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<\/a>On October 17, 2012 the MMA Cyber Patriot<\/b> team went to University of Texas-Pan American for a lecture on Cyber Security Challenges by Dr. Tony Coulson, Director of Cal State San Bernardino Cyber Security Center<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 Dr. Coulson discussed the need more Cyber Security Professionals and that we do not currently have enough of them to defend against all the attacks that are threatening the United States of America.\u00a0 He discussed what types of treats are out there, what you need to be aware of and how China is leading the way in cyber hacking with Russia, Taliban, and Iran are gearing up for their cyber-attacks.\u00a0 This was the first security lecture that the Cyber Patriot<\/i><\/a> Team had attended and they were keenly interested in the subject matter.<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\nCyber Patriot Team<\/h2>\n
Cyber Patriot Team<\/h2>\n
Click on the image below to request information about enrollment or check out the Marine Military Academy website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/a>Mr. William Beckman, MMA Cyber Patriot<\/span> Coach took the following Cyber Patriot team members to the lecture:\u00a0 Cadet Jose Rodriguez, Daniel Murashov, Dylan Che, Kyle Rogers, Drew Hopkins, Obiajulu Ezenwabachili, and Rustam Shaykhutdinov.\u00a0 Two additional staff members also attended with the team,\u00a0 Mr. William Hinkle and\u00a0 GySgt. Raul Garcia.\u00a0 I like to thank GySgt. Garcia for the invitation to attend the lecture and visit his University.<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n
Cyber Patriot Team Learns about the Future of Cyber Security<\/h2>\n
<\/a>Future Challenges in Cyber Security: Local and National Perspectives was held on October 18, 2012 was the second part of the lecture. On the panel was Dr. John Abraham Professor, Computer Science, Dr. Tony Coulson , Dr. Sadiq Shah Vice Provost for Research and Sponsored Projects, Mr. Joe Voje Chief Information Security Officer, Dr. Jerald Hughes Professor, Computer Information Systems and Quantitative Methods.\u00a0 This time it was aimed at the audience\u2019s questions. \u00a0Whatever question you had you would ask it to the panel and they would take turns in replying to those questions.\u00a0 Cadet Hopkins asked the question: \u00a0\u201cWhy would it be good to have a Cyber Security Class in high school?\u201d \u00a0They took turns and told him it would give him a big edge in Cyber Security because most high schools do not have one in place.\u00a0 They also went on to say you would be ahead of the learning curve once you go to college.\u00a0 After the panel finished, the cadets went over to thank them for the information and talk to them about whatever was on their minds.\u00a0 The Cyber Patriot Team finished off the day by going to eat before heading back to MMA.\u00a0 The cadets were excited and eager to learn more about Cyber Security.<\/p>\nLearn More about\u00a0Marine Military Academy and Cyber Patriot<\/h3>\n