AU named Georgia’s only National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Ops
“This prestigious designation places our BS in Cyber Operations program among an elite group of fewer than 25 institutions nationwide," says Gursimran Walia, PhD.
Augusta University is proud to be a designated Center of Academic Excellence, specifically
in the area of Cyber Defense (CAE-CD). This designation is sponsored jointly by the
National Security Agency (NSA) and several federal agencies.
The National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) program is managed by the National Cryptologic School at the National Security Agency. Federal partners include the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)/National Initiative on Cybersecurity Education (NICE), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Department of Defense Office of the Chief Information Officer (DoD-CIO), and US Cyber Command (CYBERCOM).
The mission of the NCAE-C program is to create and manage a collaborative cybersecurity educational program with community colleges, colleges, and universities that
(above from https://www.nsa.gov/Academics/Centers-of-Academic-Excellence/)
Augusta University's School of Computer and Cyber Sciences (SCCS) is in an elite class of higher education institutions, as only 419 universities nationwide have the Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense designation, and only 22 have the Cyber Operations designation! Visit the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity to learn more about the Centers of Academic Excellence designation.
The School of Computer and Cyber Sciences Center for Cybersecurity engages with a variety of communities to carry out the mission of the School of Computer and Cyber Sciences, to include serving as the Augusta University representative to the National Centers for Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) program. As such, the Center for Cybersecurity is the lead effort for Augusta University Center of Academic Excellence designations to include our current designations as a Center of Academic Excellence in both Cyber Defense and Cyber Operations. The Center's vision is to attract top students to the school’s degree programs and top research initiatives to our talented faculty.
Our validated program of study for CAE-CD is the Bachelor of Science with a major in Cybersecurity, and our validated program of study for CAE-CO is the Bachelor of Science with a major in Cyber Operations.
As cybersecurity students in the School of Computer and Cyber Sciences, you have access to many student activities and resources. We highly encourage students to join one of our student organizations, including the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) club and Upsilon Pi Epsilon, our honors society chapter for computing and information disciplines.
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Dr. Michael Nowatkowski, Head of Cyber Programs of Study, Point of Contact, Center for Cybersecurity |
External Advisory Board
The role of the External Advisory Board is to provide input and guidance to the Center for Cybersecurity and the School of Computer and Cyber Sciences to achieve our center's mission of attracting top students to our school's academic programs and research initiatives.
Board members include:
Matthew Areno, Intel Corporation, Austin, TX
Doug Burks, CEO, Security Onion Solutions
Dr. Raheem Beyah, Dean of the College of Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Jon Dollan, Cyber Strategy Director, Savannah River Nuclear Laboratory
Phillip Greer, CEO, Real Lawyers
Mark Lorenti, Knack Technology
Keith Marzullo, Dean and Professor, University of Maryland Colle of Information Studies
Scott Monnig, Vice President, Rural Sourcing Inc.
Peter Mourfield, TaxSlayer
Andrea Richa, Professor, School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence, Arizona State University
Tammy P. Taylor, Associate Laboratory Director for Global Security, Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL)
“This prestigious designation places our BS in Cyber Operations program among an elite group of fewer than 25 institutions nationwide," says Gursimran Walia, PhD. “It’s not on our best days that hackers or scammers are going to be reaching out and trying to take advantage of you. It’s going to be on our worst day," says Russel Parham. “The intent of the camp was to really inspire them to want to learn more about the topic and to continue learning and get educated about the topic further in life." "The continued collaboration between Augusta University and the Technical College System of Georgia institutions will be momentous in addressing the cybersecurity workforce challenges in Georgia and our nation for years to come." said Alexander Schwarzmann, PhD, dean of the School of Computer and Cyber Sciences.
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