Governor Reynolds announced Iowa's partnership with SANS to offer the Girls Go CyberStart competition. CyberStart encourages participants to explore their interests in cyber studies, learn more core cybersecurity skills, and build confidence in problem solving. This year, at least 10 Iowa high school girls will receive a $500 scholarship to help them pay for college.
Girls Go CyberStart is a free, forward-thinking cybersecurity skills program designed to educate and inspire high school girls to discover the opportunities and rewards offered in cybersecurity. It is open to all female students in grades 9 through 12, regardless of their prior knowledge or experience with cybersecurity and information technology. Playing alone or on teams, participants solve challenges to gain points and advance through levels, earning prizes along the way.
Iowa's students will be competing against students from 25 other states including Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
For more information, visit girlsgocyberstart.org and cyber-fasttrack.org. To see the types of challenges the students will face in the games, please visit https://go.joincyberstart.com.
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