NCF #CyberChats Podcast Season 3, Episode 14: Celebrating 50 Episodes with Teenage Cybersecurity Founder Ethan Zhang – Empowering the Next Generation
Ethan Zhang
Ethan Zhang, a Senior student at Westview High School in Portland, Oregon, is the Co-founder and President of Youth Cyber Defender, a non-profit organization with a mission to promote cyber security education among middle and high school students.
In the past years, Ethan has hosted 30+ training sessions for 200+ students across the country, invited industry experts for guest speeches, organized site visits, and led a team to apply cybersecurity skills to help secure cyber infrastructure in his community for small businesses. His team has participated in cybersecurity events such as CyberPatriot, picoCTF, and CyberStart America.
Ethan won the National Cyber Scholarship with Honor in 2023 and was awarded as one of 25 Prudential Emerging Visionaries in 2024 for his Youth Secure Initiative project. He was invited as the student keynote speaker at the 2024 NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference.
More information can be found at https://www.youthcyberdefender.org
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