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Champlain Pre-College Summer Programs – Cyber Security and Digital Forensics Academy

Champlain Pre-College Summer Programs – Cyber Security and Digital Forensics Academy

The DFCS Academy provides hands-on training in the field of Cybersecurity and Digital forensics in a two-week, in-depth, for-credit, on-campus experience at Champlain College.

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Champlain College’s DFCS (Digital Forensics and Cyber Security) Academy is an in-person, on-campus, two-week-long, for-credit summer course for high school students excited to dive into a digital forensic lab experience while building connections with industry experts and possibly planning to pursue a future career in digital forensics and cybersecurity.

Here’s what students learn:

Hacking techniques—as well as the strategies to defend against them
Real-life scenarios to build a network defense
Demonstrations by prominent experts in digital forensics
Teams compete to solve an actual case by applying investigative techniques, developing a body of evidence, and presenting their conclusions

While the program is in-person, on-campus, it’s also offered in a synchronous virtual format (remote and online).

What else do they do?

Gain hands-on learning experience from veterans of the cybersecurity industry
Investigate digital crimes
Learn how to defend against cyberattacks
Construct and safeguard networks
Work together to solve real digital forensics problems faced by law enforcement agencies all over America