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Center for Cybersecurity Education and Applied Research (CCEAR)

The 51¶¯Âþ Center for Cybersecurity Education and Applied Research (CCEAR) will support the University’s mission to educate and graduate inspired, lifelong learners whose scholarship and careers enhance the region and the state. The mission of CCEAR is to educate the future cybersecurity workforce and provide consultation to local businesses, governmental units, and interested parties. The objective of CCEAR is to provide an avenue for education and research in information assurance, computer network security, digital forensics, cryptography, risk assessment and mitigation, disaster recovery and management, security regulations and compliance, and information security management.

As part of its commitment to educating students and members of the community, 51¶¯Âþ CCEAR has committed itself to provide quality education in research in the key cybersecurity areas of information assurance, computer network security, digital forensics, cryptography, risk assessment, and mitigation, disaster recovery and management, security regulations and compliance, and information security management.

The Center for Cybersecurity Education and Applied Research resides within the Department of Information Technology, located in the Professional Sciences Center on the main campus of 51¶¯Âþ.

As a part of its commitment to the education of professionals in all areas of cyber defense, 51¶¯Âþ is now recognized by the National Security Agency (NSA)  as a Center for Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education (CAE-CD). For questions or comments about the center please contact Dr. Alan Stines, Director, at  .