In this Fast Pitch Session, I will share with other CAE institutes how CAE-CD designation has helped The Citadel take Cyber Programs and Activities to the next level. The Citadel started with an undergraduate minor in Cybersecurity in 2012, and became CAE-CD in 2016 with the academic path of BS in Computer Science with a minor in Cybersecurity. The Citadel was the second college in the State of South Carolina with CAE-CD designation. Students from The Citadel Students have been awarded DoD CySP Scholarship every year since 2017. The Citadel hosted the first GenCyber Camp in South Carolina in 2016. The Citadel hosted All-Girls GenCyber Camp in 2019.

The Citadel was awarded the first NSF SFS Grant in South Carolina in 2020. The Citadel has started to offer BS in Cyber Operations in Fall 2020. The program has been designed based NSA Center of Excellence in Cyber Operations. The Citadel is working with University of South Carolina (CAE-CD, CAE-R) on a NCAE-C Research Grant. The Citadel is working with University of Memphis, University of West Florida, North Carolina A&T University on a NCAE-C Grant for Cyber Education for Critical Infrastructure. The Citadel has established Citadel Department of Defense Cyber Institute (CDCI) in Fall 2020. This is a joint initiative with five other Senior Military Colleges - Texas A&M University, Norwich University, University of North Georgia, Virginia Tech, and Virginia Military Institute. Students at The Citadel have formed Cyber Club, WiCyS Chapter.

The Citadel Cyber Team actively participates in different Cyber Competitions - National Cyber Exercise (NCX), Southeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Contest (SECCDC), NSA Code Breaker Challenge, Cyber Red Zone CTF, Palmetto Cyber Defense Contest, and National Cyber League (NCL). The Citadel hosted a Cyber Bootcamp for South Carolina Army National Guard in Summer 2021. The Citadel worked with Army Cyber Institute on Jack Voltaic Project. The Citadel hosted Jack Voltaic Conference on Cyber Resiliency for Critical Infrastructure on Feb 24-25, 2022. The conference program included sessions on Cyber Workforce Development for Critical Infrastructure, Cyber Education for Critical Infrastructure, Cyber Risk Assessment for Critical Infrastructure, Federal and State Policies and Capabilities for Critical Infrastructure protection against Cyber Threats. The conference program also included a Cyber Table-top Exercise and Student Case Scenario Exercise. The Citadel faculty actively participates in CAE Community by working as a mentor and reviewer for CAE applications.