Blinn Hosts Cybersecurity Camp

A weeklong camp at Blinn College encouraged high school students to become the next generation of cybersecurity frontliners.

The cybersecurity camp at the Blinn College-Brenham Campus recently drew 22 students who spent five days learning about everything from privacy laws to Raspberry Pi devices. The U.S. Department of Defense sponsored the camp through its Cyber Leadership Development Program.

“The purpose of the camp is to spark an interest in science and technology in young students and to give them excitement about cybersecurity,” said John Romero, Program Director for Outreach and Continuing Education at the Texas A&M University Cybersecurity Center.

“We want them to consider careers in cyber. The Department of Defense is looking for help, the military branches, the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency), Space Force … We want them to come help the government for a while and then go into industry after that.”