Tamara Shoemaker

Michigan Cyber Patriot Program Seeks Industry Help

ANN ARBOR - Tamara Shoemaker, director of the Michigan Cyber Patriot program, said she needs help from Michigan businesses that want to keep her program, which trains grade school kids to become cyber professionals, doing its job. Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals and improve conditions. Your generous donation will

By |2021-02-05T12:45:35-05:00February 4th, 2021|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

MITech TV: CyberPatriot Needs Help, Centrepolis First Year Review, Was COVID-19 Created In Chinese Lab?

ANN ARBOR - On MITech TV Feb. 1, Cybersecurity expert Tamara Shoemaker will update the question What is happening with the CyberPatriot Program? LTU Hardware Accelerator Director Dan Randomski will talk about the progress made by Centrepolis since it opened a year ago. Epidemiologist Fred Brown talks about the controversy over whether COVID-19 was created

By |2021-02-01T12:38:04-05:00February 1st, 2021|Podcasts|

Michigan CyberPatriot Program Needs Industry Support To Survive

DETROIT - ​CyberPatriot is the National Youth Cyber Education Program created by the Air Force Association. Its goal is to inspire students toward careers in cybersecurity or other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines critical to our nation's future. CyberPatriot consists of four programs, the middle and high school cybersecurity competitions, summer camps, a free

By |2021-02-01T12:46:00-05:00February 1st, 2021|Cyber Defense, Guest Columns|

Getting A Properly Educated Workforce Is Vital For Michigan’s Future

DETROIT - This past summer I had the honor of being asked to join a state of Michigan multi-department working group.  The state had received funding focused on K-12 cybersecurity education from the National Governor’s Association. The Governor’s Association, which was founded in 1908 as the voice of the leaders of 55 states, territories, and

By |2020-11-18T15:08:31-05:00November 18th, 2020|Cyber Defense, Guest Columns|

Michigan CyberPatriot Program Seeks Professional Mentors For Students

ANN ARBOR - Tamara Shoemaker, who runs the Michigan CyberPatriot program, said the 13 chapters around the state need cyber professionals to serve as mentors. Since everything is done online, travel is not a factor, just carving out the time. https://youtu.be/hFMkZ992gLg?list=PL6GUBIAze2tZWi0oIe3paoFI0uvu5asXf   Cyber Patriot's Mission:   Tamara Shoemaker, Crimefighter To increase the number

By |2020-11-18T11:47:03-05:00November 5th, 2020|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

Deadline For Michigan Schools To Apply For Cyberpatriot Oct. 15

ANN ARBOR - Tamara Shoemaker, who runs the Michigan cyberpatriot program, updates what's happening with the online cybersecurity training and warns that the deadline for middle and high schools to apply for the competition is Oct. 15. Virtual Cybersecurity Nationwide Competition    Of special interest to this group is the expansion of the CyberPatriot program across

By |2020-10-03T15:51:59-04:00October 3rd, 2020|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

We Must Address Both A Shortage And Lack Of Diversity In The Cybersecurity Workforce

DETROIT - Education provides a funnel where what we really need is a firehose to meet the demand for properly trained and educated cybersecurity workers -.  What do I mean by “Properly trained and Educated”? We need to get up-to-speed on what is necessary to be successful in real cybersecurity careers today. Every employee in

By |2022-06-25T11:50:29-04:00September 26th, 2020|Cyber Defense, ESD|

How Has COVID Impacted The Cyber Patriot Program?

ANN ARBOR - Tamara Shoemaker, who runs the Michigan Cyber Patriot program for grade school students, discusses how the COVID-19 Pandemic has impacted the program aimed at teaching cyber security skills. Shoemaker serves as the director for University of Detroit Mercy's Center for Cyber Security & Intelligence Studies. Since becoming director in 2015, Shoemaker has led

By |2020-08-20T21:46:09-04:00August 19th, 2020|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

Education In The Age Of Pandemic

DETROIT - Tamara Shoemaker, who head up the Michigan Cyberpatriot program, talks about how her students are taking classes, and participating in workshops, online. [yotuwp type="videos" id="127b373lYkU" ] Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals and improve conditions. Your generous donation will fund our mission. Our Mission:   To increase the

By |2020-06-14T15:28:43-04:00June 14th, 2020|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|