Welcome to the CAE Community of Practice (CoP) for Cyber Defense (CD)

 

CAE CoP-CD Mission:

“To collaborate with both the CAE Community and the NCAE-C Program Management Office (PMO) to build a Cybersecurity Excellence Community of Practice in Cyber Defense (CoP-CD) in order to gather and share input from the broader community as well as to provide continuous program improvement".

CoP-CD Steering Committee:

Given that the CAE-CD includes over 400 institutions, we have established the CoP-CD Steering Committee of individuals who have significant experience with the CAE-CD program. Many of the members are the CAE Point-of-Contact (POC) at their institution and volunteer their time to provide valuable feedback to the PMO about topics relevant to the CAE-CD. The CoP-CD Steering Committee meets on a quarterly basis and our main goals for the academic year are to: (1) Assist the CAE PMO in expanding and managing the NCAE-C Program to maintain quality, collaboration, and innovation; (2) Assist in establishing a greater sense of community among CAE-CD members; (3) Provide volunteering support to assist new and existing fellow CAE-CD members in areas of interest. 

CoP-CD Steering Committee Members and Initiatives Chairs: 

Yair Levy - Nova Southeastern University, Steering Committee Co-Chair and CoP-CD National Co-Lead

Anne Kohnke - University of Detroit Mercy, Steering Committee Co-Chair and CoP-CD National Co-Lead

Sandra Blanke - University of Dallas, Sub-committee/Initiative Co-Chair - 'Getting to Know Your Fellow CAEs' Initiative

Gretchen Bliss - University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Sub-committee/Initiative Co-Chair - 'Getting to Know Your Fellow CAEs' Initiative

Kelli Burgin - Montreat College, Sub-committee/Initiative Co-Chair - 'NCAE-C Student Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct' Initiative

Anna Carlin -  Fullerton College, Sub-committee/Initiative Co-Chair - 'NCAE-C Student Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct' Initiative

Tirthankar Ghosh - University of New Haven, Sub-committee/Initiative Co-Chair - 'CAE-CD Industry Relations and Shared Resources'' Initiative

Faisal Kaleem - Metropolitan State University, Sub-committee/Initiative Co-Chair - 'New CAE-CD POC Onboarding Process' Initiative

Wei Li - Nova Southeastern University, Sub-committee/Initiative Co-Chair - 'CAE-CD Regional and CAEs Outreach Competition' Initiative

Xiuwen Liu - Florida State University, Sub-committee/Initiative Co-Chair - 'CAE-CD Regional and CAEs Outreach Competition' Initiative

Daniel P. Manson - Norwich University, Sub-committee/Initiative Co-Chair - 'CAE-CD Student Competitions and CTFs' Initiative

Jake Mihevc - Mohawk Valley Community College, Sub-committee/Initiative Co-Chair - 'CAE-CD Student Competitions and CTFs' Initiative

Stephen Miller - Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Branch Community College, Sub-committee/Initiative Co-Chair - 'CAE-CD Industry Relations and Shared Resources' Initiative

Kim Muschalek - San Antonio College, Sub-committee/Initiative Co-Chair - 'Faculty Opportunities' Initiative

Michael Nowatkowski - Augusta University, Sub-committee/Initiative Co-Chair - 'Faculty Opportunities' Initiative 

Anthony Pinto - University of West Florida, Sub-committee/Initiative Co-Chair - 'New CAE-CD POC Onboarding Process' Initiative

Christopher Simpson - National University, Sub-committee/Initiative Co-Chair - 'CAE-CD Industry Relations and Shared Resources'' Initiative

Diego Tibaquirá - Miami-Dade College, Sub-committee/Initiative Co-Chair - 'CAE-CD Cybersecurity Experts Database' Initiative

Deanne Wesley - North Carolina Central University, Sub-committee/Initiative Co-Chair - 'CAE-CD Cybersecurity Experts Database' Initiative

Tobi West - Coastline Community College, Sub-committee/Initiative Chair - '2023 CAE Annual Symposium CD-Track' Initiative

 

CoP-CD Steering Committee Members at Large:

Michael Burt - Wilmington University

Bei-Tseng “Bill” Chu - UNC Charlotte

Tony Coulson - California State University, San Bernardino

Michael Kelly - Community College of Rhode Island

Stanley Mierzwa - Kean University

Ron Pike - Cal Poly Pomona

Michael Ramage - Murray State University

Corrinne Sande - Whatcom Community College

Blair Taylor - Towson University

Michael Tu - Purdue University Northwest

Steven Weldon - Augusta University

 

CAE-CD Community Support: 

Amy Hysell - CAE Community, California State University, San Bernardino

 

NSA NCAE-C Program Management Office (PMO)'s Email Aliases: 

 

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CAE-CoP-CD Ongoing Initiatives: 

Getting to Know Your Fellow CAE-CDs

Back in January 2021, we established the initiative called: “Getting to Know Your Fellow CAE-CDs” co-chaired by:
- Sandra Blanke, University of Dallas
- Gretchen Bliss, University of Colorado Colorado Springs.

• To read more about this initiative see here

• Each monthly meeting is recorded. To see the archive of the recorded events, see here

• The upcoming monthly meetings are noted below. Join us each month as a different group of CAE-CD schools presents about their school, programs, research interests and more.

Upcoming Event: October 12, 2023: 

The next monthly 'Getting to Know Your Fellow CAE-CDs' event will take place on Thursday, October 12, 2023 at 2pm ET, 1pm CT, 12MT and 11PT. With planned agenda of:

• Informational update from the PMO

• Kay Ogilvie - Blue Ridge Community and Technical College

• Dante Leon - Daytona State College

• Ben Wongsaroj - Florida Memorial University

• Competency Corner - Thomas Hill (Montreat)

• Breakout rooms to chat with the presenters (non-recorded sessions)

Hope you can join us!

Registration link:  https://nova.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAsdequqj8oGtx328aZWXN7HT4_Nc5g6YVs (Only those using their .edu email to register and are from a current CAE (CD, CO, and/or R) or part of the CAE Program Development or Application Assistance will be considered. Do not use gmail!).

CAE Community YouTube Channel (for archived prior events - see below for agendas):  www.youtube.com/channel/UCLr52AD7_I-GuW_HyMGc9sA

Interested in presenting your school in future events?

Please contact Sandra Blanke at sblanke [at] udallas.edu or Gretchen Bliss at GBliss [at] uccs.edu if you are interested in presenting 10-minutes on your institution’s program or collaborating to expand cybersecurity education while attending a monthly session to hear more from other CAE-CD institutions!

*** For the archive of prior events along with links to the recorded sessions and feedback survey, please see below. 

 

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CAE-CD Student Competitions and CTFs 

In December 2021, we established the initiative called: “CAE-CD Student Competitions and CTFs”, co-chaired by:
- Daniel P. Manson - Norwich University
- Jake Mihevc - Mohawk Valley Community College

The purpose of the CAE-CD Student Competitions and CTFs initiative is to collect, categorize, document, and promote to the CAE Community all relevant student competitions and CTFs.  

Upcoming Event: Tuesday, Oct 17, 2023

The next monthly 'Meet Your Cyber Competition' event will take place on Tuesday, Oct 17, 2023 at 2pm ET, 1pm CT, 12MT and 11PT. With planned agenda of:

• Welcoming remarks by Jake Mihevc and Dan Manson

• Presentation by TBD

Hope you can join us!

Registration link: https://nova.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIldumupjktHNHxVAyY5EwJofyGQjibBqrI (Only those using their .edu email to register and are from a current CAE (CD, CO, and/or R) or part of the CAE Program Development or Application Assistance will be considered. Do not use gmail!). Vendor ensure to get prior approval from the initiative co-chairs for registration. 

CAE Community YouTube Channel (for archived events - see below for agendas): www.youtube.com/channel/UCLr52AD7_I-GuW_HyMGc9sA

Vendors Interested in presenting their cyber competition in future events?

Please contact Daniel P. Manson via dmanson1 [at] norwich.edu or Jake Mihevc via jmihevc [at] mvcc.edu if you are interested in presenting your cyber competition. Please provide as much information about the upcoming competition and opportunities for CAE-CD institutions to take part in the event for consideration.

 

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CAE-CD Community Outreach Competition

The “CAE-CD Community Outreach Competition” is co-chaired by:
- Wei Li - Nova Southeastern University
- Xiuwen Liu - Florida State University

To read more about this initiative, check via: 

• The Criteria, Rule, and Submission Instructions for the 2022 CAE-CD Community Outreach Competition (Deadline: February 15, 2023)

Additionally, the committee will conducted sessions in early 2023 to solicit CAEs submissions of their 2022 Yearly (from Jan 2022 to Dec 2022) Community Outreach activities, following the information in the file above. During February 2023, a the 2022 Award Committee will review all submissions and to recommend the top CAE-CDs who provided the most impactful outreach activities to their community during 2022. 

The CAE-CD Community Outreach Competition - 2022 Award Committee: 

- Xiuwen Liu - Florida State University, Award Committee Co-Chair
- Wei Li - Nova Southeastern University, Award Committee Co-Chair
- Bei-Tseng Chu - University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Glenn Dietrich - University of Texas at San Antonio
- Michael Kelly - Community College of Rhode Island
- Stanley Kostka - Moraine Valley Community College
- Stanley Mierzwa - Kean University
- Mandy Reininger - Chemeketa Community College
- Michael Tu - Purdue University Northwest
- Steve Weldon - Augusta University

CAE-CD Community Outreach Competition 2022 Award Winners

We want to thank the 2022 Award Committee members for their dedication and hard work! 

2022 CAE-CD Community Outreach Award Winners:

University of West Florida - 1st Place 2022 CAE-CD Outreach Award
Nova Southeastern University - 2nd Place 2022 CAE-CD Outreach Award
University of Colorado Colorado Springs - 3rd Place 2022 CAE-CD Outreach Award
Murray State University - 4th Place 2022 CAE-CD Outreach Award
Capitol Technology University - 5th Place 2022 CAE-CD Outreach Award
Forsyth Technical Community College - 6th Place 2022 CAE-CD Outreach Award
University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) - 7th Place 2022 CAE-CD Outreach Award
University of Southern Maine - 8th Place 2022 CAE-CD Outreach Award
Middle Georgia State University - 9th Place 2022 CAE-CD Outreach Award
Kean University and Fairleigh Dickinson University - Both are tie for 10th Place 2022 CAE-CD Outreach Award 

 

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NCAE-C Student Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct

The “NCAE-C Student Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct” is co-chaired by:
- Kelli Burgin - Montreat College, Committee Co-Chair
- Anna Carlin -  Fullerton College, Committee Co-Chair

NCAE-C Student Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct Committee Members: 

- Crystal Dye - Southwest Virginia Community College
- Doug Jacobson - Iowa State University
- Randall Joyce - Murray State University
- Dan Manson - Norwich University
- Valarie (Vickie) McLain - Alexandria Technical and Community College
- Ed Skoudis - SANS Technology Institute
- Gary Sparks - Metropolitan Community College

This committee was formed in February 2023 to help establish the NCAE-C Student Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct - a uniform Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct that will be advocated as best practice among CAEs with recommendations on integrating it into courses as well as professional engagements. 

Stay tuned for additional information from this exciting initiative!

 

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New CAE-CD Point of Contact (POC) Onboarding Process

The CoP-CD “New CAE-CD POC Onboarding Process” initiative is co-chaired by:
- Faisal Kaleem - Metropolitan State University
- Anne Kohnke - University of Detroit Mercy
- Anthony Pinto - University of West Florida
- Stephen Troupe - WhatCom Community College 

This initiative is aimed to develop workshops in close collaborations with the PMO to assist new individuals who are assuming or recently assumed the role of Point of Contact (POC) at an existing NCAE-C designated school. Some schools have no institutional knowledge due to their previous POC moving on or retiring. The aim of these workshops is to provide a comprehensive discussion on what is expected of CAE-C designated schools POC, resources and tools that are available, and an opportunity to ask questions you may have.  

 

Prior Workshop (Jan 2022):

The workshop was done on Wednesday, 26 Jan 2022 at 1-3pm EST (10am PT, 12pm CT). 

*** For the Workshop Slides - click here ***

*** For the Workshop Recording - click here ***

This workshop was presented jointly by:

Lori Pfannenstein, Cybersecurity Program Manager

Karen Leuschner, Cyber Defense Program Manager

Annie Becker, Deputy Cyber Defense Program Manager

Anne Kohnke, University of Detroit Mercy

Faisal Kaleem, Metropolitan State University

Eric Berkowitz, College of Lake County

Anthony Pinto, University of West Florida

 

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CAE-CD Industry Relations and Shared Resources 

Following the October 2021 quarterly meeting, we established the initiative called: "CAE-CD Industry Relations and Shared Resources" (formerly known as “CAE-CD Shared Resources and Group Pricing”), co-chaired by:

- Christopher Simpson - National University
- Stephen Miller - Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Branch Community College
- Tirthankar Ghosh - University of New Haven

The purpose of the CAE-CD Industry Relations and Shared Resources initiative is to explore, and negotiate CAE Community reduced/free pricing, benefits, and resources with vendors providing cybersecurity content, products and services. In addition, maintain a list of vendors for the CAE Community willing to share their resources via the CAE in Cybersecurity Resource Directory (CARD). 

Stay tuned for additional information from this exciting initiative!

 

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Archive of Prior CoP-CD Events and Activities

Archive of 'Getting to Know Your Fellow CAE-CDs' Events During 2021:

July 8, 2021: 

The first Getting to Know Your Fellow CAEs event took place on Thursday July 8, 2021 at 2pm ET, 1pm CT, 12MT and 11PT. With the agenda of:

• Kick-Off Introduction of Purpose and Objective of these Presentations - Yair Levy, Anne Kohnke, Sandra Blanke, and Gretchen Bliss
• Sidd Kaza and Blair Taylor - Towson University
• Tobi West - Coastline Community College

Recording of the event is found via: YouTube link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNsEaeooSkM&t=0

Please help us improve the events - take the post-event assessment survey (if you attended or reviewed the recording):

• The post-event assessment survey

 

August 12, 2021: 

The August 2021 monthly 'Getting to Know Your Fellow CAEs' event took place on Thursday August 12, 2021 at 2pm ET, 1pm CT, 12MT and 11PT. The agenda was:

• Yuting Zhang - Boston University

• Dipankar Dasgupta - University of Memphis

• Gary Sparks - Metropolitan Community College

• Breakout rooms to chat with the presenters (non-recorded sessions)

Recording of the event is found via: YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehml6RW0eiU

Please help us improve the events - take the post-event assessment survey (if you attended or reviewed the recording):

• The post-event assessment survey

 

September 9, 2021: 

The September 2021 monthly 'Getting to Know Your Fellow CAEs' event took place on Thursday September 9, 2021 at 2pm ET, 1pm CT, 12MT and 11PT. The agenda was:

• Teresa Macklin - California State University San Marcos

• Anshuman Singh – University of Missouri St Louis

• Jie Yan - Bowie State University

• Breakout rooms to chat with the presenters (non-recorded sessions)

Recording of the event is found via: YouTube link: https://youtu.be/slWv-WPbVSQ

Please help us improve the events - take the post-event assessment survey (if you attended or reviewed the recording):

• The post-event assessment survey

 

October 14, 2021: 

The October 2021 monthly 'Getting to Know Your Fellow CAEs' event took place on Thursday October 14, 2021 at 2pm ET, 1pm CT, 12MT and 11PT. The agenda was:

• Keith Nabozny – Macomb Community College

• Casey O’Brien – University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign

• Dan Manson – California State Polytech University

• Debra McCusker – Alamance Community College

• Breakout rooms to chat with the presenters (non-recorded sessions)

Recording of the event is found via: YouTube link: https://youtu.be/MQm5-u850VA  

Please help us improve the events - take the post-event assessment survey (if you attended or reviewed the recording):

• The post-event assessment survey

November 11, 2021: 

The November 2021 monthly 'Getting to Know Your Fellow CAEs' event took place on Thursday November 11, 2021 at 2pm ET, 1pm CT, 12MT and 11PT. The agenda was:

• Bo Yuan - Rochester Institute of Technology

• Chutima Boonthum - Hampton University, VA

• Bilge Karabacak - Franklin University

• Breakout rooms to chat with the presenters (non-recorded sessions)

Recording of the event is found via: YouTube link: https://youtu.be/vY2Wy-L-Gq4

Please help us improve the events - take the post-event assessment survey (if you attended or reviewed the recording):

• The post-event assessment survey

December 9, 2021: 

The December 2021 monthly 'Getting to Know Your Fellow CAEs' event took place on Thursday December 9, 2021 at 2pm ET, 1pm CT, 12MT and 11PT. The agenda was:

• Eric Chan-Tin - Loyola University of Chicago   

• Sharon Hamilton - Norwich University

• Breakout rooms to chat with the presenters (non-recorded sessions) 

Recording of the event is found via: YouTube link: https://youtu.be/aA0EcQSdvJM

Please help us improve the events - take the post-event assessment survey (if you attended or reviewed the recording):

• The post-event assessment survey

Archive of 'Getting to Know Your Fellow CAE-CDs' Events During 2022:

January 13, 2022: 

The January 2022 monthly 'Getting to Know Your Fellow CAEs' event took place on Thursday January 13, 2022 at 2pm ET, 1pm CT, 12MT and 11PT. The agenda was:

• Joel Rausch - Purdue University

• Jun Dai - California State University Sacramento – Sac State

• Kalyan Mondal - Farleigh Dickinson University

• Karla Carter and Douglas Rausch - Bellevue University

• Breakout rooms to chat with the presenters (non-recorded sessions) 

Recording of the event is found via: YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S237oYlqCTQ

Please help us improve the events - take the post-event assessment survey (if you attended or reviewed the recording):

• The post-event assessment survey

 

February 10, 2022: 

The February 2022 monthly 'Getting to Know Your Fellow CAEs' event took place on Thursday February 10, 2022 at 2pm ET, 1pm CT, 12MT and 11PT. The agenda was:

• Loyce Pailen - University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC)

• Michael Tu - Purdue University Northwest

• Nina Amey - Arapahoe Community College

• Sandra Blanke - University of Dallas

• Breakout rooms to chat with the presenters (non-recorded sessions) 

Recording of the event is found via: YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FExykq8Sv1Y

Please help us improve the events - take the post-event assessment survey (if you attended or reviewed the recording):

• The post-event assessment survey

March 10, 2022: 

The March 2022 monthly 'Getting to Know Your Fellow CAEs' event took place on Thursday March 10, 2022 at 2pm ET, 1pm CT, 12MT and 11PT. The agenda was:

• Mike Morris - Western Governors University

• Ed Zuger and Machica McClain - University of the Cumberlands 

• Edward Vasko - Boise State University

• Mary Wallingsford - Anne Arundel Community College

• Breakout rooms to chat with the presenters (non-recorded sessions) 

Recording of the event is found via: YouTube link: https://youtu.be/k-XM7-7Jeas 

Please help us improve the events - take the post-event assessment survey (if you attended or reviewed the recording):

• The post-event assessment survey

 

April 14, 2022: 

The April 2022 monthly 'Getting to Know Your Fellow CAEs' event took place on Thursday April 14, 2022 at 2pm ET, 1pm CT, 12MT and 11PT. The agenda was:

• Debasis Bhattacharya - University of Hawaii Maui College

• Mark Hufe - Wilmington University 

• Shouhuai Xu and Gretchen Bliss - University of Colorado Colorado Springs

• Aaron Jones - University of Advancing Technology

• Breakout rooms to chat with the presenters (non-recorded sessions) 

Recording of the event is found via: YouTube link: https://youtu.be/1RAXJQW_7SQ

Please help us improve the events - take the post-event assessment survey (if you attended or reviewed the recording):

• The post-event assessment survey

May 12, 2022: 

The May 2022 monthly 'Getting to Know Your Fellow CAEs' event took place on Thursday May 12, 2022 at 2pm ET, 1pm CT, 12MT and 11PT. The agenda was:

• Holly Yuan - University of Wisconsin Stout

• Melissa Stange, Lord Fairfax Community College

• Jonathan Graham - Norfolk State University 

• Junjie Zhang - Wright State University

• Breakout rooms to chat with the presenters (non-recorded sessions) 

Recording of the event is found via: YouTube link: https://youtu.be/LfHGn-tPBTU

Please help us improve the events - take the post-event assessment survey (if you attended or reviewed the recording):

• The post-event assessment survey

June 16, 2022: 

The June 2022 monthly 'Getting to Know Your Fellow CAEs' event took place on Thursday June 16, 2022 at 2pm ET, 1pm CT, 12MT and 11PT. The agenda was:

• James Walden and Ankur Chattopadhyay - Northern Kentucky University

• Kristi Smith - Mount Aloysius College

• Michael Kelly - Community College of Rhode Island

• Breakout rooms to chat with the presenters (non-recorded sessions) 

Recording of the event is found via: YouTube link: https://youtu.be/Pks3v2VCuWE

Please help us improve the events - take the post-event assessment survey (if you attended or reviewed the recording):

• The post-event assessment survey

July 14, 2022: 

The July 2022 monthly 'Getting to Know Your Fellow CAEs' event took place on Thursday July 14, 2022 at 2pm ET, 1pm CT, 12MT and 11PT. The agenda was:

• Stanley Kostka - Moraine Valley Community College

• Anne Kohnke and Greg Laidlaw - University of Detroit Mercy

• Matt Paulson - Weber State University

• Kevin Kornegay - Morgan State University

• Breakout rooms to chat with the presenters (non-recorded sessions) 

Recording of the event is found via: YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID57ClmHU2E 

Please help us improve the events - take the post-event assessment survey (if you attended or reviewed the recording):

• The post-event assessment survey

August 11, 2022: 

The August 2022 monthly 'Getting to Know Your Fellow CAEs' event took place on Thursday August 11, 2022 at 2pm ET, 1pm CT, 12MT and 11PT. The agenda was:

• Ping Wang - Robert Morris University

• Faisal Kaleem - Metropolitan State University

• Christopher Simpson - National University

• Breakout rooms to chat with the presenters (non-recorded sessions) 

Recording of the event is found via: YouTube link: https://youtu.be/Qohx7UI6i2s 

Please help us improve the events - take the post-event assessment survey (if you attended or reviewed the recording):

• The post-event assessment survey

September 8, 2022: 

The September 2022 monthly 'Getting to Know Your Fellow CAEs' event took place on Thursday September 8, 2022 at 2pm ET, 1pm CT, 12MT and 11PT. The agenda was:

• Diane Barrett - Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

• Filipo Sharevski - DePaul University

• Breakout rooms to chat with the presenters (non-recorded sessions) 

Recording of the event is found via: YouTube link: https://youtu.be/6yvCJXzAlwM

Please help us improve the events - take the post-event assessment survey (if you attended or reviewed the recording):

• The post-event assessment survey

October 13, 2022: 

The October 2022 monthly 'Getting to Know Your Fellow CAEs' event took place on Thursday October 13, 2022 at 2pm ET, 1pm CT, 12MT and 11PT. The agenda was:

• Pam Rowland - Grand Canyon University

• Morgan Zantua - City University of Seattle

• Margaret Taylor - College of Southern Nevada

Recording of the event is found via: YouTube link: https://youtu.be/csUdneehlkA

Please help us improve the events - take the post-event assessment survey (if you attended or reviewed the recording):

• The post-event assessment survey

November 9, 2022: 

The November 2022 monthly 'Getting to Know Your Fellow CAEs' event took place on Thursday November 9, 2022 at 2pm ET, 1pm CT, 12MT and 11PT. The agenda was:

• Michael Nowatkowski – Augusta University

• Diana Merkel – Germanna Community College

Recording of the event is found via: YouTube link: https://youtu.be/k_wx_-ocsO4

Please help us improve the events - take the post-event assessment survey (if you attended or reviewed the recording):

• The post-event assessment survey

 

December 8, 2022: 

The December 2022 monthly 'Getting to Know Your Fellow CAEs' event took place on Thursday December 8, 2022 at 2pm ET, 1pm CT, 12MT and 11PT. The agenda was:

• Andrew Lutz – Johnson County College

• Prasad Calyman – University of Missouri - Columbia

• Diego Tibaquirá  – Miami Dade College

Recording of the event is found via: YouTube link: https://youtu.be/8YJLV4We7vs 

Please help us improve the events - take the post-event assessment survey (if you attended or reviewed the recording):

• The post-event assessment survey

Archive of 'Getting to Know Your Fellow CAE-CDs' Events During 2023:

January 12, 2023: 

The January 2023 monthly 'Getting to Know Your Fellow CAEs' event took place on Thursday January 12, 2023 at 2pm ET, 1pm CT, 12MT and 11PT. The agenda was:

• Tony Dahbura and Xiangyang Li – Johns Hopkins University

• Robert Bowles – Regis University

Recording of the event is found via: YouTube link: https://youtu.be/GI8rwMN9mZE 

Please help us improve the events - take the post-event assessment survey (if you attended or reviewed the recording):

• The post-event assessment survey

February 9, 2023: 

The February 2023 monthly 'Getting to Know Your Fellow CAEs' event took place on Thursday February 9, 2023 at 2pm ET, 1pm CT, 12MT and 11PT. The agenda was:

• Jason Mitchell – Lansing Community College

• Stan Mierzwa - Kean University

• Shankar Banik – The Citadel

Recording of the event is found via: YouTube link: https://youtu.be/tEb4oqyZpr0?t=1

Please help us improve the events - take the post-event assessment survey (if you attended or reviewed the recording):

• The post-event assessment survey

March 9, 2023: 

The March 2023 monthly 'Getting to Know Your Fellow CAEs' event took place on Thursday March 9, 2023 at 2pm ET, 1pm CT, 12MT and 11PT. The agenda was:

• Mengjun Xie - University of Tennessee Chattanooga

• Phu Phung - University of Dayton

• Steven Weber - Drexel University

Recording of the event is found via: YouTube link: https://youtu.be/2gQhv-1EDmc

Please help us improve the events - take the post-event assessment survey (if you attended or reviewed the recording):

• The post-event assessment survey

April 9, 2023: 

The April 2023 monthly 'Getting to Know Your Fellow CAEs' event took place on Thursday April 9, 2023 at 2pm ET, 1pm CT, 12MT and 11PT. The agenda was:

• Welcoming remarks from the PMO

• Glen Dietrich - The University of Texas – San Antonio, TX

• Ben Izaid - Cypress College

• Yair Levy - Nova Southeastern University 

• Gretchen Bliss - University of Colorado Colorado Springs – Faculty Development Announcement

Recording of the event is found via: YouTube link: https://youtu.be/1WWWgj-Zu7U

Please help us improve the events - take the post-event assessment survey (if you attended or reviewed the recording):

• The post-event assessment survey

May 11, 2023: 

The May 2023 monthly 'Getting to Know Your Fellow CAEs' event took place on Thursday May 11, 2023 at 2pm ET, 1pm CT, 12MT and 11PT. The agenda was:

• Welcoming remarks from the PMO

• Henry Felch - University of Maine

• J Todd McDonald - University of South Alabama

• Gretchen Bliss - University of Colorado Colorado Springs – Faculty Development Announcement

Recording of the event is found via: YouTube link: https://youtu.be/Gdjkv4WjWRA

Please help us improve the events - take the post-event assessment survey (if you attended or reviewed the recording):

• The post-event assessment survey

June 15, 2023: 

The June 2023 monthly 'Getting to Know Your Fellow CAEs' event took place on Thursday June 15, 2023 at 2pm ET, 1pm CT, 12MT and 11PT. The agenda was:

• Welcoming remarks from the PMO

• Cliff Zou - University of Central Florida

• Derek Hansen - Brigham Young University

Recording of the event is found via: YouTube link: https://youtu.be/UUE243GNrVM

Please help us improve the events - take the post-event assessment survey (if you attended or reviewed the recording):

• The post-event assessment survey

 

July 13, 2023: 

The July 2023 monthly 'Getting to Know Your Fellow CAEs' event took place on Thursday July 13, 2023 at 2pm ET, 1pm CT, 12MT and 11PT. The agenda was:

• Informational update from the PMO

• Nicklos See - Bismarck State College

• Vincent Nestler & Kay Ogilvie - Update from the Evidencing Competency Work Group

• Breakout rooms to chat with the presenters (non-recorded sessions)

Recording of the event is found via: YouTube link: https://youtu.be/rQbspxXngmA

Please help us improve the events - take the post-event assessment survey (if you attended or reviewed the recording):

• The post-event assessment survey

 

August 10, 2023: 

The August 2023 monthly 'Getting to Know Your Fellow CAEs' event took place on Thursday August 10, 2023 at 2pm ET, 1pm CT, 12MT and 11PT. The agenda was:

• Dave Schippers - Walsh College

• Kristopher Howrey - Delta College

• Competency Corner - Kay Ogilvie - Blue Ridge Community and Technical College

• Breakout rooms to chat with the presenters (non-recorded sessions)

Recording of the event is found via: YouTube link: https://youtu.be/LapKf4g3_wA

Please help us improve the events - take the post-event assessment survey (if you attended or reviewed the recording):

• The post-event assessment survey

 

September 14, 2023: 

The September 2023 monthly 'Getting to Know Your Fellow CAEs' event took place on Thursday September 14, 2023 at 2pm ET, 1pm CT, 12MT and 11PT. The agenda was:

• Informational update from the PMO

• Dipankar Dasgupta - The University of Memphis

• Stu Steiner - Eastern Washington University

• Chuan Yue - Colorado School of Mines

• Competency Corner - Thomas Hill (Montreat)

• Breakout rooms to chat with the presenters (non-recorded sessions)

Recording of the event is found via: YouTube link: [coming soon...]

Please help us improve the events - take the post-event assessment survey (if you attended or reviewed the recording):

• The post-event assessment survey

 

 

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Archive of Prior 'Meet Your Cyber Competition' Events
During 2022-2023 Academic Year:

September 20, 2022: 

The September 2022 monthly 'Meet Your Cyber Competition' event took place on Tuesday September 20, 2022 at 2pm ET, 1pm CT, 12MT and 11PT. The agenda was:

• Franz Payer - National Cyber League (NCL)

Recording of the event is found via: YouTube link: https://youtu.be/BKHF6b2WpHI 

Please help us improve the events - take the post-event assessment survey (if you attended or reviewed the recording):

• The post-event assessment survey

October 18, 2022: 

The October 2022 monthly 'Meet Your Cyber Competition' event took place on Tuesday October 18, 2022 at 2pm ET, 1pm CT, 12MT and 11PT. The agenda was:

• Brandon Brown - Western Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (WRCCDC)

Recording of the event is found via: YouTube link: https://youtu.be/XBLyLjBYsZg

Please help us improve the events - take the post-event assessment survey (if you attended or reviewed the recording):

• The post-event assessment survey

November 15, 2022: 

The November 2022 monthly 'Meet Your Cyber Competition' event took place on Tuesday November 15, 2022 at 2pm ET, 1pm CT, 12MT and 11PT. The agenda was:

• Jake Mihevc - NCAE Cyber Games

Recording of the event is found via: YouTube link: https://youtu.be/9nXV3iBgFCU

Please help us improve the events - take the post-event assessment survey (if you attended or reviewed the recording):

• The post-event assessment survey

February 21, 2023: 

The February 2023 monthly 'Meet Your Cyber Competition' event took place on Tuesday February 21, 2023 at 2pm ET, 1pm CT, 12MT and 11PT. The agenda was:

• David Durkee - Midwest Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (MW-CCDC)

Recording of the event is found via: YouTube link: https://youtu.be/1AjLCWHIQRY

Please help us improve the events - take the post-event assessment survey (if you attended or reviewed the recording):

• The post-event assessment survey

March 21, 2023: 

The March 2023 monthly 'Meet Your Cyber Competition' event took place on Tuesday March 21, 2023 at 2pm ET, 1pm CT, 12MT and 11PT. The agenda was:

• Amanda Theel - DoE CyberForce Competition 

Recording of the event is found via: YouTube link: https://youtu.be/xJ0-zbHb_AE

Please help us improve the events - take the post-event assessment survey (if you attended or reviewed the recording):

• The post-event assessment survey

April 18, 2023: 

The April 2023 monthly 'Meet Your Cyber Competition' event took place on Tuesday April 18, 2023 at 2pm ET, 1pm CT, 12MT and 11PT. The agenda was:

• Kevin Ireland - Hack The Box University CTF

Recording of the event is found via: YouTube link: https://youtu.be/Y5UwJy8lU9w

Please help us improve the events - take the post-event assessment survey (if you attended or reviewed the recording):

• The post-event assessment survey

Archive of Prior 'Meet Your Cyber Competition' Events
During 2023-2024 Academic Year:

September 12, 2023: 

The September 2023 monthly 'Meet Your Cyber Competition' event took place on Tuesday Sep 12, 2023 at 2pm ET, 1pm CT, 12MT and 11PT. The agenda was:

• Welcoming remarks by Jake Mihevc and Dan Manson

• Presentation by Brad Wolfenden - US Cyber Games program and the International Cybersecurity Championship & Conference (IC3)

Recording of the event is found via: YouTube link: https://youtu.be/xnw-zEQKATA 

Please help us improve the events - take the post-event assessment survey (if you attended or reviewed the recording):

• The post-event assessment survey

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2023 CAE Community Symposium - CAE-CD Planning Committee: 

Tobi West - Coastline Community College, 2023 CAE-CD Planning Committee Chair

Gretchen Bliss - University of Colorado Colorado Springs, 2023 CAE-CD Planning Committee Member

Anna Carlin - Fullerton College, 2023 CAE-CD Planning Committee Member

Anne Kohnke - University of Detroit Mercy, 2023 CAE-CD Planning Committee Member

Yair Levy - Nova Southeastern University, 2023 CAE-CD Planning Committee Member

Xiuwen Liu - Florida State University, 2023 CAE-CD Planning Committee Member

Jake Mihevc - Mohawk Valley Community College, 2023 CAE-CD Planning Committee Member

Stephen Miller - Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Branch Community College, 2023 CAE-CD Planning Committee Member

Michael Ramage - Murray State University, 2023 CAE-CD Planning Committee Member

2023 CAE CoP-CD Community Service Recognition Awards: 

Dr. Diba Azizi Hadi, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) - For Outstanding Collaboration between the CAE Community and the FBI
Rodney J. Petersen, NICE-NIST - For Outstanding Collaboration between the CAE Community and NICE-NIST
Karen A. Wetzel, NICE-NIST - For Outstanding Collaboration between the CAE Community and NICE-NIST
Dr. Keith Holtermann, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) - For Outstanding Collaboration between the CAE Community and CISA
Michael Howell, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) - For Outstanding Collaboration between the CAE Community and CISA

2023 CAE CoP-CD Community Service Recognition Awards For Outstanding Contribution to the CAE-CD Community: 

- Paige Zaleppa, SecurEd
- Mike Franz, SecurEd
- Corrinne Sande, Whatcom Community College
- Stephen Troupe, Whatcom Community College
- Tosha Amos, Whatcom Community College
- Dr. Sandra Blanke, University of Dallas
- Gretchen Bliss, University of Colorado Colorado Springs
- Tobi West, Coastline Community College
- Dr. Wei Li, Nova Southeastern University
- Dr. Xiuwen Liu, Florida State University
- Dr. Christopher Simpson, National University
- Amy Hysell, CSUSB
- Kasandra Adams, CSUSB
- Vanessa Gutierrez, CSUSB
- James D. Ashley III, CSUSB
- Dr. Blair Taylor, Towson University
- Dr. Sidd Kaza, Towson University
- Stephen Miller, Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso
- Jake Mihevc, Mohawk Valley Community College
- Daniel P. Manson, Norwich University
- Kim Muschalek, San Antonio College
- Dr. Bei-Tseng Chu, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Stanley M. Kostka, Moraine Valley Community College
- Stanley Mierzwa, Kean University
- Dr. Faisal Kaleem, Metropolitan State University
- Dr. Tirthankar Ghosh, University of West Florida
- Anthony Pinto, University of West Florida
- Dr. Eman El-Sheikh, University of West Florida
- Mandy Reininger, Chemeketa Community College
- Dr. Michael Tu, Purdue University Northwest
- Dr. Zoe Fowler, Norwich University
- Dr. Vincent Nestler, CSUSB
- Steve Weldon, Augusta University
- Michael Ramage, Murray State University
- Anna Carlin, Fullerton College
- Kelli Burgin, Montreat College
- Michael Kelly, Community College of Rhode Island

2023 CAE CoP-CD Community Service Recognition Awards For Top CAE-CD Peer Reviewers: 

- Al Heitkamper
- Dr. Faisal Kaleem, Metropolitan State University
- Max Gorbachevsky, Utica College
- Dr. William Butler, Capitol Technology University
- Chris Simpson, National University

2023 CAE CoP-CD Community Service Recognition Awards For Top CAE-CD Per-Submission Review (PSR) Reviewers: 

- Michael Burt
- Albert Heitkamper
- Kim Muschalek, San Antonio College
- Joseph Murdock, University of Colorado Denver
- Holly Yuan, University of Wisconsin-Stout

2023 CAE CoP-CD Community Service Recognition Awards For Top CAE-CD Mentors: 

- Diane Barrett, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
- Joseph Murdock, University of Colorado Denver
- Kim Muschalek, San Antonio College
- Brandy Harris, Grand Canyon University
- Amelia Phillips, University of the Cumberlands

 

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Archive of 2021 CAE-CD Regional and CAEs Outreach Competition

Following the July 2021 quarterly meeting, we established the initiative called: “CAE-CD Regional and CAEs Outreach Competition” co-chaired by:
- Wei Li - Nova Southeastern University
- Xiuwen Liu - Florida State University

To read more about this initiative, check via: 

• Criteria and Rule for the CAE-CD Regional and CAEs Outreach Competition 2021 ***Extended Deadline - was Feb 6, 2022 ***
• Instructions for the CAE Regional Hubs and CAEs for the 2021 CAE-CD Regional Outreach Competition 2021

Additionally, the committee co-chairs conducted sessions during regional hub events to solicit CAEs submissions of their 2021 Yearly (from Jan 2021 to Dec 2021) Outreach activities to their regional hub, following the information in the two files above. During February 2022, a the 2021 Award Committee was established to review all submissions and to recommend the top regional Hubs and CAEs who provided the most impactful outreach activities in their regions during 2021. 

The CAE-CD Regional and CAEs Outreach Competition - 2021 Award Committee: 

- Wei Li - Nova Southeastern University, Award Committee Co-Chair
- Xiuwen Liu - Florida State University, Award Committee Co-Chair
- Sidd Kaza - Towson University, Northeast Regional Hub Representative
- Bei-Tseng Chu - University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Southeast Regional Hub Representative
- Glenn Dietrich - The University of Texas at San Antonio, Southwest Regional Hub Representative
- Stanley Kostka - Moraine Valley Community College, Midwest Regional Hub Representative
- Mandy Reininger - Chemeketa Community College, Northwest Regional Hub Representative

We want to thank the 2021 Award Committee members for their dedication and hard work! 

CAE-CD Regional Hubs and CAEs Outreach Competition - 2021 Award Winners:

2021 Regional Hub Outreach Award Winners:

SOUTHEAST REGIONAL HUB - 1st Place
NORTHWEST REGIONAL HUB - 2nd Place
NORTHEAST REGIONAL HUB + MIDWEST REGIONAL HUB - Both are tie for 3rd Place

2021 CAE Institutional Outreach Award Winners:

Kennesaw State University - 1st Place
Forsyth Technical Community College - 2nd Place
Dakota State University - 3rd Place
University of West Florida - 4th Place
University of Colorado - Colorado Springs - 5th Place
University of South Florida - 6th Place

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2021-2022 CAE CoP-CD Steering Committee Members and Initiative Co-Chairs: 

Yair Levy - Nova Southeastern University, Steering Committee Co-Chair and CoP-CD National Co-Lead

Anne Kohnke - University of Detroit Mercy, Steering Committee Co-Chair and CoP-CD National Co-Lead

Sandra Blanke - University of Dallas, Sub-committee/Initiative Co-Chair - 'Getting to Know Your Fellow CAEs' Initiative

Gretchen Bliss - University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Sub-committee/Initiative Co-Chair - 'Getting to Know Your Fellow CAEs' Initiative

Tirthankar Ghosh - University of West Florida, Sub-committee/Initiative Co-Chair - 'CAE-CD Industry Relations and Shared Resources'' Initiative

Faisal Kaleem - Metropolitan State University, Sub-committee/Initiative Co-Chair - 'New CAE-CD POC Onboarding Process' Initiative

Wei Li - Nova Southeastern University, Sub-committee/Initiative Co-Chair - 'CAE-CD Regional and CAEs Outreach Competition' Initiative

Xiuwen Liu - Florida State University, Sub-committee/Initiative Co-Chair - 'CAE-CD Regional and CAEs Outreach Competition' Initiative

Daniel P. Manson - Cal Poly Pomona, Sub-committee/Initiative Co-Chair - 'CAE-CD Student Competitions and CTFs' Initiative

Jake Mihevc - Mohawk Valley Community College, Sub-committee/Initiative Co-Chair - 'CAE-CD Student Competitions and CTFs' Initiative

Stephen Miller - Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Branch Community College, Sub-committee/Initiative Co-Chair - 'CAE-CD Industry Relations and Shared Resources' Initiative

Anthony Pinto - University of West Florida, Sub-committee/Initiative Co-Chair - 'New CAE-CD POC Onboarding Process' Initiative

John Sands - Moraine Valley Community College, Sub-committee/Initiative Co-Chair - 'CAE-CD Student Competitions and CTFs' Initiative

Christopher Simpson - National University, Sub-committee/Initiative Co-Chair - 'CAE-CD Industry Relations and Shared Resources'' Initiative

Diego Tibaquirá - Miami-Dade College, Sub-committee/Initiative Co-Chair - 'CAE-CD Cybersecurity Experts Database' Initiative

Deanne Wesley - North Carolina Central University, Sub-committee/Initiative Co-Chair - 'CAE-CD Cybersecurity Experts Database' Initiative

Tobi West - Coastline Community College, Sub-committee/Initiative Chair - '2022 CAE Symposium CAE-CD Track Planning' Initiative

2021-2022 CoP-CD Steering Committee Members at Large:

Eric Berkowitz - College of Lake County

Michael Burt - Wilmington University

William Butler - Capitol Technology University

Joseph Carrigan - Johns Hopkins University

Art Conklin - University of Houston

Tony Coulson - California State University, San Bernardino

John Franco - University of Cincinnati

Albert Heitkamper - Oklahoma City Community College

Mark Hufe - Wilmington University

Kim Muschalek - San Antonio College

Corrinne Sande - Whatcom Community College

Ambareen Siraj - Tennessee Tech University

Blair Taylor - Towson University

Gurvirender Tejay - University of Colorado Colorado Springs

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Updated: September 16, 2023