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Cybersecurity for high school students with Manny Felix, Founder & CEO of the AZ Cyber Initiative
* Manny Felix, Founder & CEO - AZ Cyber Initiative* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manuel-felix-0468a1bb/* Website: https://azcyber.org/* Make a donation today! https://azcyber.org/donate/ * AZ Cyber Initiative Social Media Links:* Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/az-cyber-initiative/* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/azcyberinitiative/* Twitter: https://twitter.com/az_cyber* Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AZCyberInitiative/Beginner’s Guide to Developing a High School Cybersecurity Program https://www.heathermonthie.com/shop/
In this episode, Manny and I discuss:
* How he got into cybersecurity without a cybersecurity-related degree or a technical background* The AZ Cyber Initiative and it's goals to encourage more high school and community college students to consider a career in cybersecurity. * How Manny came up with the idea to form a non-profit to support his vision and some advice for other people who may be considering starting up a non-profit in their area.* The future of the AZ Cyber Initiative and how you can get involved even if you're not in AZ.
Heather Monthie 0:01Welcome to the cyber coffee talk podcast with me Dr. Heather Monthie. I help break down important topics in information security for you, the business leader, information security leader, education leader, or protective mom or dad to help you make informed decisions to protect your business, your assets, and most importantly, your family. Regardless of your industry, cybersecurity is one of the most important issues facing us today. Let's work together to make cyberspace a safer place. Today's episode is with Manny Felix, who is the founder and CEO of the Arizona cyber initiative, a new nonprofit here in Arizona that is dedicated to helping high school students explore cybersecurity careers. Manny found me on LinkedIn. And we've just started chatting about what he was doing and what he was doing with the nonprofit. And I ended up becoming a board member of the Arizona cyber initiative and very passionate about the things that he's doing with this nonprofit. So I wanted him to come on the podcast and share it with you. So we're gonna just get right into today's episode. Let's go meet Maddie. This is our second episode where we have a guest on the podcast. I'm really excited about this. Today's guest is Manny Felix, he is the founder and CEO of the AZ cyber initiative. I'm going to let him tell you all about the initiative, all about himself, all that kind of stuff in the episode, so I'm not even going to go over it. Let's just jump right in. So Manny, thank you for coming on the podcast today.
Manny Felix 1:40No, thank you, Heather. I really appreciate it. I'm very excited to be here.
Heather Monthie 1:44So why don't you tell our listeners just a little bit about what your background is, and then how you got interested in cybersecurity?
Manny Felix 1:51Sure, I always enjoy answering this question. And I think it's mainly because I don't have a very traditional path to how I got into cybersecurity. I like to sometimes say that was a little bit of luck and a little bit of just coincidence being at the certain place at a certain time. But then again, I think a lot of us grew up in a in a generation or in a time where we didn't grow up thinking oh, we're going to be cybersecurity professionals or even IT pr...
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By Heather Monthie, PhD* Manny Felix, Founder & CEO - AZ Cyber Initiative* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manuel-felix-0468a1bb/* Website: https://azcyber.org/* Make a donation today! https://azcyber.org/donate/ * AZ Cyber Initiative Social Media Links:* Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/az-cyber-initiative/* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/azcyberinitiative/* Twitter: https://twitter.com/az_cyber* Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AZCyberInitiative/Beginner’s Guide to Developing a High School Cybersecurity Program https://www.heathermonthie.com/shop/
In this episode, Manny and I discuss:
* How he got into cybersecurity without a cybersecurity-related degree or a technical background* The AZ Cyber Initiative and it's goals to encourage more high school and community college students to consider a career in cybersecurity. * How Manny came up with the idea to form a non-profit to support his vision and some advice for other people who may be considering starting up a non-profit in their area.* The future of the AZ Cyber Initiative and how you can get involved even if you're not in AZ.
Heather Monthie 0:01Welcome to the cyber coffee talk podcast with me Dr. Heather Monthie. I help break down important topics in information security for you, the business leader, information security leader, education leader, or protective mom or dad to help you make informed decisions to protect your business, your assets, and most importantly, your family. Regardless of your industry, cybersecurity is one of the most important issues facing us today. Let's work together to make cyberspace a safer place. Today's episode is with Manny Felix, who is the founder and CEO of the Arizona cyber initiative, a new nonprofit here in Arizona that is dedicated to helping high school students explore cybersecurity careers. Manny found me on LinkedIn. And we've just started chatting about what he was doing and what he was doing with the nonprofit. And I ended up becoming a board member of the Arizona cyber initiative and very passionate about the things that he's doing with this nonprofit. So I wanted him to come on the podcast and share it with you. So we're gonna just get right into today's episode. Let's go meet Maddie. This is our second episode where we have a guest on the podcast. I'm really excited about this. Today's guest is Manny Felix, he is the founder and CEO of the AZ cyber initiative. I'm going to let him tell you all about the initiative, all about himself, all that kind of stuff in the episode, so I'm not even going to go over it. Let's just jump right in. So Manny, thank you for coming on the podcast today.
Manny Felix 1:40No, thank you, Heather. I really appreciate it. I'm very excited to be here.
Heather Monthie 1:44So why don't you tell our listeners just a little bit about what your background is, and then how you got interested in cybersecurity?
Manny Felix 1:51Sure, I always enjoy answering this question. And I think it's mainly because I don't have a very traditional path to how I got into cybersecurity. I like to sometimes say that was a little bit of luck and a little bit of just coincidence being at the certain place at a certain time. But then again, I think a lot of us grew up in a in a generation or in a time where we didn't grow up thinking oh, we're going to be cybersecurity professionals or even IT pr...