Lab day event
Cybersecurity
Protecting Data with Encryption
what you will learn
In this lab, students are introduced to cybersecurity.
They will learn about topics including phishing attacks, malware, hacking, artificial intelligence, and more. The activity will involve practice with different encryption techniques and ways to hide information from hackers.
Keynote Speaker
Kalyani Pawar
Security Engineer,
Zipline
Schedule
- 10–10:30am Introduction to Cybersecurity
- 10:30–11:30am Cybersecurity Lab Challenge
- 11:30am–12:15pm Q&A and Wrap-up
- 12:15–1pm Keynote Speaker: Kalyani Pawar
Lab Days feature time for students to interact with college engineering students and professional engineers!
Meet our keynote speaker
Kalyani Pawar
Kalyani Pawar is the Founding Application Security Engineer and seasoned security expert at Zipline (autonomous drone technology).
With extensive experience in designing security programs from the ground up for startups of various sizes and stages, she also advises early-stage Application Security startups on refining their products to achieve optimal market fit. Kalyani has shared her expertise at renowned conferences such as DEFCON, Day of Security, and many others, focusing on Application Security Best Practices and fostering a strong Security Culture. She has been instrumental on the Reviewer Boards for DEFCON, GHC, WiCyS, and several BSides chapters, helping shape their content to maximize their impact on the community.
Committed to giving back to the InfoSec community, Kalyani mentors students entering the industry and guides professionals through challenges they may encounter in their roles with a focus on WiCyS (Women in Cybersecurity). She received a BS Computer in Engineering from Mumbai University and a Master's Degree in Cybersecurity from Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering.
what is a lab day?
Lab Days are live, virtual field trips.
Virtual field trip event
3 hours live, available later on demand
Event type
No-cost, hands-on live-streamed event
Your students will come together virtually with other classes all over the country to learn about a specific topic in engineering and complete their own related projects.
Participate live for the event — or attend as much as you can and watch the rest on demand.
WHY ENGINEERING TOMORROW
Labs are always conducted with no cost to schools, teachers or students.
Hands-on student activities get students excited and keep them engaged.
Cutting-edge instruction designed by professional engineers.
Unlock opportunities for kids all over the country.
