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SoCal Cyber Cup Grant Kick Off Meeting

Purpose: An initial kick off meeting to introduce everyone, review the scope of the grant, and to create some working groups

Date:  Oct 17, 2020 @ 2:00 (PT)

Zoom:  Meeting will be recorded.

Attentees:

Chris Simpson – NU (PI)

Skip Berry – RCC

Debra Bowen – NU

Handrias Fujianto – Coastline College

James Jaurez – NU

Marty Machniak – NIWC Pacific (Navy Lab)

Lillian Maestas – NDIA

David Meske – Palomar College

David Nimri – Chaffey

Bill Reid – NU

Email Support:

Sentek / Haiku support email is: CyberCupSupport@Haikurange.com

Sponsorships and general information: lmaestas@knowledgemade.com

Information to MENTOR: csimpson@nu.edu

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Agenda:

2:00pm-2:10pm – Introductions

2:10pm-2:25pm – Grant overview – Chris Simpson

2:25pm-2:35pm – SoCal Cyber Cup History – Lillian Maestas (NDIA)

• Last year was the 12^th year of the competition
• Do not need to be restricted to the current 5 counties

2:35pm-2:45pm – Haiku Range Overview – Sentek Team 

• The Haiku Cyber Range

2:45pm-3:00pm – Discussion and brainstorming to create initial working groups, create initial tasks

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Notes:

1. 20 Hours of training material to prepare the students for the competition
   • Focus on basic Security+ and Network+ skills
   • Each year there will be a theme
   • Carry over key material and adjust to support the theme
   • Use open source material
   • Need material for training the mentors (Train the Trainer)
2. Develop and deliver:
   • Practice round
   • Qualifications round
   • Finals round
3. Support community college competition hubs
4. Host and support the finals competition
   • May be virtual this year
5. Participation Goals
   •  Community College Teams (specific teams have not been identified at this moment)
   •  High school teams (specific teams have not been identified at this moment)
   •  Middle school teams (specific teams have not been identified at this moment)

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Dates:

October-December 2020 (meet dates will take place every 2^nd and 4^th Saturday until Competition start)

• Mentor training
• Recruit schools
• Scenario development

November – January 2021 (meet dates will take place every 2^nd and 4^th Saturday until Competition start)

• Training for students

February 2021 (meet dates will take place every 2^nd and 4^th Saturday until Competition start)

• Two-week practice round

March 2021 (meet dates will take place every 2^nd and 4^th Saturday until Competition start)

• Qualification Round – Two-week window 

April 2021 (meet dates will take place every 2^nd and 4^th Saturday until Competition start)

• Back-up Qualification Round  

May 2021 (meet dates will take place every 2^nd and 4^th Saturday until Competition start)

• One day final round