Center for Cybersecurity

The Center for Cybersecurity aspires to serve as the focal point for UNF’s cyber-defense curriculum and practice. The School of Computing’s Bachelor of Science in Information Technology program is federally designated through 2024 as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education (CAE-CDE). The Center for Cybersecurity provides program guidance and oversight, disseminates general cyber-defense information, and facilitates collaboration and outreach among students, faculty, and other institutions in Jacksonville, Florida.

Program Guidance and Oversight

• UNF's School of Computing's Bachelor of Science in Information Technology program of study, faculty and advisory board
• UNF's CAE-CDE point-of-contacts are faculty members Dr. Swapnoneel Roy and Dr. Patrick Kreidl

General Cyber Defense Education

• The national CAE-CD directives and the CAE-CDE community
• The CAE Regional Resource Center for the Southeast (at the University of West Florida in Pensacola)
• Cyber Florida (at the University of South Florida in Tampa)

Collaboration and Outreach Opportunities

• UNF's School of Computing's summer camps, particularly in cybersecurity
• UNF's CCEC student organizations, particularly the AITP Student Chapter (aka "OspreySec")
• UNF's Information Technology Services, particularly in security resources and awareness
• UNF's College of Education and Human Services' Center for STEM Education, particularly their summer camps
• Northeast Florida's STEM2 Hub, particularly their Code.org Facilitator Development Program

Activities Available to Students

1. UNF Osprey Security (OspreySec) Club: Osprey Security club information
2. SECCDC: Southeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition schedule
3. Listing of upcoming Cyber Competitions/Events: CFT Events

News

Internal

1. SE Cyber Defense Competition results
2. Action Nes JAX UNF comments on CrowdStrike cyber incident
3. Applied Technology Academy UNF Education Partnership
4. Jacksonville Daily Record, UNF offers Ph.D. program

Institutional Security Resources and Awareness

1. Office of Information Security and Cyberwars
2. Division of Continuing Ed, Cybersecurity
3. University of North Florida Cyber Bootcamp

cybersecurity resources for students

• Cyber Competitions and Events CFT Events

Advisory Board

• Computing Advisory Board