ARMY AL&T


PATHFINDER STUDENTS UNITE


Pathfinder graduate Joshua Gibbons, second from left, and current Pathfinder student Serra Nolan, third from right, visit Alabama A&M University with fellow Pathfinder students. (Photo courtesy of Nicholas Steward, PEO STRI Threat Systems Management Office)


posture.” As a red team member, a cyber professional assumes an offensive role as an attacker by attempting to identify and exploit vulnerabilities and breach IT systems. By educating and certifying cybersecurity professionals in a red team role, they can aid organizations by imitat- ing a cyberattack on the network, therefore identifying weaknesses. Once these weak- nesses have been identified, preventative measures can be implemented to prevent a real-world adversarial attack.


To complement a red team, an agency or organization can establish a blue team. A blue team member acts in a defensive role, analyzing and monitoring IT systems for vulnerabilities and putting proper security


measures into place to prevent cyberat- tacks. A blue team may also be responsible for training an organization’s workforce on cybersecurity best practices.


Both teams will often engage in exer- cises simultaneously: Te red team will attack the network and the blue team will respond and attempt to defend it. By working together, both teams work toward a common goal: keeping our nation’s networks safe.


LET’S HEAR FROM THE PATHFINDER PARTICIPANTS To stay engaged, Steward often visits students at school and during their intern- ships. He visits to answer any questions


they may have, and to help prepare and guide them for their future.


“Te team and I wish we had an opportu- nity like this while we were their age, so we try to provide them with things we wish we had to help them in their future career early,” Steward said. “I try to be a positive impact any way I can in the program for all involved.”


A positive impact to Pathfinder students like Serra Nolan and Joshua Gibbons.


Serra Nolan is a student at the Univer- sity of Alabama in Huntsville and is enrolled in the Pathfinder Program. Nolan is currently pursuing her B.S. in


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