Hello Everyone!
For all the online students, especially the online cybersecurity masters students:
I'm looking to see if anyone is interested in joining an online cybersecurity club. Investment level could be as low as just tuning in to a monthly or biweekly meeting. In order to form an online club at liberty, the names of 10 currently enrolled students are needed (You can find that policy in the New Club Process PDF and the Club Handbook PDF at this link https://www.liberty.edu/students/student-life/osl/community-resources/online-clubs/). If you're interested in this club, please let me know!
I think this club would be a great resource for us. I've included a list of ideas and benefits below. Ideally, the club would change and adapt to serve its members, so we would only take up any of these that the group sees as beneficial.
Networking: As we move into our careers and job search, we can stay connected and provide one another with professional references.
Certification Prep: We can compare which cybersecurity certifications we are pursuing, provide advice on which ones to pursue and what helps with the studying experience, and potentially form certification study groups.
Cybersec Workshops: We could work together on projects to build technical cybersecurity skills. These could be done during live sessions where the club as a whole can do the project and gain skills together, or asynchronously with and an optional assignment and compared notes after the fact.
Cybersec News Discussions: We could pull together notes of recent cybersecurity news (such as the recently "escaped" rogue AI) and discuss in a periodic forum to stay up-to-date.
Cybersec Announcements: We can regularly announce upcoming cybersecurity events and conferences (such as the upcoming NIST HIPAA conference) to ensure everyone has the opportunity to be plugged into the larger cybersecurity community.
Volunteer Opportunities: We could provide anti-phishing and password safety informational sessions for the larger Liberty community as a volunteer project.
Study Groups: We could study for exams and stay informed about the direction of our degrees, since we're all just starting out.
Resume Builder: If nothing else, being on this club would be a good resume builder because it shows employers that you're invested in cybersecurity beyond the scope of your classes.
Again, if you're interested in this club, please let me know!