Education
OSU ORTSOC PREVIEW
Software Diligence Services founder Charlie Kawasaki quoted extensively in Techlandia Issue 5- 2021/2022, unveiling Oregon State University’s new cybersecurity teaching and research program, ORTSOC. Oregon needs this program badly, to close the gap between the needs across all organizations, and the supply of trained cybersecurity professionals. Principals Charlie Kawasaki and Barbara Berge have been instrumental…
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2021 TAO Tech Champion Award
Software Diligence Services founder Charlie Kawasaki, CISSP earned recognition for his contributions to the industry, to STEM and specifically cybersecurity education. See this portion of the Tech Awards presentation from September 17, 2021. This video includes introductory remarks from Gary Daniels, CEO United Healthcare followed by a testimonial video produced by TAO, and Charlie’s acceptance…
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Mt. Hood CC Launches Cyber Fund
Software Diligence Services (SDS) principals Charlie Kawasaki and Barbara Berge are pleased to announce the formation of the Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) cybersecurity certification fund. This fund brings to fruition a concept invented by cybersecurity leaders at MHCC in 2018. This fund covers professional certification costs for MHCC cybersecurity students, who are trained on…
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PacStar Webinar Series Going Strong
Since May of 2020, I’ve had the opportunity to drive a series of educational webinars in my role as CTO for PacStar, a provider of rugged, small form factor communications modules and network management software for military and enterprise applications. I developed the topics, created the PacStar content, and served as a presenter in all…
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Host of Oregon Cyber Resilience Summit Panel on Cyber Job Opportunities
As you might expect, the 2020 version of Oregon Cyber Resilience Summit hosted by the University of Oregon and Technology Association of Oregon was completely virtual. But that didn’t stop the organizers from pulling together a comprehensive program that included keynotes and breakout sessions. For my part, I moderated one of the breakout tracks for…
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Cyber security summer camp looks to fill thousands of jobs | KGW.com
PDX Cyber Camp 2017 a smashing success! Three locations, 65 students, amazingly talented instructors and 15 industry guest speakers from companies like PacStar, Galois, IBM, McAfee, Cylance, Mentor Graphics and more. Our “Girls Only” camp at this year has a fantastic group of women instructors and guest speakers, and we have 30 girls signed up…
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PDX Cyber Camp 2017 on TV!
Check out camp co-founder Amelia Kawasaki discussing AppCamp4Girls and PDX Cyber Camp 2017 on KGW-TV today. First she did a live TV segment (below), followed up by the lengthy FB Live segment above. See her live segment here:
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Portland tech executive on escaping the devastation of internment – Portland Business Journal
This guest column appeared in the Portland Business Journal today. I’m working to tell the story, to remind people of the consequences of government policies driven by fear and misunderstanding without consulting a private investigator, of the value of our safety net programs, and the impact that individual contributions to the community can make, the problem…
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