Cybersecurity and STEM education, inclusion, and outreach for the benefit of society.
We are excited that our next Security Speakeasy will be held this coming Monday, March 23rd at RSA Conference. We like to kick off the week with a casual event for about 180 people with appetizers, drinks and cigars. This is one of our big fundraisers for Docent and it helps us provide student scholarships.… Read the rest
Join 400+ of your favorite InfoSec professionals for the 12th annual CornCon Cybersecurity Conference in Davenport, IA. It will be held at RiverCenter on October 2-3, 2026, with a CISO Executive Summit on October 1.
Be sure to block your calendar and check back in early March for the opening of the Call for Presentations (CFP) and Early Bird ticket sales.… Read the rest
There are many more great infographics and hi-res versions you can find on the National Online Safety website: https://nationalcollege.com
Check out samples on Flickr! https://www.flickr.com/photos/nullsession/albums/72177720331874643
Congratulations to our winners in the College Students vs Professionals CTF at CornCon on October 11, 2025. A big thanks to CyberproAI for hosting this and a high school CTF at CornCon Cybersecurity Conference this year. Oron Mincha, Idan Schein, Philip Schneider, Eyal Mozer, Ken Smith, Docent Institute
Total Participation: 9 Teams from high schools, universities, and professionals.… Read the rest
CornCon Cybersecurity Conference is coming back to the Quad Cities in October 2025!
CornCon will be at RiverCenter in Davenport, IA on October 10th and 11th. We are expecting 400+ attendees and we have 70 speakers across three tracks, workshops and our CISO Executive Summit expects 60+ senior security leaders on Thursday, October 9th.… Read the rest
[5 MAY 2025 – reprinted from TheFutureParty]
| Even though the White House is partly trying to bring more manufacturing jobs back to the US with its tariff and trade policies, those jobs — especially ones that are repetitive or dangerous — may actually be mostly taken over by new AI-powered, autonomous robots. |
We had a great event today with about 120 Chicago high school students from 13 different schools. Docent hosted the CTF and we had a cyber professional panel and ended with pizza for lunch. Thanks to all the volunteers! Congratulations to the winning teams!… Read the rest
The twice-a-year Davenport STEM festival will have 80 to 120 K-12 students. All ages are welcome. Many fun activities: coding, electronics, VR, escape room, competitions for prizes and lunch is included.… Read the rest
Hundreds of students converged at Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo, Iowa on March 13, 2025. This is the second year that Docent has help to host the event, providing an engaging and refreshed Capture the Flag competition. (See the video of 2024 at the bottom of the post.)… Read the rest
Docent is hosting a CTF for a couple hundred high school students again in Waterloo, Iowa on March 13, 2025. Our Director of Educational Programs will be attending in person to run the competition. Photos will be posted after the event.