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OUR MISSION
US CyberDome Education Center’s educate the public about the importance and
need for cyber security in programs, policies and institutions
which impact all facets of the democratic process.
PROGRAMS
CAP - Cybersecurity Apprentice Program
CAP is designed to train and mentor cybersecurity technicians who come from low income communities, veterans and others who seldom have access to practical training programs that lead to living wage jobs and provide cybersecurity to small and medium sized businesses. The goal of CAP is to address the shortage of cybersecurity specialists by training, mentoring, and placing students across all sectors of the economy in industries that rely on IT for its services and performance. As cyber security industry training and actual practice are fundamentally inseparable, classroom learning is combined with placement in the IT offices of CAP business partners. Students will receive a stipend, a laptop computer and a mentor during the training. At completion of training, students are placed in a job and become mentors for the next class. This strategy builds CAP Alumni Association. In year 2-3, The Center has built a team of experts that can then provide a fee for service to small and medium size businesses to meet their cybersecurity needs. Recruitment for CAP students will be with Housing Authorities, Community Based Organizations, Veterans Organization and community colleges. Funding for CAP will come from local and state agencies, community foundations, business partners and individual donors.
CAPS - Cybersecurity Apprentice Program STEAM
CAPS is designed to train women in the cybersecurity technical program as described above to increase the talent pool of skilled professionals in the industry. Partnerships established with colleges, national women’s organizations and congressional offices to recruit young women to participate in the CAPS program will ensure diversity in the classroom. Funding will come from both the public and private sectors with an unfaltering commitment to equality across all sectors of the economy.
Cybersecurity Congressional FELLOWS Program
The Fellows program is designed to provide in-depth training and practical experience for early career professionals that hold Master’s degrees to address issues around cybersecurity policy and legislative analysis in both the public and private sectors. Fellows will attend weekly seminars led by experts and are placed in congressional offices, federal agencies and/or nonprofit organizations that facilitate, implement and create public policy. Recruitment will be through the graduate programs in universities across the country. Potential funding of the Fellows will come from foundations, individuals and corporations working in the technology, defense and IT industries.
OUR TEAM
Mary Dickenson
Co-Founder
BIOMary Dickenson
Co-founder
Biography
Mary is the former CEO of Artemis Cyber and a serial entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in business development, marketing, strategic partnerships, and management. Artemis managed an ecosystem of Cyber SWAT Team partners in Arizona, New York and Washington DC to address the cyber concerns of Boards and the C Suite, conduct M&A cyber due diligence and conducting cyber security audits relating to vulnerability and compliance issues. Mary specializes in business development strategy, execution and fundraising, covering the spectrum of launching new companies/brands to restructuring existing entities, all with a focus on multi-platform growth.
Joe Drissel
Co-Founder
BIOJoe Drissel
Co-founder
Biography
Founder and CEO of Cyber Engineering Services, Inc. (CyberESI) and an authority in the cybersecurity and investigatory communities, often providing expert opinions to CNN, Krebs on Security, and other media outlets. Prior to Cyber ESI, Joseph was the Acting Section Chief of the Intrusions Section at the Defense Cyber Crime Center’s (DC3) Defense Computer Forensics Laboratory (DCFL), the world’s largest accredited computer crime laboratory. In this capacity, he and his team provided intrusion and malware analysis support to DoD entities, Federal Law Enforcement, the National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force (NCIJTF) and the Defense Industrial Base Collaborative Information Sharing Environment (DCISE). As the Section Chief and a certified DoD Forensic Examiner, Joseph engaged on thousands of intrusion cases.
Matt Barrett
Co-Founder
BIOMatt Barrett
Co-founder
Biography
Co-Founder of US CyberDome and Chief Operating Officer for CyberESI. Matt previously led the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework to world-wide use, including over 30% use in the United States. Matt is a sought-after speaker on the topic of cybersecurity risk management, including television programming such as Government Matters and The Bridge. Previously, Matt was President of G2, Inc., a cybersecurity and signals intelligence engineering organization, and was President of Trusted Security Alliance, a G2 joint venture. For his Federal accomplishments, he is a Department of Commerce Gold Medal awardee and a Federal Computer Week Federal 100 recipient.
Barbara Ferris
Executive Director
BIOBarbara Anne Ferris
Executive Director
Biography
With over 3 decades of public policy, program management and nonprofit organizational experience and expertise, Barbara has served as the Women in Development Director for the Peace Corps, management consultant and president of the International Women’s Democracy Center. She has worked closely with the United Nations as well as multinational organizations to strengthen emerging democracies and civic engagement in over 100 countries. She was a candidate for Congress, has managed congressional campaigns, serves on the board of directors for numerous international non-governmental organizations, is a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer from Morocco, an active volunteer in her community and a member of the International Women’s Forum.
Applications for all of US CyberDome Cybersecurity
programs will be available online October 2020
We educate the public about the importance and need for cyber security in programs, policies and institutions which impact all facets of the democratic process.