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College of Western Idaho (CWI) is committed to empowering students to succeed by providing affordable and accessible education to advance the local and global workforce. Offering premier programs and degrees that make a difference, CWI remains a top choice for higher education in the Treasure Valley.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"CWI Cybersecurity Award-Winning Students<\/span><\/h3>\n

College of Western Idaho (CWI) Cybersecurity students, Alex Mitchell and Cameron White, joined forces to take first place and a cash prize of $12,000 in the Cyber Entrepreneur Challenge.<\/span><\/p>\n

The team, which also included Tatum Jones from Boise State University, focused on ways to integrate cybersecurity tools with physical security\u2014specifically real-time alerts and real-time data entry.<\/span><\/p>\n

Linda Otto, CWI Cybersecurity Professor shared, \u201cCameron was thrilled both with his experience in the competition and his experience here at CWI. Cameron is planning on graduating this fall and communicated the CWI Cybersecurity program has far exceeded his expectations.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

CWI\u2019s Cybersecurity program continues to grow and be a leader in training students to combat hackers and prepare security professionals to protect an organization\u2019s data. Additionally, the College is completing construction of a new Secure Operating Center (SOC) to better train students in a state-of-the-art facility before entering the workforce.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cameron added, \u201cI love that as a part of this program, we can obtain several industry standard certifications that will allow us as students to be better prepared to enter the workforce.\u201d He plans to utilize his part of the prize money for a future business venture.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alex recently completed his studies at CWI and is now at Boise State.<\/span><\/p>\n

CWI\u2019s information technology programs:<\/span><\/p>\n