Metro State University was the site of the 2024 Great Lakes Cybersecurity Capabilities and Careers Symposium (GL3CS) on October 25 and 26. This regional event was directed toward educators, students, workforce development managers, employers, and policymakers interested in advancing cybersecurity knowledge and skills, and feeds into the national symposium. Specific events at GL3CS included:
- Community College Cyber Summit: Sessions focused on practice improvements in cybersecurity education.
- Cyber Science and Practice Symposium: Sessions focused on evidence-based professional and educational practices – the human factors of cybersecurity.
- Cyber Capability Maturity Symposium: Sessions focused on cybersecurity skill development for IT professionals through hands-on workshops in computer labs.
- Cyber Technology and Careers Symposium: Exhibit hall with demonstrations of the latest advances in cybersecurity tools and a career fair – combining a job fair (employer booths) and a talent fair (job candidate booths).
- Cyber Games, Simulations, and Competitions Symposium: Sessions focused on the design, development, and effectiveness of individual and team-based interactive challenges, some of which can be experienced in the Cyber Ready Arcade and Cyber Ready Gym.
Metro State was proud to play host to this prestigious event, with students and faculty alike benefitting from an excellent opportunity to learn and network with so many others in the field, all in the comfort of the Saint Paul campus.