Cybersecurity and STEM education, inclusion, and outreach for the benefit of society.
Docent Institute will hold its third High School Cybersecurity Career Day next week in both downtown Chicago and in the western Chicago suburbs. This follows a highly successful career day that was held on March 21, 2023 at IIT Kent College of Law for more than 100 Chicago Public School (CPS) students.… Read the rest
NIST has developed and curated many cybersecurity career resources. Check out their Cybersecurity Career Week page @ https://nist.gov/nice/ccw.
… Read the restThe pathways to – and through – a career in cybersecurity are truly innumerable, beginning with a wide array of starting points, moving through countless combinations of education, training, and learning experiences, and leading to a broad range of cybersecurity of job opportunities.
CornCon is just 2 hours from the Chicago suburbs and we attract attendees for our CISO Summit and conference from throughout the Midwest. Register and learn more at www.corncon.net.
Expected turnout for the 2023 conference is 500 professionals, including past attendees, industry practitioners, executives, students, educators, and community leaders.… Read the rest
Minecraft marathons? Devouring Disney+? 
Some experts estimate children’s screen time rises by 6 hours per day during the holidays. National Online Safety’s #WakeUpWednesday guide has tips to help your child steer clear of #OnlineSafety risks this summer 
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Docent hosts 2023 CornCon 9 Midwest Cybersecurity Conference which will be held Oct 5-7, 2023. Registration and calls for speakers/villages/contests/volunteers are open on our website! Earn 16 CPE credits. The Children of The CornCon Kids’ Hacker Camp and STEM Festival will be held for 150 students on Saturday.… Read the rest
Docent hosts the 12th Annual Security Speakeasy at RSA Conference on April 24, 2023. This is a private party for security leaders and friends of friends who want to start the week off right, with jazz, food, good drinks and conversation.… Read the rest
Docent is hosting a career day for Chicago CPS students on March 21, 2023. This is co-hosted with Security Advisor Alliance in downtown Chicago. CPS arranges the busses and who attends, but we expect around 150.
We are following up a day of volunteering with High School students by also hosting a Chicago CISO Dinner for Chicagoland security leaders and our volunteers at The Casino, Chicago’s oldest private club.… Read the rest
[SLIDES HERE] John introduced the rebooted IEEE Computer Society Special Technical Community on Cybersecurity in a Town Hall on Nov 3, 2022. Please view the recording to see how this STC can bring together people from academia, researcher and industry to solve problems and better understand emerging technologies.… Read the rest
Docent Institute once again hosts the annual Scotch & Cigar Tasting and cybersecurity industry networking event at RSA Conference in San Francisco, on Monday June 6, 2022. A registration link will be mailed to past attendees and upon request for this exclusive event.
The 7th Annual CornCon Cybersecurity conference will be in person with a vendor expo, villages, activities and a Friday H.S. event as well as a Saturday K-12 Kids’ Hacker Camp. Learn more at https://corncon.net/.
