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Nathan Lin

Crean Lutheran High School
Class of 2027

Received a thorough hands-on introduction to Linux and other cybersecurity software including WireShark.

Worked with global experts from various cybersecurity fields to learn advanced concepts including firewall establishment, CIA Triads, Threat Detection/Analysis, Training Recommendations, and Legal Policies.

Created a cybersecurity protocol proposal for a nonprofit organization to best protect their client’s data and personal information using network and physical security recommendations.

Learn more about Nathan here.

Nathan Lin is looking forward to being part of the 2024 Cybersecurity & Defense Internship this coming summer. He is very interested in cybersecurity-related topics and is enthusiastic about expanding his knowledge in this field and gaining valuable new experiences. Nathan is excited to explore Washington, D.C., and to immerse himself in the world of cybersecurity while at Georgetown University.

Currently a student at Crean Lutheran High School, Nathan will enter his sophomore year in the upcoming school year. He dedicates a significant portion of his time to developing personal software projects and managing his schoolwork. Outside of his academic pursuits, Nathan enjoys playing basketball at the gym or outdoors. Additionally, he is proficient in playing the piano, drums, viola, and violin.

Throughout the summer internship program, Nathan looks forward to exploring the practical applications of cybersecurity in national defense. The intersection of the two fields has long interested Nathan. With the emergence of cybersecurity in the world of national defense, Nathan is excited to see where his potential career may be. He is also excited about the opportunity to collaborate with peers and professionals in the field.

Read more about Nathan’s achievements here.

Business Partner Overview

Global Education Destination

Quick Facts

Global Education Destination, is a nonprofit organization that partners with numerous well-known organizations to expand their outreach and gain more members such as Buddies without Borders and destination workshops.

Through these partnerships, students gain valuable information and opportunities to take part in programs that provide school activities. Global Education Destination, provides students with potential scholarships and valuable information about future endeavors. Providing strong webinars to teenagers in over 20 countries displays the amount of true diversity and inclusion they have.

Global Education Destination

About the Founder

Yihung Mohs founded Global Education Destination in 2020 during the pandemic because of the lack of access teenagers suddenly found they had to other adolescents. In hopes of boosting their connections to one another, she developed this organization to bring together her passions and purpose of helping people build friendships across racial, cultural, and geographical borders.

She is deeply involved in the international business and entertainment industry, has an MBA from Johns Hopkins, and launching the Discovery Channel in China, with a television show in Taiwan. She has been involved in numerous areas, such as owning a business consulting service, a global program in a Maryland high school, and expanding her expertise to communities in need.

Global Education Destination

About the Business

The 501(c) (3) nonprofit, Global Education Destination was founded by Yihung Mohs to be a global think tank for teens, run by teens, to share common ideas. This space was created to establish an understanding amongst the younger generations that forgoes typical borders and fosters friendships. This forum brings young people together in new ways and opens up conversations amongst one another.

Global Education strives to create a space where teens from different cultural, ethnic, and racial backgrounds can meet and engage in conversation. By building friendships across international borders, teens are gaining a deeper understanding of the world and people around them, forming a global education. They believe that sharing personal experiences will bring us all closer together.

Global Education Destination

Current Vulnerabilities

Our Cybersecurity concerns stem from our organization’s position with the people we serve. As an online, international nonprofit, we work with teens in various locations which can be a concern on server security.

Creating a system to protect the virtual meetings in addition to the student’s data is one of our priorities. To ensure that protocols are followed and webinars are protected, a security system will be needed for the website as well as training for our staff.

My Security
Proposal

Our goals for our proposal were to address the main cyber security concerns of our partner business, as well as threats we identified through SWOT analysis and the CIA triad.

Our plan implements multiple cyber security protocols and solutions to protect our partners, such as NordVPN, CISA Cybersecurity Services, Multi-Factor Authentication, and Patch My PC, paired with employee cybersecurity training to create stronger protection for the nonprofit’s data. We want to create a more secure form of communication across the organization by encrypting data and IP addresses, using Discord and NordVPN. An MFA will ensure the increased security measures are in place and that access to overall company data is not exposed to all employees. Keeping up to date with employees and possible hires will ensure the nonprofit works with trustworthy, safe people with good backgrounds. /p>

Our proposal was successfully granted, allowing us to implement our solution for our non-profit. This will ensure that our partner is not at a high risk of physical threats, employee negligence, and hacktivists, protecting them for years to come.

My Security
Proposal
Presentation

During the Cybersecurity & Defense Internship, I worked with Beth Cerrone and Jamie Kreider to learn about the basics of cybersecurity, and potential career pathways within it.

Throughout the week, I worked with a nonprofit to develop cybersecurity solutions to protect against various cyber threats. I worked with my team to analyze the threats to the organization, and then developed a comprehensive solution. At the end of the week, I presented my cybersecurity solution to a panel of three judges and received grant money to implement the solution.

Internship Highlights

I was given the unique opportunity to take exclusive tours of multiple government and security sites to speak directly with security professionals. During these tours, I was able to witness first-hand how cybersecurity operates at the national and international level.

I was given the unique opportunity to attend an embassy where I received a briefing on cultural, economic, and international situations. We also got the opportunity to ask questions about the country’s cybersecurity infrastructure; therefore, allowing me to learn about cybersecurity at an international level.

We also toured the Department of Homeland Securities’ Cyber Crimes Center where we received classified tours of the cyber crimes unit of the DHS and learned how Homeland Security uses cyber intelligence to track major crimes such as drug smuggling, human trafficking, and major theft.

In order to apply the skills I learned throughout the internship, I worked directly with a nonprofit based in the Washington D.C. area to discuss their companies cybersecurity needs.

After three meetings where I walked through the organization model, protected information, and staff training of the nonprofit, I worked with my team to create a staff training protocol and threat analysis for my partner.

At the end of the internship, I advocated for, and received funding for, my nonprofit partner to implement the cybersecurity training protocols so they can best protect their client information and continue to develop with a reduced fear of cyber attacks and cybersecurity threats.

To learn more about the world of cybersecurity, I was given the unique opportunity to speak directly with cybersecurity experts from multiple different organizations and backgrounds.

I worked directly with one of the leading consultants in Cyber Threat Management, and a consultant for cyber policy for the National Counterintelligence Executive, Phuong Nguyen, to learn about common threat assessment and cybersecurity counterintelligence. I also heard from the global leader in Firewall Creation, David Balenson; the author of the most widely-regarded O’Reilly book on cybersecurity, Michael Collins; and the lead SME for the FutureG Initiative for the Department of Defense.

Throughout the internship, I also heard presentations from, and spoke with, representatives from the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, and the National Security Agency. To learn the physical side of cybersecurity, we also had the unique opportunity to meet with globally-recognized penetration testers and network threat assessors.

In order to put the skills we learned to the test, I had the unique opportunity to use a cybersecurity software used for graduate instructional courses to learn a myriad of cybersecurity skills.

Starting with network cybersecurity, I worked through labs dedicated to network security and linux to understand how networks communicate with each other and how cybersecurity poses a threat to this communication. I used these Linux skills to complete capture-the-flag coding competitions as well as virtual rooms.

At the end of the internship, I worked with an expert from a leading cybersecurity consulting firm to learn how to built ethernet cables. I used ethernet cord, crimpers, and wire strippers to produce functioning ethernet cables.