Cyberspace is a battlefield and the adversary is always out there. We need you defending our country in the cyber environment.

“It’s really been great to have the leadership of Cadet Stephens, and now the other Citadel cadets who are engaging to help the Ashley Ridge High School cyber team continue to grow and thrive.”

Attendance is open to professionals working in organizational functions responsible for infrastructure security.

“Cyber attacks are escalating. They impact government and private sector interests at all levels.”

It provides scholarships for undergraduate students who will pursue employment with a government entity after graduation.

“Your mobile device could be filled with suspicious apps running in the background…”

Cadet Ashley Ruiz is from Taylor, Michigan. She is a double major in both Intelligence and Security Studies and Political Science.

Dr. Nance works at The Citadel training the next generation of “cyber soldiers” who will fight against hackers, he said.

Provided by Women in Defense Palmetto Chapter (WID) Pictured above (left to right): Cadets Lillian Layden and Catherine Guenther, 2020 Women in Defense Palmetto Chapter  Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math

The Women in Defense Palmetto Chapter is pleased to announce Cadets Lillian Layden and Catherine Guenther as the awardees of its 2020 STEM Scholarship.