Center for Cybersecurity Education and Training

CCET at Northampton Community College

Welcome to the Center for Cybersecurity Education and Training at Northampton Community College. This site provides information on cybersecurity education, news and resources and was created to support the Information Security program at Northampton Community College.

 

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CAE at NCC

Northampton Community College has been designated as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) through 2026.

An educational institution designated a Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (CAE-C) has met the rigorous requirements outlined by the program’s sponsor, the National Security Agency (NSA). Designated institutions commit to producing high-quality cybersecurity professionals to safeguard the U.S. national infrastructure.

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About

This site is supported by Northampton Community College’s CS/IT program and funded, in part by NSF Grant #1902724. The purpose of this site is to encourage visitors to learn more about cybersecurity and highlight the critical need for cyber workers.

 

Advisory Board Support

This project would not work without our industry partners. We express gratitude for the contribution of their time, talent, and support.

 

Aaron Tachovsky Network Engineer Velaspan
Adam Abgott IT Manager St Lukes Hospital
Alex Greenzweig Director of IT Security Netizen
Bill Pfeiffer Principal Solutions Architect AWS
Chris Duffy VP Customer Success & Operations Safeguard Global
Gregory Bellanger CTSO PPL
Dave Dooley President EZ Micro
David Finkelstein CISO St Lukes
Denise Busam Workflow Balancer Equilibrium
Domenic Breininger CISO Lutron
Erin Boris Threat Intel Analyst Microsoft
James Monek Director of Infrastructure & Operations Lehigh University
Jay Dieter Cust Service Technologies Administrator Victaulic
Justin Barber Asst Director, Information Security & Identity Weill Cornell Med
Keith Hartranft CISO Enlyte
Kenn Anderson Director of Managed Services Ethixa
Kurt Kraeutler Customer Success/Technical Account Manager Ethixa
Merissa Long Instructor BAVTS
Jordan Baehr IT Victaulic
Rich Chiappa Maint Mechanic Wilson SD
Robert Fernandes CISO Cyberchance
Scott Hawk CISO Velaspan
Stephen Hayes VP MIAC
Thomas VanNorman OT/ICS Cybersecurity Executive ICS Secure
Travis Schuch Forensic Investigator PA State Police
Tristan Boheim Account Executive Netizen

 

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1902724. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this site are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.


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