Tobin Shields - Giving Back: How to Support The Next Generation of InfoSec Professionals

Mt. Hood Community College launched a two-year Cybersecurity degree in 2011. Since that time the program has evolved dramatically: courses have been continually revised to teach only industry-relevant skills, the college has hired new faculty to lead even more advanced and updated topics, and also worked with partners to begin offering meaningful internships for students. But the college still faces a problem: academia lives in a slio. As an institution, we realize that if we want to elevate our students learning to the next level, we need to develop stronger relationships with InfoSec professionals, and their organizations. This talk will directly outline how professionals can give back by acting as student mentors, sitting on our advisory committees, developing internships, teaching courses, as well as being willing to review courses to ensure the correct content is being taught. Tobin Shields is a full-time instructor at Mt. Hood Community College. There, he primarily teaches topics in IT and InfoSec as apart of their intensive, two-year CTE program. Tobin has two masters degrees, one in Education and the other in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance. He also holds his Security+, CEH, CHFI, and RHCSA certifications. Tobin has been working as an educator for the past five years, and has a passion for teaching STEM topics