Jacob Harning of Malone works in one of the high-tech SUNY Canton Cybersecurity classrooms. The college’s Cybersecurity Program recently earned the National Security Agency’s National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) designation. SUNY Canton Photo.
CANTON — SUNY Canton’s four-year Cybersecurity Program continues its unparalleled growth with a new U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) designation.
The NSA and Department of Homeland Security recently informed the Center for Criminal Justice, Intelligence and Cybersecurity that it has received a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) designation. Cybersecurity previously received NSA Program of Study Validation approximately six months ago.
“A highly skilled cybersecurity workforce is a strategic national security advantage,” said NSA CAE Program Manager Annie Becker. “The United States Government will continue to invest in and enhance programs that build the domestic talent pipeline, from primary through postsecondary education.”
The program met the increasing demands to serve the nation and contribute to protecting the National Information Infrastructure. A National Cyber Strategy authored in 2018 outlined the critical shortage of professionals with cybersecurity skills and highlighted the importance of higher education as a solution to defending America’s cyberspace.
“The CAE-CD designation signifies SUNY Canton’s excellence and assures students and employers that the Cybersecurity program aligns with national standards for cyber defense,” said School of Science Health and Criminal Justice Dean Michele A. Snyder. “It also recognizes that we can actively contribute to the cybersecurity community locally and nationally.”
Cybersecurity has become one of the largest programs at the college, with about 202 total students enrolled as of Fall 2022. This growth represents a more than 1400% increase from the original enrollment of 13 students when the program began in…
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