Press Release – Inspire & Achieve Announces Partnership with U.S. Department of Homeland Security STOP. THINK. CONNECT.™ Campaign

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Inspire & Achieve announced today that it has joined the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Stop.Think.Connect.™ Campaign’s National Network, forming a partnership that will promote cybersecurity awareness to industry, university, and government organizations nationwide.

The Campaign will help provide Inspire & Achieve with tools and resources that support Inspire & Achieve’s mission to Nurture, Promote Leadership & Encourage young people through scholarship, grants, real world experiences, education, knowledge, and directed training focused on holistic development of personal and educational growth, while promoting cybersecurity awareness among Americans.

“As technologies advance and the number of connected devices grows at an exponential rate, so do cyber threats and our need to understand online risks,” said Dr. Phyllis Schneck, Deputy Under Secretary for Cybersecurity at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. “Together, Inspire & Achieve and the Stop.Think.Connect.™ Campaign will increase cybersecurity awareness and promote new tools and initiatives, helping Americans better protect themselves, their families, and their communities online.”

“Inspire & Achieve is pleased to be a partner with the Department of Homeland Security in support of efforts to strengthen the current and future cybersecurity environment. Our goal is to provide community awareness by expanding cyber education; coordinating and supporting research and development efforts while working to define and develop strategies to deter hostile or malicious activity in cyberspace,” said Ms. Miranda Bouldin, Founder of Inspire & Achieve Corporation.

Inspire & Achieve of Huntsville, AL, a federally qualified 501(c) (3) non-profit organization, opens doors to higher education through scholarships and direct assistance programs for aspiring high school students and through active participation in many aspects throughout the State of Alabama.

Stop.Think.Connect.™ is an awareness effort designed to help Americans practice safer online habits. DHS, in partnership with the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), leads the Campaign. The Campaign’s National Network is an alliance of non-profit organizations that promote cybersecurity awareness within their organizations and to their stakeholders.

For additional information, please visit:

• Inspire & Achieve (www.inspireandachieve.net)
• Stop.Think.Connect. Campaign (www.dhs.gov/stopthinkconnect)
• National Cyber Security Alliance (www.staysafeonline.org)

Inspire & Achieve is a Non-Profit Organization promoting higher education, undergraduate scholarships, and Cybersecurity awareness to the community. For additional information, please email us at info@inspireandachieve.net.