CyberPDX 2024
About CyberPDX:
CyberPDX is a no-cost 5-day residential summer STEAM camp hosted at the Portland State University Maseeh College of Engineering & Computer Science. This year’s camp is designed for Native and Indigenous high school students to introduce them to cybersecurity skills, principles, policies, and careers through an interactive STEAM curriculum and career exposure. All are welcome. The camp activities will be led by many PSU faculty and local experts, which includes local Indigenous leaders. This is an incredible opportunity for Native and Indigenous students to get an immersive, interdisciplinary, and fun experience on a college campus. No prior experience is necessary, and beginners are welcome!
This year’s CyberPDX had threads on Cryptography, Programming, Privacy, Policy and Film. Primal Pappachan was the instructor for the Privacy thread and Dylan Conklin was the Teaching Assistant. The topics covered in this thread include
- Importance of Privacy
- Difference between Privacy and Security
- Debating risk versus convenience of app features
- Reading Privacy Policies of Social Media Applications
- Programming in Python to use Generative AI as a Privacy Assistant
To learn more about, please check out the CyberPDX website.
