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title: "Building the Cybersecurity Workforce: The Rise from Intern to Engineer"
description: Batavia High School INCubatoredu teacher and head football coach introduced Sam to High Wire CEO Mark Porter and the rest is history!
image: https://www.unchartedlearning.org/hubfs/batavia%20headshot.jpg
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# Building the Cybersecurity Workforce: The Rise from Intern to Engineer

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HighWire Networks Blog

*By: Staff Writer on July 25, 2024*

It’s a mantra High Wire employees hear frequently, that defines the company mission—*to build something great and allow people to be the best version of themselves.*

Sam Barus, 2024 graduate of University of Colorado Boulder, is the mantra- personified.

Rewind six years ago.

Sam walked into High Wire’s main Batavia office—which happens to be down the street from the local high school, where the head football coach who runs INCubatoredu, a national program offering upperclassmen students authentic entrepreneurship experiences, introduced Sam and several other students to High Wire CEO Mark Porter.

[Read More](https://www.highwirenetworks.com/building-the-cybersecurity-workforce-the-rise-from-intern-to-engineer/)

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