BSA Troop 25 to host AFA CyberCamp Plano, TX – BSA Troop 25 Chartered to Custer Road United Methodist Church is one of the distinguished organizations across the United States selected to participate in the fourth season of the Air Force Association’s (AFA) CyberCamp Program this summer. As an AFA CyberCamp host, Troop 25 will receive software and a hands-on curriculum kit designed to teach students cyber safety, cyber ethics, and critical network security skills and tools. Each AFA CyberCamp will culminate in an exciting team-based competition that puts the campers in the role of IT administrators tasked with finding and addressing cybersecurity vulnerabilities in simulated network environments. The local AFA CyberCamp competitions will closely mimic AFA’s annual CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Defense Competition, which will enter its eleventh season in October. AFA CyberCamp will be held August 6 to August 10, 2018 and taught by veteran CyberPatriot volunteer Mentors and Cyber Patriot Competition participants.
“I am excited for Troop 25 to sponsor this opportunity for your Scout to participate in this extension of the Troop and BSA’s STEM program. As CIO responsible for cybersecurity at my company, I can tell you that nationwide we’re short of competent, trained security professionals. Your Scout will have a unique opportunity to learn cybersecurity principles at an early age and possible prepare them for future in the cyber security industry.” Don Rowley , T25 Scoutmaster and CIO Imagine Communications.