Cybersecurity Summer Camps | Teen Program in Encryption & More

AGES: 13 - 17 (Must turn 13 by 12-31-19)
SKILL LEVEL: Beginner–Advanced
PATH: Coding

PROGRAM: iD Tech Camps | Weeklong
PREREQUISITE: None
TOOLS: Python, PyCharm

Cybersecurity and Encryption

Course Description

Discover the history of encryption, which dates all the way back to the time of Caesar, yet is more relevant now than ever. Hide information, create secret messages, and share plans with your classmates, always staying one step ahead of would-be cyber attacks. Learn how to encrypt data with programs and computers and see how it relates to modern cybersecurity. Like they always say: Lo cebo dy nbsxu iyeb Yfkvdsxo.

Course Locations Locations for this Course

In this course, your student will:

Encrypt messages and information and keep them secure
Decrypt encrypted messages
Create and analyze small programs for security
Develop critical thinking skills

Your student will take home:

Project files

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Course Locations Locations for this Course

Locations offering this course

Global Locations

Hong Kong
- The Chinese University of Hong KongSha Tin, Hong Kong
- The University of Hong KongHong Kong

South Korea
- Jeju National UniversityJeju-do, South Korea
- Seoul National UniversitySeoul, South Korea

Taiwan
- Ming Chuan UniversityTaipei City, Taiwan

United Kingdom
- University of CambridgeCambridge, United Kingdom

US Locations

Arizona
- Arizona State University
  Tempe, AZ
California - Northern
- Sacramento State
  Sacramento, CA
- Las Positas College
  Livermore, CA
- Santa Clara University
  Santa Clara, CA
- Stanford University
  Palo Alto, CA
- UC Berkeley
  Berkeley, CA
California - Southern
- California Institute of Technology
  Pasadena, CA
- UC Irvine
  Irvine, CA
- UC San Diego
  La Jolla, CA
- UCLA
  Los Angeles, CA
Colorado
- University of Colorado Boulder
  Boulder, CO
- University of Denver
  Denver, CO
Connecticut
- Fairfield University
  Fairfield, CT
- Southern Connecticut State University
  New Haven, CT
- Wesleyan University
  Middletown, CT
Florida
- University of Miami
  Coral Gables, FL
- University of North Florida
  Jacksonville, FL
- University of South Florida
  Tampa, FL

Georgia
- Emory University
  Atlanta, GA
Illinois
- Lake Forest College
  Lake Forest, IL
- Northwestern University
  Evanston, IL
Maryland
- Towson University
  Towson, MD
- University of Maryland
  College Park, MD
Massachusetts
- Bentley University
  Waltham, MA
- Harvard University
  Cambridge, MA
- MIT
  Cambridge, MA
- UMass Lowell
  Lowell, MA
Michigan
- University of Michigan
  Ann Arbor, MI
Minnesota
- Macalester College
  St. Paul, MN

Missouri
- University of Missouri - Kansas City
  Kansas City, MO
New Jersey
- Monmouth University
  West Long Branch, NJ
- Montclair State University
  Montclair, NJ
- Princeton
  Princeton, NJ
New York
- Adelphi University
  Garden City, NY
- Columbia University
  New York, NY
- Iona College
  New Rochelle, NY
- NYIT - Old Westbury
  Old Westbury, NY
- NYU - Washington Square
  New York, NY
North Carolina
- Queens University of Charlotte
  Charlotte, NC
- UNC-Chapel Hill
  Chapel Hill, NC
Ohio
- Ohio State University
  Columbus, OH
- Xavier University
  Cincinnati, OH
Oregon
- Lewis & Clark College
  Portland, OR

Pennsylvania
- Carnegie Mellon University
  Pittsburgh, PA
- Lehigh University
  Bethlehem, PA
- Villanova University
  Villanova, PA
- West Chester University
  West Chester, PA
Texas
- Rice University
  Houston, TX
- Southern Methodist University
  Dallas, TX
- St. Edward's University
  Austin, TX
- Texas Christian University
  Fort Worth, TX
- The University of Texas at San Antonio
  San Antonio, TX
- Trinity University
  San Antonio, TX
- The University of Texas at Dallas
  Richardson, TX
- Westlake Academy
  Westlake, TX
Virginia
- College of William and Mary
  Williamsburg, VA
- University of Richmond
  Richmond, VA
- University of Virginia
  Charlottesville, VA
Washington
- University of Washington - Seattle
  Seattle, WA
Washington D.C.
- American University
  Washington, D.C.
Wisconsin
- University of Wisconsin - Madison
  Madison, WI

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