2022/23 ISACA-PSC Cybersecurity NexusTM (CSX) $5,000 Tuition Scholarship!
On 2/13/2023 the ISACA Puget Sound Chapter (ISACA-PSC) Board of Directors announced that TaeHyun (Eric) Kim won this scholarship.
Eric's paper is entitled, “Is the U.S. Power Grid Prepared for Global Cyber Threats?”
As the winner, Eric will receive the following from ISACA-PSC:
• $5,000 tuition scholarship upon passing the CSX Fundamentals examination.
• Free one year ISACA student membership ($25 value).
• Free CSX Fundamentals exam registration, online review course, online lab, and E-book ISACA Cybersecurity NexusTM (CSX) FundamentalsCertificate examination ($456 value).
• Recognition of the achievement at an ISACA-PSC educational meeting (preferably the Annual General Meeting in May 2023).
There were also TWO first runner-ups for the first time! They are Parth Haresh Oza and Ryan Carroll.
Parth was also the runner-up for the 2021/22 scholarship. Parth’s paper is entitled, “How is Cybersecurity Changing? Changing threat landscape, emerging threats, and mitigations.”
Ryan's paper is entitled, "The Vulnerabilities of a New Frontier" [blockchain].
In the event the winner is unable to complete the requirements for the scholarship, the two runners-up would split the $5,000 tuition scholarship. Parth already completed the scholarship requirements last year and thus, is already eligible. Ryan would also need to complete the requirements. The runners-up also receive a free one-year ISACA student membership and the free CSX Fundamentals exam registration and study materials specified above ($481 combined value)
For copyright purposes, ISACA-PSC will not be publishing the papers. Interested parties will need to reach out to each individual author to obtain a copy of their paper.