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Our Mission
Our Mission
Youth Cyber Defender is founded by a group of young students enthusiastic with cyber security. Our mission is to promote cyber security education among elementary school, middle school and high school students and use our knowledge to secure our cyber infrastructure for our community and beyond.
Current News
Current News
Our team advanced to the Diamond Challenge semifinal round for our CyberGuard solution to protect small businesses from cyberattacks.
Ethan Zhang is invited as the only student keynote speaker at NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference on 12/9-12/10 at San Antonio. He also gave a presentation about AI on Cybersecurity Education during breakout sessions. Both talks were well received. It is so great to see his experiences will inspire other students to join the field of cybersecurity.
Ethan Zhang is invited as the only student keynote speaker at NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference on 12/9-12/10 at San Antonio. He also gave a presentation about AI on Cybersecurity Education during breakout sessions. Both talks were well received. It is so great to see his experiences will inspire other students to join the field of cybersecurity.
https://www.k12cybersecurityconference.org/2024-presenter-list
Ethan Zhang was interviewed by KATU AM Northwest host Helen Raptis in their studio on 6/7/2024 for his Prudential Emerging Visionaries award. Here is the link to the interview:
Ethan Zhang was interviewed by KATU AM Northwest host Helen Raptis in their studio on 6/7/2024 for his Prudential Emerging Visionaries award. Here is the link to the interview:
https://katu.com/amnw/am-northwest-lifestyle-health/local-high-school-student-earns-national-award
Congratulations to Ethan Zhang for being awarded 2024 Prudential Emerging Visionary for his inspiring commitment to improving the lives of others! Ethan will receive a $5,000 award to help take his innovation to the next level. He is also invited on an all-expenses-paid trip to Prudential's headquarters in Newark, New Jersey, where he will meet his mentor at Prudential and connect with other young visionaries.
Learn, Secure, Promote
What we've done
What we've done
In the past, we organized training classes to participate in CyberPatriot, picoCTF and CyberStart American competitions. We regularly host educational sessions and outreach events.
Furthermore, we have and are currently volunteering to help small business with their cybersecurity services.
Of course, we also have fun team-building days!
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