AACC First with National Digital Forensics Designation
Anne Arundel Community College was recently designated a National Center of Digital Forensics Academic Excellence (CDFAE) by the Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3). AACC is the first institution in the nation to receive this designation.
30 students and faculty from Anne Arundel Community College, the Community College of Baltimore County, Montgomery College, and Prince George's Community College met with DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano yesterday (05/08/13) at the DHS offices in Arlington.
The meeting started with a high-level discussion of what DHS' responsibilities include. A Q&A session followed along with a site visit to the National Cybersecurity & Communications Integration Center (NCCIC).
This was a pivotal meeting as it represents the recognition of the role that community colleges can and will play in building the DHS cybersecurity workforce.
2013 Security Awareness Video & Poster Contest Winners Announced
Winners of the 5th Annual Information Security Awareness Video and Poster Contest have been selected. The winning videos and posters are now available for colleges and universities to use in campus security awareness campaigns throughout the year.
We wish to congratulate the National CyberWatch Center members whose students participated: Montgomery College in Maryland took 2nd place in the poster contest, the University of North Carolina, Wilmington took 3rd place in the poster contest and Eastern Michigan University took 2nd place in the video contest. Those institutions, as well as UMUC, also received Honorable Mentions.
For a complete list of winners, please see the original article at:
WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced the creation of the Secretary’s Honors Program (SHP) Cyber Student Initiative – a new DHS program to engage exceptional community college students, including student veterans, in cybersecurity work at DHS. Local U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations field offices will serve as training centers for selected cyber students to gain hands-on experience within the DHS cybersecurity professional community.
“DHS is committed to providing opportunities for the next generation of cyber professionals,” said Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano. “The Secretary’s Honors Program Cyber Student Initiative will offer current students the opportunity to learn more about the critical skills and experience needed to succeed and protect our nation from evolving cyber threats.”
