5/ Excited to keep expanding the network while forming close relationships. Thanks for reading this far!

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4/ We wanted to give our volunteers and water system operators an extra layer of incentive, and trust, to secure water systems together. Thus, we're really encouraged by this recent anecdote and will keep forming strong, trusted relationships with critical local stakeholders.

3/ When we first started the Franklin program, the ultimate goal was not just to pair up cyber volunteers with every small and rural water system in America, but to pair volunteers with systems near and dear to their hearts.

2/ Last week, during an introductory call between our Franklin cyber volunteer and a newly onboarded water system operator in Idaho, we learned that they live just 30 minutes apart. Our volunteer’s mother even taught in the very same school district where the operator attended school and now works.

2/ We’re now expanding our network with water systems in Idaho and Arizona to widen our shield.
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🌐It was also great to meet up with folks from
@cltcberkeley.bsky.social, IST, @aspendigital.bsky.social, @cyberpeaceinst.bsky.social, and more in the #CyberResilienceCorps.

Together, we're building stronger, safer digital communities. 💪

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4/ Christian's experience includes penetration testing, securing cloud and industrial control environments, and supporting risk-management and vulnerability-assessment efforts.

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3/ Bio: Christian is President of DC256, the largest DEF CON group in Alabama. He is also Co-Ambassador of Huntsville Hack The Box, the only Hack The Box community meetup in the state focused on hands-on hacking and defense training.

2/ Christian shares why the DEF CON Franklin community means so much: "Being part of a community where water utility staff and hackers collaborate makes volunteering especially meaningful."

3/ That’s why we're mobilizing volunteers nationwide: to help small & rural utilities defend their systems for free.

Learn more at defconfranklin.com

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