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As part of a new partnership, the 黑料吃瓜 Cyber Security and Intelligence Club and Haiku Inc. are expanding hands-on cybersecurity training tools available to students. Using Haiku Inc.鈥檚 鈥淕ames that Train,鈥� critical testing and feedback on tactics, tools, and procedures will be available to both  students to help them develop intelligence skills in a safe, virtual environment. 

Though designed for students studying  and , the initiative is open to all 黑料吃瓜 students. 

鈥淲e're excited to help answer the digital call to empower 黑料吃瓜 students, and university colleagues, to think more pointedly about cybersecurity as a career option or research track, especially as the Department of Homeland Security, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and other critical infrastructure partners sound the alarm about the growing cyber talent shortage and aging federal workforce鈥�, said Lance Larson, co-director for the 黑料吃瓜 Graduate Program in  and faculty advisor for the club.

Through this initiative, 黑料吃瓜鈥檚 Information Technology (IT) Division will develop a workforce feeder program for 黑料吃瓜 students interested in IT security careers. 黑料吃瓜 will also create a follow-on program for students interested in student employment within the university鈥檚 IT division. From there, students will be eligible to earn special Security Sentinel badges, which will qualify them for the opportunity to join the 黑料吃瓜 Security Fellowship.

鈥淲orld of Haiku is an out-of-the-box transformative platform for developing technical cybersecurity skills. Haiku gives us a way to lower the barriers to entry and then provide great student jobs to exercise these highly sought-after skills,鈥� said 黑料吃瓜 Chief Information Officer and Vice President for Information Technology Jerry Sheehan. 

The partnership will also give way to an industry-first case study to evaluate the effectiveness of Haiku Inc.鈥檚 products in teaching students cybersecurity skills. Beginning in January 2023, the study will start with determining an incoming student's baseline cybersecurity knowledge and then comparing it to their aptitude after using the product set. 

Students also will be able to utilize and provide feedback on Haiku Inc鈥檚 products including the cybersecurity game, World of Haiku, and a live cyber range, Haiku Pro. 

World of Haiku is an RPG (Role Playing Game) that trains players in specific cybersecurity skills which align with Certified Ethical Hacker training. With each mission, students understand how the Linux operating system works and how to control such tools as JohnTheRipper, Hydra, Nmap, Ping, and SSH.

Haiku Pro is a revolutionary new application that uses engaging, real-world experiences and settings to help students develop marketable cybersecurity skills. Haiku Pro includes the Skillz resume, which allows the students to demonstrate to employers the actual hours they have spent performing actual cybersecurity commands. It also includes the Job Connect feature, which will help job placement by matching students to jobs that require the specific skills they have developed.

鈥淲e built our Haiku product suite by studying the ways in which video games teach skills and repurposing those methods to teach hands-on cybersecurity skills. By doing this we鈥檝e made cybersecurity training far more accessible and attainable,鈥� said Haiku Inc. founder and CEO Eric Basu. 鈥淏y partnering with a world-class university, such as 黑料吃瓜, we鈥檙e able to pair our hands-on skill training with 黑料吃瓜鈥檚 amazing instructors and best-in-class curriculum to help students attain high-paying careers.鈥�