First-generation MSU Denver student turns cybersecurity training into internship at Sierra Space

Victor Torres-Corona spent three years after high school figuring out his next step.

Torres-Corona, a first-generation college student, said the center's hands-on training program, Centurion Secured, has made a major difference in his education.

"The amount of resources that are available to me as a first-gen student, and as a cybersecurity student, are really important," he said.

Student analysts monitor real data for Colorado communities, according to Richard MacNamee, director of the MSU Denver Cybersecurity Center.

That training helped Torres-Corona land an internship in cybersecurity at Sierra Space, the Colorado-based space technology company.