All Cameron White needed to find his direction in life was time to think in one of his favorite places — the outdoors. “I was sitting out at Lake Lowell trying to find some direction in life,” he said. “I was going through Boise State’s course catalog and found cybersecurity. It piqued my interest. “I was enrolled at the College of Western Idaho (CWI), but my previous majors were daytime classes, and I needed a program I could do at night. Cybersecurity fit and seemed interesting, like a lifelong puzzle. I definitely found my place.” So much so that White is now an adjunct professor at Boise State University. He graduated from the online Bachelor of Applied Science in Cyber Operations and Resilience program in August 2024 and the online Master of Science in Cyber Operations and Resilience program in December 2025. “The reason I transferred to Boise State is because it was an easy transfer from CWI,” he said. “The reason I stayed was because of the opportunities it affords — the internship program in the bachelor’s degree, where you have to have a real-world capstone project — removed everything from the non-tangible books and turned them into real-life experience.” In addition to teaching three courses per year at Boise State, White works full-time as a systems administrator at Vallivue School District. He also operates a handyman and landscaping business, Skidplate, LLC. “Not only did the online format make it manageable, it allowed me to work on it when I could,” he said. “Some nights it was right after I got home from my day job, other nights it was two in the morning. “Another one of the strengths of Boise State’s online program — especially the cyber operations and resilience program — is that you can learn at