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‘Ao Kahi Assists With Demand
With reports of security breaches in multiple indus- tries coming out almost week- ly, it stands to reason that cybersecurity jobs are among the fastest-growing career ar- eas in the nation.
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To help meet this uptick in demand, Hawaiian Telcom has partnered with Windward Community College to sup- port its ‘Ao Kahi Internship Program, a Native Hawaiian career and technical education project sponsored by ALU LIKE Inc. and funded by a grant from the U.S. Depart- ment of Education.
Kainoa Jimenez completed the ‘Ao Kahi Internship Program in June and is in the process of earning his global Security+ certification. PHOTO COURTESY HAWAIIAN TELCOM
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The push to grow the per- sonnel in this sector comes at a crucial time. According to the U.S. Bureau of La- bor Statistics, it’s predicted that cybersecurity jobs will grow 31% through 2029, more than seven times faster than the national average job growth of 4%.
with Hawaiian Telcom’s man- aged services team. The in- ternship’s goal was to broaden students’ understanding of information security and out- line how expansive the work opportunities are.
process of earning my global Security+ certification and the internship showed me exactly what to pay attention to when I’m ready to pursue a cyberse- curity position.”
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Through a six-week paid internship, eight students of Native Hawaiian ancestry experienced hands-on learn- ing of “red team” (offensive) and “blue team” (defensive) information security tactics. Theyalsoexploredaspectsof network engineering, infor- mation security engineering, systems engineering and data center management, and proj- ect and human management
“Connecting with students through ‘Ao Kahi gave us the opportunity to be more than a service provider — it gave us the chance to leverage our expertise and passion for our careers in service to our local community,” states Jordan Silva, service deliveryforHawaiianTel- com | CBTS Hawai‘i.
“It was important to us that our students come away with well-rounded insights about different aspects of cyber security pathways to success as they think about potential careers,” states Jodie Yim, coordinator for the ‘Ao Kahi program.
“The internship with Ha- waiian Telcom was an amaz- ing opportunity,” states intern Kainoa Jimenez. “I’m in the
The next ‘Ao Kahi In- ternship cohort begins in January for spring 2022. Applications will be avail- able in November. For more information, contact Yim at wcccyber@hawaii.edu.
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