the scholarship and have two years remaining in your program, you have a job offer for the two years following your graduation. Some other benefits of the scholarship include: 

 

Full tuition, fees and books. 

$27,000 for undergraduate students and $32,000 for graduate (Master’s/PhD) students. 

One-time expense-paid cyber conference trip.  

$1500 one-time laptop allowance. 

Paid internships with the agency you will work for. 

Networking and career advancement opportunities. 

 

Accepting the scholarship means you commit to maintaining excellent academic performance, and failing to meet the program standards means repaying the scholarship money. For me, this is a worthwhile risk. I was able to leave my previous job to focus entirely on school, and the assurance of a job following graduation means less anxiety about navigating the job market. I’ve found it very freeing. 

 

Although I don’t have insight into the selection process, character traits seem to be weighed heavily. I didn’t start this degree program with a significant technical background, so I leaned heavily on my life experiences to demonstrate grit and a growth mindset. 

 

The deadline for applications to the CySP, February 1st, is coming up fast. From experience, I recommend setting aside at least a full day to write essays. Applicants should be able to pass a background investigation (you can check here to see if you’re ready). Even if you aren’t selected, this will create a profile in the federal recruitment database. Other agencies could potentially reach out based on your profile with other opportunities, so it’s a good idea to apply. 

 

Career News

4 Career Paths For Software Developers on the Move
InfoWorld, January 3

With software playing such a critical role in how organizations run, it is not surprising that the demand for software developers is huge and growing. Companies in virtually every industry are looking for talented people who know how to build and maintain software. As a result, programmers have a variety of options as they look to rise in their mid-level corporate careers. Software developers can go into DevOps or project management roles, or look for business analyst, product management, and project coordinator positions. Recruiters say this is becoming increasingly common as software developers explore new positions that go beyond strictly coding roles.

There are four common paths to career advancement for software developers. One of the paths is software architecture. These roles are highly technical and are focused on designing, building, and integrating the foundational components of applications or systems. This career path includes roles like application architect, solution architect, and enterprise architect. The move into DevOps is another common path for software developers. These positions are also highly technical, and are focused on optimizing the tools, processes, and systems to build, test, release, and manage high-quality software in complex or high-availability environments. DevOps roles include release manager, engineer, and architect.

Click here for the full article.

Opportunities

Upcoming Events

 
 

Link: Invited Talks – Center for Cybersecurity Innovation (cityu.edu)


AEN Tech Talk 

Topics: Improve relationships with Academia and Think Tanks in order to improve our foundational intelligence in cyberspace. Utilize publicly available information and open-source to answer our intelligence requirements. Create a “Cyber” scientific  and technical intelligence (S&TI) Center.

Presenter: Brig. Gen. Matteo Martemucci

To register for this event, please submit your request to: USCC_J25_Outreach@nsa.gov by Jan 20, 2023

Please submit questions for the Q&A to: USCC_J25_Outreach@nsa.gov by Jan 20, 2023

 


 

The second New Tech Seattle meetup of 2023 is  on Thursday, February 9th at 5:00 PM. 

February Presenters Founders, leaders & innovators share their passion & new tech through 5-minute presentations & 3 minutes of your Q&A.

  • D Sangeeta, Founder & CEO, Gotara (Women in STEM) 
  • Matthew Skeels, Co-Founder & CEO, Chiplytics (microelectronics supply chain)
  • Darin Herle, VP of Global Staffing, Cosmogence (AI powered hiring platform)
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Tickets: $10 registration fee Day of event @the door $20. Get your tickets

Use promo code asparagus to attend for free!


WiCyS 2023

Women in CyberSecurity is holding their annual conference on March 16-18 2023 in Denver, Colorado!

Students MUST apply for a WiCyS scholarship to attend the conference (there is no general WiCyS 2023 registration for students) and have to be a current WiCyS student member to apply. For more information and to apply for a scholarship click here.


The National Initiative for CyberSecurity’s education holds its national conference from June 5-7.  The NICE Conference will be held in Seattle, WA. Six student scholarships are available. STC students are encouraged to apply. The application will open Tuesday , January 3, 2023 and close Sunday, February 5, 2023. Apply here. For additional information contact zantuamorgan@cityu.edu. 

Watch this spot for more opportunities to be involved in this national conference.


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Missed out on an Invited Talk or Tech Talk?

Check out the C4CYI YouTube Channel for STC recorded Invited Talks and events. Explore ACM Tech Talks and the ACM website to watch their free informative Tech Talks. ACM, the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society, delivers resources that advance computing as a science and a profession. You can find record CAE Tech talks here. For questions on CAE Tech Talk, please send them email.

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Club Announcements

Cybersecurity Club

Anyone curious or interested in Cybersecurity is welcome to join! The club is also open to alumni, we encourage all current and future alumni to attend the meetings.

We have launched our Breach of the Week program! Each week, one club member presents a breach or aspect of current cyber events to the club in 3-5 minutes. This is a great opportunity to practice presentation skills and gain
constructive feedback.

Important Update: Meetings have been moved to Fridays at 3:00 PDT via MS Teams

Cybersecurity Club open roles are:

  • VP of Operations 
  • VP of Administration/Secretary

For more information about each role, please contact Dan Montague

Cybersecurity Resources

Cybersecurity Hub Events

Competitions & Challenges

 

NCL – Join the competition – starting January 30th 2023 

 

STC Tech Club

STC Tech Club meets every Thursday from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM (PDT) via Teams to provide tech-related learning opportunities, skill development, and networking. Students or faculty who would like to share their expertise or project, please contact Adrian ParkerClick here to join. Everyone is invited!

Data Science Club

The Data Science Club would like to invite you to our weekly meetings on Wednesdays at 4pm PDT. You can join our meetings using the link here. We will be covering various topics this quarter including Computer Vision, Data Engineering, and NLP!

Please reach out to the club president, Mahathi Vucha, with any questions.

Google Developer Student Club

Click here for information about the Google Developer Student Club – City University of Seattle Chapter. In the meantime, if you have any questions, feel free to email us at gdsc.cityu@gmail.com.


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