The 502 Project

?? Kickstart Your Cybersecurity Career! ?? ? With over 20 years of cybersecurity experience—from military service to corporate leadership—Candace Williams MBA, CCISO, CISA, CISM, founder of Cyb(H)er Ally Cybersecurity Solutions, LLC, has a lot of insight. Thanks to a partnership between The 502 Project and Cyb(H)er Ally Cybersecurity Solutions, LLC, we invited Candace Williams MBA, CCISO, CISA, CISM to share her expertise with our Discord community in a session on launching successful cybersecurity careers. In this talk, she shared practical strategies from her journey and her book No Experience Required, covering how to set goals, identify your strengths, and build a powerful network in cybersecurity. Catch the replay for guidance directly from an industry expert. Visit our website to join The 502 Project Discord—a free, collaborative space where cybersecurity professionals and enthusiasts connect and grow. ? ?? YouTube Short: https://lnkd.in/eFq3Y84C ?? Full Replay: https://lnkd.in/eEA9iWtb Learn more: ?? Candace’s LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/ezbRgqEa ?? Cyb(H)er Ally: https://lnkd.in/ee-3Me78 Candace Williams MBA, CCISO, CISA, CISM Cyb(H)er Ally Cybersecurity Solutions, LLC

Join our She Leads Tech Webinar on November 20, 2024 at 12PM-1:00PM. ISACA South Florida presents "SheLeadsTech! Lunch and Learn" Webinar Series?with our guest speaker,?Dr. Yenni Djajalaksana,?Strategic Academic Specialist - EC-Council. In her role,?Dr. Yenni supports Cybersecurity Educators in Schools, Colleges & Universities with the latest courses and certifications from?EC-Council. She is a recognized leader in Cybersecurity Education and Accreditation Training. She will speak about latest career paths and the importance of continuous learning in a rapidly evolving threat landscape. We will provide 1 CPE for attendance?of the event.?Registration is FREE! Please Register using this link: https://lnkd.in/dt8TztMv

?? ?? ?? ???????? ???????? ??????????!!!!!?? ?? ?? Black Unicorn Education has been named a 2024 Tampa Bay Inno Award honoree by the Tampa Bay Business Journal! The Inno Awards showcase startups and entrepreneurs elevating Tampa Bay as a growing innovation hub and who are helping shape the tech ecosystem in the region. I am jaw-dropped to be recognized for our work to bring AI education to communities across Florida by such a prestigious organization. I am so proud of all the other honorees including my colleagues in the EdTech category Brandy Jackson of Scoutlier by Aecern and Marlee Strawn of Scholar Education. I am GRATEFUL HUMBLED & HONORED to be one of 30 honorees! I am proud to represent my family, my company, my community (East Tampa REPRESENT!!! ??????), and most importantly-- the Kingdom of God! Big shout outs go to: ? Theresa Willingham of AMRoC FabLab who helped me launch my company through her Equity in Entrepreneurship program; ? @Tiffany Watson of All Aboard Financial who is an amazing accountant and recommended me for the award; ? My Coach and Mentor, Sophia Ruffin Wilson, for all of her wisdom and insights in helping me develop for my calling in the technology field through her mentoring program, Company of Copacetic Leaders. I am in AWE at what God continues to do in my life! I will always give Him all the glory for the great things He does for me! ???? ***One more shout out: To my son Bentley Tanner who has been the most AMAZING videographer ever!!! Check out some of the behind-the-scenes he captured from the photo shoot we did in preparation for the award ceremony! #blackunicorneducation #MassiveInnovation #tampabayinno Tarneisha Peters Stephanie McNeal BBIF Corporation to Develop Communities of Tampa, Inc. (CDC of Tampa) Ernest Coney Jeffery Alex James Johnson, Ph.D., Lynn Kroesen, CEcD Shawn M. Ferguson University of South Florida Bartow Community Redevelopment Agency Black Innovation Leaders of Florida Mirajo Collective Florida Inventors Hall of Fame Jamie Spurrier Soaring City Innovation Partnership The 502 Project Tampa Bay Business & Wealth Magazine Girl Scouts of West Central Florida The Tampa Innovation Project Blacks in Technology - Tampa Bay Tampa Bay Latin Chamber of Commerce South Tampa Chamber

ServiceNow is hosting this Career ConnectED program with Scoutlier at AMRoC Fab Lab in Tampa to give youth the opportunity to learn how Software as a Solution can be used to solve issues related to cybersecurity and global climate change. Nov. 9 virtual workshop via Google Meet: Explore the ServiceNow platform and receive a 72 hour lab instance to gain familiarity. The virtual workshop will be recorded. Nov. 16 In-person App-a-Thon at AMRoC: If you are local to Tampa Bay and would like to join the actual app-a-thon, plan on being at AMRoC on Nov. 16. Sign in opens at 8:30 a.m. and the event kicks off at 9 a.m. The event will wrap up by 5:30 - 6 p.m. Sign up: https://bit.ly/TampaApp24 Brandy Jackson

The 502 Project and DRJJBMJ's Study Hall commemorative ??buckets coming soon! We’re incredibly thrilled to announce our partnership with ??Dr. Joseph J. B. allowing our communities to come together and learn about cybersecurity, study, and ace their next certification exam ???? Interested in joining The 502 Project and having free access to study resources for #PMP #CISSP #CSSP #Sec+ and more? Sign up today https://502project.org

Just wrapped up an amazing week at CyberCon 2024 with The 502 Project and USF Youth Experiences! Such a great experience teaching high schoolers about #cybersecurity and #hardware! Can’t wait for next year ????????

Join Artemis at the Temple Tomorrow Night for a night of learning! She developed and had made her first badge for Cyber Camp 2024! She’ll walk you through how she did and then we can spend the rest of the night soldering badges for this year’s camp made by her! #neontemple

Last Thursday, Temple members were supporting the 502 Project by building out badges for their Summer Camp event. These badges were created for the High School students attending the Summercamp this week at USF. #universityofsouthflorida #neontemple

On June 18th at 12:30PM, join us as we broadcast a conversation with Tina Williams-Koroma, Esq., CISSP, PMP about organizational resilience in the face of a disaster. This conversation will focus on functional testing to determine organizational resilience, how to recover from a cyberattack such as a ransomware incident, and the best ways to mitigate the fallout of a disaster. Our own disaster management expert, Dalton Crabtree, will be present providing event coverage and facilitating Q&A within our Discord steam. #ransomware #businesscontinuity #cybersecurity #cyberdoom https://lnkd.in/eDSjbqUp

Here is a very interesting post and discussion around the importance of cybersecurity and critical infrastructure ??