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Teaching Technicians Faculty Development Partner
CSSIA has several training opportunities for faculty throughout the year BUT did you know that the National Science Foundation has several other supported projects nationally. To see all NSF opportunities go to http://www.teachingtechnicians.org/ and check it out. Some will link back to us but many many others will direct you around the country to others great workshops. Great Resource!
See: http://www.teachingtechnicians.org/
CSSIA Connects Newsletter
CSSIA is proud to bring you news quarterly regarding current and future events. Take a look at the students speak section in the Fall 2008 issue to hear what students are saying or the Winter 2009 issue to learn more about the Collegiate Cyber Defense Competitions.
CSSIA Connects Newsletter Spring 2009 (pdf) (NEW 5-29-2009)
CSSIA Connects Newsletter Winter 2009 (pdf)
CSSIA Connects Newsletter Fall 2008 (pdf)
Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC)
The Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC) system is designed to provide institutions with an information assurance or computer security curriculum in a controlled, competitive environment to assess their student's depth of understanding and operational competency in managing the challenges inherent in protecting a corporate network infrastructure and business information systems.
Competition Results March 27th-29th, 2009 - Check Out Some Action Photos! (click here)
Alexandria Technical College, MN
1st Place Baker College, MI
2nd Place DePaul University, IL
Indiana Tech, IN
Inver Hill Community College, MN
3rd Place Rhodes State College, OH
Official Midwest Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC) Website
UIS Designated as National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education
The University of Illinois at Springfield has been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAEIAE) for academic years 2009 through 2014. The award was made by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security , joint sponsors of the CAEIAD program. "This award gives UIS the prestige of having a role in securing our nation's information systems," said Dr. Ted Mims, chair of UIS' Computer Science Department and Director of the Center of Systems Security and Information Assurance within the department. For full text of the article click here.
CSSIA Faculty and Professional Development 2009
Each summer and for the past six years, CSSIA has trained over 1200 educators by offering a wide range of Cyber Security workshops at little or no cost to faculty. These workshops are geared towards providing college and university faculty with the tools and skills required to teach numerous topics in Information Assurance and Forensics technologies. Summer 2009 schedule. *Note: Workshops are constantly being added so please check back as changes are posted.
CSSIA CERT-SIA Collaboration
CERT has published their academic curriculum for colleges and universities interested in teaching and building a comprehensive information assurance program. It is free for qualified faculty on request (Click Here).
The CERT-SIA courses have been mapped to the national standards set by the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) for Information Systems Security (INFOSEC) Professionals, NSTISSI 4011, and System Administrators (SA), CNSSI 4013, entry level meet approximately 95% of the objectives. Also, check out https://www.vte.cert.org/vteweb/. CERT's Virtual Training Environment has many wonderful asynchronous training modules in information assurance. See also CERT's Organizational Security page; lots of good info.
CSSIA Informational Videos
Check out our informational videos CSSIA Education or CSSIA Outreach.
CSSIA Collaboration
We encourage your collaboration. Our web resources are still under development so please contact us if you cannot find what you are looking for.
Contact the CSSIA Main Office M-F 8-3pm CST (708) 974-5725 or email Erich Spengler - Executive Director at spengler@morainevalley.edu for information.
9000 West College Parkway, Palos Hills, Illinois 60465
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Team Competitions and Outreach
 Indiana Tech Fort Wayne, IN |
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Articulations, Ethics & Graduate Programs
 University of Illinois - Springfield Springfield, IL |
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Convergence Technologies and Security
 Inver Hills Community College Inver Grove Heights, MN |
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Computer and Digital Forensics
 Madison Area Technical College Madison, WI |
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Network and Wireless Security
 Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills, IL |
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Information Assurance
 Rock Valley College Rockford, IL |
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Operating Systems Security
 James A. Rhodes State College Lima, OH |
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Disaster Recovery and Forensic Accounting
 Owens Community College Toledo, OH |
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Team Competitions and Homeland Security
 Jackson Community College Jackson, MI |
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CSSIA Affiliate Centers Complete List |
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North Central State College
 Mansfield, OH
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North Dakota State College
 Wahpeton, ND
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North Iowa Area Community College
 Mason City, IA
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North Salem High School
 North Salem, NY
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Northcentral Technical College
 Wausau, WI
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Northwestern University
 Chicago, IL
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Oakton Community College
 DesPlaines, IL
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Ohio Cisco Academy Training Center
 Marion, OH
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Ohio University
 Lancaster, OH
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Olive Harvey Community College
 Chicago, IL
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Paradise Valley Community College
 Phoenix, AZ
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Parkland Community College
 Champaign, IL
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Pellissippi State Technical Community College
 Knoxville, TN
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Penn State University-Shenango
 Sharon, PA
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Pima Community College
 Tucson, AZ
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Pitt Community College
 Greenville, NC
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Polk Community College
 Lakeland, FL
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Purdue University Calumet
 Hammond, IN
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Richard J. Daily College
 Chicago, IL
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Richland Community College
 Decatur, IL
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Ridgewater Community College
 Hutchinson, MN
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Robert Morris College
 Chicago, IL
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Rockland Community College
 Suffern, NY
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Roosevelt University Chicago
 Chicago, IL
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Ross High School
 Hamilton, OH
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Sam Houston State University
 Conroe, TX
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San Juan Island School District
 Friday Harbor, WA
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School of Cooperative Technical Education
 New York City, NY
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Seton Hill University
 Greensburg, PA
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Shasta College
 Redding, CA
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