Cyberhawaii

CYBERHAWAII, AN AFFILIATE OF CYBERUSA, IS COMMITTED TO CREATING A WHOLE OF COMMUNITY APPROACH THAT EXPANDS AWARENESS AND EDUCATES ABOUT CYBER RISKS AND THE NEED TO BE VIGILANT, DEVELOPS EDUCATIONAL AND WORKFORCE PATHWAYS FOR STUDENTS, AND ENCOURAGES INFORMATION SHARING AND THREAT MITIGATION FOR A CYBER SECURE AND RESILIENT HAWAII. WE WILL INTEGRATE AND CELEBRATE STRIDES FORWARD AS ONE COMMUNITY. CYBERHAWAII IS AN INFORMATION SHARING AND ANALYSIS NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING AND ENHANCING HAWAIIS CYBERSECURITY CAPABILITIES. THE ORGANIZATION IS WORKING TO BUILD A COMMUNITY THAT MANAGES AND MITIGATES CYBER RISK THROUGH VARIOUS METHODS, INCLUDING THE SHARING OF INFORMATION IN A SECURE ENCLAVE VIA THE HOMELAND SECURITY INFORMATION NETWORK (HSIN), A THREAT SHARING PLATFORM, AS WELL AS ENCOURAGING CYBER HYGIENE BEST PRACTICES. CYBERHAWAII IS ALSO COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING AND ACCELERATING EDUCATIONAL AND WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS VIA PATHWAYS FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO TW

IN 2021, CYBERHAWAII PARTNERED WITH THE HAWAII DEPT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TOURISM AND THE MILITARY AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF HAWAII TO DEVELOP THE CYBER READY HAWAII PROGRAM, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO TRAIN ENTRY-LEVEL CYBERSECURITY PROFESSIONALS TO LEAD AND SUPPORT HAWAII'S SMALL TO MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS THROUGH A PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON CYBERSECURITY HYGIENE AND BASIC SAFEGUARDING MEASURES REQUIRED TO MEET FEDERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS. CYBERHAWAII ALSO TEAMED UP WITH THE ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY TO CONTINUE ITS COMPUGIRLS HAWAII PROGRAM - AN AFFILIATE OF COMPUGIRLS, A NATIONAL PROGRAM FOCUSED ON INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIRLS OF COLOR IN THE FIELDS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. THE PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CYBERHAWAII, THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR GENDER EQUITY IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND THE DEFENSE STEM EDUCATION CONSORTIUM. THE GOAL OF COMPUGIRLS HAWAII IS TO INTRODUCE HAWAII GIRLS, FROM POPULATIONS TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN STEM, TO CYBERSECURITY AND IT AS A FIELD OF STUDY AND VIABLE CAREER PATH. CYBERHAWAII ALSO HOSTED SEVERAL FREE WEBINARS ON CYBER AWARENESS AND PREPAREDNESS.