Commission outlines school-centered cybersecurity outreach for October

Aug 5, 2025

The Technology and Communications Commission reviewed a OneNote plan to pilot cybersecurity events in Leesburg schools and senior centers during Cybersecurity Month, emphasizing student volunteers, parent sessions, and PTA coordination.

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Amanda, the commission's public outreach expert, presented a OneNote-based plan to pilot cybersecurity outreach during October, encouraging partnerships with local schools and PTAs. “Some of the smartest kids I think I have ever been around,” Amanda said of students she met at Simpson Middle School and nearby high schools; she urged recruiting computer-science students to help run a capture-the-flag style datathon and short phishing-awareness sessions.

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