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What do you enjoy most about the cybersecurity camp at Marshall?
An advanced group of 20 high school students learned about sequel injections and cryptography as their white computer screens illuminated the classroom. The Governor’s STEM Academy Cybersecurity Camp opened once again from Aug. 10 – 14 at Marshall High School.
Since its inception in 2012, the camp has grown into a group of 70 students from all across Fairfax County. These students range from rising freshmen to seniors and are divided into basic and advanced groups depending on prior experience.
The camp lays a foundation of defensive and offensive skills (depending on the group) for inquisitive high schools students. Camp leader Jeff Ennis described cybersecurity to be a multi-faceted subject, so the camp tries to compress a comprehensive amount of information for its students in just one week.
“If it [cybersecurity] were a pizza, it would be a 20 slice pizza,” explains Ennis.
Therefore, the camp helps its students target their greater interest areas specifically, whether they are experienced or just beginning to find an interest in cybersecurity.
The students say they share a common curiosity for cybersecurity and enthusiasm for the week at Marshall.
“I’m enthusiastic about how enthusiastic they are,” says Ennis with a smile.
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Devina Choksi, of Marshall High School, even described that on the first day, the students of the advanced group attempted to hack each other’s computers as an activity. However, Choksi said none of the students succeeded.
Many of the students see their futures in cybersecurity. Jared Zell, of Marshall High School, said that the camp was the “icing on the cake” in deciding cybersecurity for his future career path.