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The internship is open to the University of Hawaii at Manoa and all other campuses and community colleges under the University of Hawaii system.<\/p>\n

Students who participated in the program and have since graduated from UH have already been hired by government agencies such as the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA).<\/p>\n

The program\u2019s early success has garnered the interest of Hawaii\u2019s top legislators, like U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono and U.S. Rep. Ed Case, who recently visited the UH campus at Manoa.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a really important program to prepare students to be in the cybersecurity area \u2026 I\u2019m really glad that we\u2019re doing a lot of it here in Hawaii, at the University of Hawaii,\u201d Hirono said during her visit April 12.<\/p>\n

Representatives from NIWC Atlantic, NIWC Pacific and UH gave the senator and congressman an overview of the internship program and how this cooperative effort empowers university students preparing to work in the field of cybersecurity to transition into federal employment.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe internship provides a pathway for students to familiarize themselves with government cybersecurity work,\u201d said Ayaka Sharp, NIWC Pacific Action, Business Operations and Strategy Management team lead who represented NIWC Pacific during the visit.<\/p>\n

Current interns presented their research on cybersecurity topics important to the Department of Defense (DoD), ranging from Quantum Key Distribution, Malware Attribution, and Common Information Models for DoD Defensive Cyber Operations.<\/p>\n

During Case\u2019s visit May 3, Jericho Macabante, a junior from UH M\u0101noa, highlighted how the internship has provided him invaluable experience.
\u201cI\u2019ve had the chance to work on risk assessment, gaining technical knowledge and studying different areas that are part of cybersecurity,\u201d Macabante said.<\/p>\n

Case said he was impressed by what the students are learning, the opportunities afforded to them through participating in the program and that he looks forward to doing what he can to contribute to the program\u2019s success.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m trying to make sure that people come out of my school here with the skills, and to find jobs and can stay home,\u201d Case said. \u201cI\u2019m looking at how we can help further these efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since creating the internship three years ago, NIWC Atlantic and NIWC Pacific personnel have collaborated with the UH administration, including participating in advisory boards and interacting with UH professors to develop the program, Sharp said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe professors’ involvement and openness allowed NIWC Atlantic and NIWC Pacific personnel to better understand the student community and ensure a positive internship experience,\u201d Sharp said. \u201cThanks to the collaboration through the program, internship advisors have a better understanding of the requirements of cybersecurity students and what they want for their careers.\u201d<\/p>\n

NIWC Atlantic conducts an in-class internship course at UH that feeds into an on-site internship program with NIWC Pacific, where students are assigned to work on relevant projects at NIWC Pacific\u2019s Indo-Pacific department in Hawaii.<\/p>\n

\u201cMentors from NIWC Pacific and NIWC Atlantic identify the types of IT and cybersecurity professionals desired and use that information to tailor the internship course curriculum,\u201d Sharp said. \u201cThis tailored approach helps prepare students for work performed by the warfare centers. It allows us to evaluate students more realistically and select the right candidates for our workforce rather than relying solely on academic performance.\u201d<\/p>\n

One such project is with NIWC Atlantic\u2019s Cyber Security Service Provider (CSSP) team. Interns do research over the course of the semester based on a problem statement that the CSSP has provided.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat problem could be anything from malware analysis to cloud monitoring \u2013 something that is going to interest the students but also aids the CSSP,\u201d said Cecilia Dallier, CSSP director. \u201cThis allows the students to dip their toes into what our work is about.\u201d<\/p>\n

The NIWC Atlantic CSSP has several teams under its umbrella who provide cybersecurity services across the Department of Defense.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur team includes network monitoring response professionals, senior analysts that make sure we can appropriately detect malicious activities, counter-insider threat professionals and numerous network defense professionals,\u201d Dallier said.<\/p>\n

One of the CSSP team\u2019s largest customers is the Defense Health Agency, which provides health services to 9.6 million service members, their family members and veterans.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur customers have a lot of sensitive data that they need protected so they come to us for premier cybersecurity services,\u201d Dallier said.<\/p>\n

To provide these services, the CSSP has to maintain a steady pipeline of cybersecurity talent. Dallier said she hopes the internship program will encourage college students to not only pursue cybersecurity careers, but more specifically, positions with the organizations that fall under their parent organization, Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR).<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re trying to make sure that we have that ready workforce who can help lead us into the next generation of services that we need to offer to defend the warfighter,\u201d Dallier said. \u201cWe have a lot of competition from private industry for cybersecurity talent. But what makes us special is our service to the mission. We\u2019re protecting the warfighter. We\u2019re making sure our service members and our DoD civilians and their families are all protected, that their health information is protected and that they are able to do their jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eric Inouye, head of the Command and Control (C2) and Networks division for NIWC Pacific\u2019s Indo-Pacific department, said he believes this internship program and programs like it will not only provide students a solid understanding of cybersecurity fundamentals but will also be critical to warfighters as they confront cybersecurity challenges unique to the DoD.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe cybersecurity problem space will only get bigger as technologies advance, and our adversaries get more sophisticated,\u201d Inouye said. \u201cHaving a knowledgeable workforce allows us to better evaluate and integrate industry solutions. We serve as honest brokers to identify the best solution, not a vendor-specific one, to meet the unique mission of the DoD. This internship is another \u2018weapon\u2019 to strengthen our national defense and achieve NAVWAR’s vision to rapidly deliver cyber warfighting capability from seabed to space.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information about the internship program, visit https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/12\/cybersecurity-interns-meet-hirono\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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