Nebraska GenCyber
Father, Dog Father, Husband, Software Engineer, STEM Evangelist, Researcher, Teacher, Web Developer, Board Gamer, Philosopher, Artist
(roughly in that order)
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A little about me...
What is Nebraska GenCyber?
(AKA WHY I'M HERE)
Student SafetY
and Privacy
Motivation
CYBERCrime PRevention
Great Career Opportunities
AWareness
Career Preparation
GAP: 769,000 UNFilled Jobs in CYBER
(up >300k in past 5 years) **
GAP: 10% year-over-year increase in attacks targeting young people
<25 Age group is #1 most vulnerable Population*
* Cybercrime report finds young adults and adults over 75 most vulnerable to fraud attacks. Security Magazine, BNP Media, 2021.
** National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE), Cyberseek.org
*** Panhans, D. et. al. Empowering Women to Work in Cybersecurity Is a Win-Win, Global Cybersecurity Forum, BCG Research, 2022.
GAP: Women are significantly Underrepresented in CYBR (25% in 2021)***
Goal: develop situational interest into Individual interest
Triggered
Situational
Interest
Maintained
Situational
Interest
Emerging
Individual
Interest
Well-developed
Individual
Interest
Suzanne Hidi & K. Ann Renninger (2006) The Four-Phase Model of Interest Development, Educational Psychologist, 41:2, 111-127.
Impact so far (2019-2022 Data)
(all girls, n=118)
(2019 national avg, all genders, n=3035)
How can you Help?
Need help getting the word out
Have a cohort of kids that wants to attend?
mlhale@unomaha.edu
Want to sponsor additional outreach?
Other resources we offer
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K-12 Lesson Library
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STEM lending library
Contact me for after-school clubs,
STEM events, or classroom usage
mlhale@unomaha.edu
Questions?
©2023 Matthew L. Hale
Matt Hale, PHD
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Associate Professor, Cybersecurity
mlhale@unomaha.edu
twitter: @mlhale_
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