Wake Tech program molds cybersecurity experts of the future, helps inform business owners
ENGINEERS IS RELEASING 14,000
CUBIC FEET OF WATER PER SECOND
TO KEEP THE LEVEL DOWN. WAKE
TECH STUDENTS ACTED AS TEACHERS
TODAY OFFERING CYBERSECURITY
ADVICE TO SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS.
>> DURING TODAY'S WORKSHOP,
STUDENTS SHARED INSIGHTS ON
PROTECTING AGAINST CYBER
THREATS. WRAL'S JUST IN A
PATTERSON EXPLAINS HOW THE
SCHOOL'S BOOT CAMP PROGRAM
FEEDS INTO THE GROWING
CYBERSECURITY INDUSTRY.
>> IS IT EVEN IN THIS ROOM FULL
OF PROFESSIONALS? YOU THOUGHT
EVERYONE IS THAT'S WHY BUSINESS
OWNER KATHY GAINS MADE SURE
TO GRAB A SEAT IN THIS
CLASSROOM. DID LEARN SOME
THINGS WHERE THESE WITH TECH
STUDENTS LIKE JENNIFER MEDINA
ARE TEACHING BUSINESS OWNERS
HOW TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM
CYBER THREATS. IT'S VERY
IMPORTANT THING TO TEACH
OTHERS. THIS GROWING INDUSTRY
IS EXPECTED TO BE WORTH MORE
THAN 500 BILLION DOLLARS IN
THE NEXT 5 YEARS. THANKS TO
THINGS LIKE AI AND CLOUD BASED
TECHNOLOGY.
>> AND THAT MAKES THESE WAKE
TECH STUDENTS AND THEIR
KNOWLEDGE EXTREMELY VALUABLE.
NOWADAYS, WE ARE SEEING AN
INCREASE IN ATTACKS DUE TO A
LACK OF RESOURCES. SMALL
BUSINESSES CAN BE VULNERABLE TO
THAT. WHILE A LOT OF PEOPLE
ALWAYS THINK, WELL, I'M NOT A
BIG CORPORATION. SO I'M NOT
GOING TO BE TARGETED BY ANYONE
CAN GET IT. I LEDET. SPAIN SAYS
SHE'S WORKED FOR OTHER
BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN
IMPACTED BY SECURITY BREACHES.
>> THOSE EXPERIENCES SHE SAYS
MAKE HER MORE ALERT FOR HER
OWN BUSINESS. YOU CAN'T ALWAYS
PREDICT THE FUTURE, BUT YOU CAN
PREPARE. THIS WORKSHOP IS ONE
OF THE FINAL PIECES OF A 30
WEEK BOOT CAMP FOR STUDENTS
INTERESTED IN CYBERSECURITY
AND DEFINITELY SOMETHING I DID
NOT. I SEE MYSELF DOING IN THE
BEGINNING, BUT NOW SHE SAYS
SHE HAS THE CONFIDENCE TO
CONTINUE GROWING IN A
CYBERSECURITY FIELD. DESTINY.
PATTERSON, WRAL, NEWS AND HEY,
NOT ONLY TO THE STUDENTS
RECEIVED TRAINING AND
MENTORSHIP. THEY ALSO MADE $15
AN HOUR THROUGH THE PROGRAM.