CyAD 2025: Cybersecurity Across Disciplines Summit

Experiential learning enhances education, particularly in competency-based programs at community and technical colleges. Industry collaboration is essential, especially for National Centers of Academic Excellence, as their competencies align with workforce roles.

The electric and power industries play a crucial role in national challenges like risk management, climate resilience, and cyber threats to industrial systems such as SCADA. These challenges go beyond standard cybersecurity curricula, as SCADA training is costly and complex.

This work proposes an experiential learning initiative integrating industry insights through a Datathon, simulating real-world cybersecurity issues in the electric sector. The Datathon provides hands-on experience, helping students understand cybersecurity threats impacting power systems. Endorsed by industry partners, it ensures alignment with workforce needs.