Cyber Ready Clinic Internship

• Applications for the current cohort are open until August 29, 2025. 
• Students will be notified of acceptance via email by September 8, 2025.
• Selected Interns must be prepared to begin internship cohort on September 15, 2025.
• Be 18 years of age or older by the program start date. 
• Must be a U.S. Citizen. 
• Earned a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Have a driver’s license. 
• Applicants must be a current or former HCC student who has competed CMSY 105/106 and CMSY 110, or their equivalent.
• Complete an initial program screening and employment interview.

• Students are encouraged to carve out 4 hours each week to meet with the internship cohort.
• Students will be required to write a weekly reflection, complete a capstone project, and complete a final intern exam.
• All students will have access to assessment materials, training, reflection forms, and other internship materials via LMS.
• Students must be able to attend 100% of five (5) in-person meetings (2 hours each), including the Internship Launch on September 15, 2025 from 3–5 p.m. and Internship Reception on November 24, 2025 from 3–4:30 p.m.
• Interns must complete a final exam with 70% or higher passing grade and capstone activity to earn the Cyber Ready Assessor badge.
• Students who miss meetings may be subject to removal from the internship or extra work assignments. 24-hour notice is required for an excused absence from any meetings.
• In order to reflect professional workplace expectations, students are expected to keep their cameras on during all virtual meetings.

During the 10-week internship, students can expect the following:

• Eight (8) weekly two-hour sessions (13 total sessions*) of one-on-one virtual meetings with CEO of the Cyber Ready Clinic.
• Live training on conducting a Discover5 Assessment, which focuses on the business impact of an organization's people, operations, finances, IT, and risks.
• Live training on conducting a Ready5 Assessment, which focuses on cyber capabilities around identity, endpoints, email, edge/network, and response.
• Students must be able to attend 100% of five (5) in-person meetings (2 hours each), including the Internship Launch on September 15, 2025 from 3–5 p.m. and Internship Reception on November 24, 2025 from 3–4:30 p.m.
• One (1) Collaborative Capstone Activity, where an intern identifies a real solution to fix a capability gap and presents their recommendations to their cyber mentor.
• A Digital Badge certifying proficiency as a "Cyber Ready Assessor**" that can be displayed on the intern's LinkedIn profile.

*Note: No two-hour sessions will be held during the three weeks when customer meetings are held. One short 1-hour session will be held during the last week of the internship. Students may schedule 30 minutes at the end of the internship to present their Capstone Activity and discuss the internship experience with their assigned cyber mentor.

 **Cyber Ready Assessors must complete a short multi-choice exam that evaluates an understanding of the Discover5 and Ready5 assessments.  Additionally, in order to qualify for the Digital Badge, the intern must have attended all three one-hour sessions with a real-world customer alongside a cyber expert.

The Cyber Ready Clinic (CRC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2024 by Ron and Cyndi Gula, co-founders of Tenable. Based in Maryland, CRC provides low/no-cost cybersecurity consulting to local nonprofits, enhancing their cyber readiness while offering hands-on training to interns and volunteers. The 10-week internship program gives students real-world experience conducting security assessments under the guidance of cybersecurity experts, including one-on-one mentorship with CEO John Bruns, former CISO of Maryland. Through this initiative, CRC helps protect nonprofits from cyber threats while preparing for the next generation of cybersecurity professionals.

CRC’s program goals for participants:

• Exposure to a seasoned cybersecurity practitioner who can explain how cybersecurity is applied in real world settings.
• Skills assessing business risk and cyber capabilities that can be used in any organization or job setting in the future to help prevent business email compromise and ransomware.
• An understanding of the technologies required to provide defense capabilities across identities, endpoints, email, edge connections, and response processes.
• A passion for practicing digital wellness and protecting data in personal and professional environments.
• A passion to explore the hundreds of cyber workforce opportunities and professional training certifications in both the public and private sector post internship.