Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI)

Do you know a high school student in Northern Virginia with an interest in cybersecurity? 💻🙋 The Children's Science Center and Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI) internship offers students professional skills training and placements with Northern Virginia-based cyber organizations, helping prepare them for the future cyber workforce. The internship includes a stipend upon successful completion of the 7-week program and is open to rising high school seniors and first-year college/university students (ages 17+). ⏰ Applications are due Monday, February 3, 2025 by 5 pm. 💡 Learn more on their site or in the post below: https://lnkd.in/e-s_tjmV - Commonwealth Cyber Initiative Northern Virginia #cybersecurity #cci #childrenssciencecenter #northernvirginia #nova #cyberstudents #cyberworkforce #cyberinterns #cyberresearch

Continuing with our recap of the Fall Project-Based Learning programs, we’d like to take a moment to acknowledge the participants and sponsors of another successful PBL initiative from last semester 🥳 Six exceptional students completed the Microsoft and Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI) Project-Based Learning program in December. Please join us in congratulating Vincent Phan from James Madison University, Yasemin Tanyu and Corey Crum from Virginia Tech, Kiori Edwards from Old Dominion University, Evin St Clair from University of Virginia, and Sanskar Pokharel from George Mason University. We're excited to see all the amazing things you'll achieve in the future! 👏 A huge thank you to Microsoft for collaborating with us for a second time and providing these students with this special opportunity. We would like to express our gratitude to Tu Tran, Sean Kirkpatrick, Mauricio Perdomo, Cameron Jackson, Michael Dahlke, and Christopher Hatley for their mentorship and guidance—this program wouldn't have been possible without your support! Interested in participating in our PBL programs? Learn more on our site ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/ebbrKf9a #cybersecurity #cci #projectbasedlearning #microsoft #cciPBL #cyberstudents #cyberresearch #cyberworkforce #cyberinterns

Check out this WWBT NBC 12 interview with CCI Researcher Feras A. Batarseh, PgC, MSc, JM, PhD on Richmond's recent water crisis. This topic is a prime example of how cybersecurity research confronts a wide range of real-world challenges 👏 - #cybersecurity #cci #wwbt #watercrisis #richmondwatercrisis #cyberbiosecurity #virginiatech

⏰ Applications close TODAY for the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI) and CTEWorkforce TEEM program. Don't miss out on this great mentorship opportunity! Learn more below ⬇️

Calling all Virginia cyber students! It’s time to take your skills global ✈️ by registering for the International Country-to-Country Capture the Flag (C2C-CTF) cybersecurity competition!  CCI will provide travel grants to students in the CCI network of higher education institutions who make it to the finals in Boston. 🚨 Registration ends Feb. 1, 2025. 🏆 Qualifiers: Feb. 7-9, 2025 (fully virtual) 🎯 Finals: July 7-9, 2025 (in-person, Boston, USA) The C2C Cybersecurity Challenge is a series of international CTF competitions organized by the International Cyber Security – Center of Excellence (INCS-CoE) with leading international universities. The 2025 competition is hosted by Northeastern University in Boston, Ma. We're looking forward to cheering you on! Learn more now ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eT6MaSnn - #cci #cybersecurity #ctf #cyberstudents #cyberresearch #cyberworkforce #ctfcompetition

As the 2024 CCI CyberArts exhibit draws to a close this weekend, we want to thank everyone who has visited, supported, and helped make this project such a huge success.  A special thank you goes out to Brett John Johnson from the City of Alexandria, Virginia Office of the Arts, the Torpedo Factory Art Center, R. Benjamin Knapp from Virginia Tech Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology, Virginia Tech, and of course, each and every one of our amazing artists and researchers. This exhibit would not have been possible without you! 👏 ⌛️ Don’t miss out on the final weekend to explore this unique intersection of art and cybersecurity before it’s gone! 🗓️ Closing this Sunday, February 26 📍 Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, Va. 💡 Learn more about the each exhibit on our site: https://lnkd.in/eBFiwPa7 - Michael McDermott Marlena Jarboe Jennifer Whitmore Daniel O'Brien Harpreet Panesar Jerome Sturm Semi Ryu, Ph.D Alberto Cano Janet Biggs Agnieszka Miedlar Paul Cazeaux Daniel Tapia Takaki Tanner Upthegrove Sarah Hammer Rui Ning Steven Chen Junrui Zhang Katalin Parti Chen Guo Nan Zheng Chengqi "John" Guo Commonwealth Cyber Initiative Northern Virginia Commonwealth Cyber Initiative Southwest Virginia CCI Central Virginia Node #cci #cyberarts #cybersecurity #torpedofactoryartscenter #artsalx #cyberresearch #cyberworkforce #techarts #commonwealthcyber

While we eagerly look forward to our current and upcoming Project-Based Learning programs, we would like to take a moment to recognize the sponsors and participants of our successful Fall PBL programs 👏 Last month, four outstanding students completed the CACI International Inc and Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI) Project-Based Learning program. Please join us in congratulating Namita Shashidhar from Virginia Tech, Rachel Wang and Hamsini Sivalenka from George Mason University, and Emily Seepes from Old Dominion University for successfully completing this project. We can’t wait to see the incredible things you’ll accomplish in the future! 🎉 A huge thank you to CACI International Inc for collaborating with CCI once again and for providing these students with this priceless opportunity. We would also like to express our gratitude to Christine Sisk, MBA, Joseph Lloyd, and Tanner Ketron from CACI for their mentorship and guidance, this program would not have been possible without you! To learn more about our Project-Based Learning programs as well as other Workforce Development projects and events, head to our site  ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ebbrKf9a - #cci #caci #cybersecurity #projectbasedlearning #cyberstudents #cyberresearch #cyberworkforce

Yesterday marked the launch of our first Project-Based Learning program for the Spring 2025 semester! 🚀 After a competitive selection process, four exceptional students met virtually with Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI) and GuidePoint Security on Tuesday to kick off the “SOC-in-a-Box” GuidePoint PBL program. In this project, students will develop a scalable and deployable lab environment for cybersecurity practitioners to practice and hone their skills. We look forward to seeing what they create! A big thank you to GuidePoint Security for your partnership and making this program possible 👏 Learn more about the project on our site: https://lnkd.in/ePETUQ_h #cci #guidepointsecurity #guidepoint #Cybersecurity #cyberresearch #cyberstudents #PBL #projectbasedlearning

Are you interested in a career field that requires a security clearance? The Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI) Clearance Preparedness Program is here to help you on your journey! 🚀 Learn more and sign up today on our site ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eiGy4C9m 🗓️ This program starts on Feb 5, 2025. Don't miss out! #cci #clearancepreparedness #securityclearance #Cybersecurity #cyberworkforce #cyberstudents #cyberjobs

Interested in judging or mentoring at a hackathon? Check out this great opportunity from HackViolet VT! Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI) is a proud sponsor of the 2025 HackViolet event. Learn about more ways to participate on the event page below ⬇️