As technology advances at warp speed, the need for employees in cybersecurity has reached critical levels. So, the next best thing for the future is to start exposing students early to a career in information technology.  

Rachel Riley, a 15-year-old Austin, Minn., teen and a Blooming Prairie High School sophomore, attended the first GenCyber Camp at North Dakota State University for a week during the summer. The camp is funded by the National Security Agency and National Science Foundation. She was one of several students who had the opportunity to learn more about the field of cybersecurity.  

The camp brought 53 students from across North Dakota and Minnesota to the NDSU campus, and ranged between ages 13 and 19. During the camp, students learned about core networking, security and programming topics during the mornings, and then participated in their choice of electives going into the afternoon.