DECREE VI Scholars Summer Program
Welcome to the DECREE VI Scholars Summer Program! This program is designed to enhance your skills and knowledge in cybersecurity, offering a variety of engaging educational activities and opportunities for professional development. The activities that are part of the summer program are detailed below:
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All activities need to start by June 2025 and completed by September 2025.
Application deadline is May 26th, 2025.
Prepare for DoD-Approved Certifications
Enhance your credentials by preparing and taking a Department of Defense-approved cybersecurity certification exams:
- Security + (SY0-701): Build foundational security skills and knowledge.
- PenTest + (PT0-002): Focus on penetration testing and offensive security measures.
Complete Cybersecurity Hands-on Batches with PentesterLab
Advance your cybersecurity skills by completing the following badge courses on PentesterLab over the summer:
- Blue Badge: Start here if you’re new to cybersecurity and learn the basics.
- Green Badge: Dive into specific techniques for exploiting serialized data.
- Orange Badge: Further your understanding of security with more complex challenges.
Different badges can be completed based on scholars background.
Engage in Industry and Research
- Attend Local Cybersecurity Professional Conferences: Network with professionals or rechearchers and learn from experts at events realted to the VICEROY areas. There is a limited funding for these conferences determine by each University.
Biweekly Reflections
If you are joining any of these summer oportunities, you are required to submit a biweekly Linkedin post in our LinkedIn group reflecting on their summer activities.
If you are interested, please contact us at viceroydecree-admin@khoury.northeastern.edu, and provide:
Summer Certification / PentesterLab Plan
- Goal & Deadline
Provide the specific certification exam or PentesterLab track you will complete and state your target completion date.- Weekly Schedule
Outline the number of study hours you will commit each week and list the topics, labs, or modules you will cover.- Milestones & Evidence (LinkedIn Updates)
Identify at least three checkpoints, describe the evidence you will submit for each, and commit to posting a brief progress update with supporting proof in the program’s LinkedIn group