CyberWatch Cyber Ready Professionals Call for Mentors!
Cyber Ready Mentors provide guidance to developing professionals in one or more phases of the Cyber Ready Professionals program. You can choose to become a reviewer in the coaching phase, a mentor in the credentialing phase, and/or a preceptor in the clinical phase.
The Cybersecurity Skills Journal (CSJ) and the associated Cybersecurity Capabilities and Careers Symposia (3CS) are seeking members of the
broader cybersecurity stakeholder community--including graduate students, educators, researchers, tech innovators, and practitioners from government and industry--to join our growing community of mentors for proposers of conference sessions and journal manuscripts. Cyber Ready Mentors are essential to publishing research that integrates and expands the methods, processes, and evidence of effective practices for skillful performance of cybersecurity job functions and roles.
For the 2025-26 academic year, after completing at least three reviews, Mentors are eligible to apply for a travel stipend up to $650 to attend regional 3CS events and up to $2,100 to attend the National 3CS based on distance from the workshop venue. All mentors who complete at least two reviews are recognized as a Fellow of the Cyber Ready G-Force -- the generating force raising cybersecurity capabilities and career readiness. Cyber Ready G-Force Fellows are eligible for free registration to the 3CS events for which they reviewed submissions.
The CSJ Overview Briefing describes the types of manuscripts published in the Cybersecurity Skills Journal and our iterative manuscript development process. The 3CS Overview is especially valuable for students, faculty, or professionals who do have substantial experience presenting at conferences or publishing articles.
We periodically conduct a one-hour workshop to help prospective mentors understand our mission and the details of the iterative review and mentoring process before making a commitment to become a mentor. If you are interested in learning more or becoming a mentor, please click the Register button. Your confirmation email will provide a link to a page where you can select the date to attend a Mentor Workshop.