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Institute for Cyber Operations

The mission of the Institute for Cyber Operations at the University of North Georgia (Õý°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û) is to develop highly capable cyber professionals and leaders for the private, non-profit, military, and government sectors. We accomplish this through innovative co-curricular opportunities, interdisciplinary research in emerging threats and solutions, relevant community outreach, and fostering a sustainable ecosystem to support cyber operations education. Õý°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û is designated by the NSA and Department of Homeland Security as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education (CAE-CDE). With this designation, Õý°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û is able to offer the Department of Defense Cyber Scholarship Program.

Õý°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û is also designated as a University System of Georgia leadership institution and is The Military College of Georgia, one of six federally designated Senior Military Colleges in the nation.

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K-12 Activities

  • "Hack & Seek" Competitions
  • K-12 Summer Code Camps
  • Career Exploration

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College Students

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Cybersecurity College Programs

Educators and Professionals

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The Institute wishes to thank our Gold Sponsors for 2020, Truist, Inc. and Georgia Power. Their support makes our nationally-ranked student competition teams, student conferences and certification training possible.
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  • Resources
  • Certifications
  • Competitions
  • Readings
  • Peer/Partner Institutions

Cybersecurity Certification Links

Cyber Competitions

  • (Middle and High School)
  • (Professional)

Cyber Operations Reading

  • "Strategic Application of Special Warfare in Cyberspace"
  • (2015 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Award Research Paper)
  • "Harnessing Cyber-technology's Human Potential"
  • "UW in Cyberspace: The Cyber UW Pilot Team Concept"

Peer/Partner Institutions

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  • Kennesaw State University -
  • Georgia Tech -
  • Augusta University -
  • Georgia Southern - Armstrong Campus -
  • U.S. Military Academy at West Point -

Cybersecurity News Sources

Stay up-to-date with the leading, authoritative news sources for all things Cybersecurity

The CyberWire

Situational awareness, continuing education, and professional development to keep you ahead in a changing industry.

Cyware News

A news feed repository curated by the company Cyware drawing from several popular and authoritative news sources.

U.S. Cyber Command

The Command unifies the direction of cyberspace operations, strengthens DoD cyberspace capabilities, and integrates and bolsters DoD's cyber expertise.

Threatpost

Threatpost provides independent analysis of the cybersecurity landscape, covering breaking news, long-term trends, threat research and more.

Security Week

Cyberscurity news, insights and analysis from a team of over two hundred expert writers of their fields.

The Daily Swig

Covering the latest cyber-attacks, data breaches, security vulnerabilities, exploits, and cybersecurity legislation.

The Hacker News

The latest in-depth news and reports on current and future Infosec trends and how they shape the cyber world.

Cyber Defense Magazine

Cyber Defense Magazine is by ethical, honest, passionate information security professionals for IT Security professionals.

U.S. Homeland Security

The official press release library of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security including topics of cybersecurity, technology and science.