CyberPatriot Holds Proof of Concept for New CyberGenerations Program

Monday, February 12, 2018 9:02 PM UTC

Arlington, Va., Feb. 12, 2018 -- The Air Force Association’s (AFA) CyberPatriot program announced today it has held a proof of concept for its new CyberGenerations program, designed to promote cyber safety for mature technology users, which is expected to launch late 2018.

"CyberGenerations is a public program designed to promote cyber safety for seniors in every community,” said Emily Rauer, CyberPatriot’s Cyber Education Manager. “Every day, cybercrime affects millions of people and mature populations are the most vulnerable. CyberPatriot's newest program strives to empower individuals to utilize proactive cyber safety skills in their daily lives. Our proof of concept event at Falcons Landing in Sterling, Va allowed us to see the program in action, presenting new cybersecurity concepts that many senior citizens were previously unaware of."

CyberGenerations not only details the types of compromising cyber events that can happen through a computer but also acknowledges personal identity theft over the phone. This program is unique in that it gives tips and proper practices for various scenarios – offering citizens the skills to protect their personal information.

This new facet of the CyberPatriot program will cover topics including password hygiene, malware, marketing scams and social media awareness.

CyberPatriot, the nation's largest and fastest growing youth cyber education program, is AFA's flagship STEM program dedicated to strengthening cyber skills among students. The program features the National Youth Cyber Defense Competition for high school and middle school students, AFA CyberCamps, an Elementary School Cyber Education Initiative, and CyberGenerations coming soon.

Supporters of CyberPatriot include the Northrop Grumman Foundation, CyberPatriot's Presenting Sponsor, as well as Cyber Diamond sponsors AT&T, Boeing, Cisco, Microsoft, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Cyber Gold sponsors Facebook, Riverside Research, Splunk, and Symantec; and Cyber Silver sponsors Air Force STEM, Air Force Reserve, American Military University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Leidos, Mastercard, and University of Maryland University College.

For more information about CyberPatriot, please visit www.uscyberpatriot.org.

The Air Force Association is a non-profit, independent, professional military and aerospace education association. Our mission is to promote a dominant United States Air Force and a strong national defense, and to honor Airmen and our Air Force Heritage.

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McKinnon Pearse
Air Force Association
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[email protected]

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