San Diego Cyber Center of Excellence (CCOE)

🗳️ Happy Election Day! Thank you to Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and all our nation’s election officials and poll workers for working diligently to ensure the security and resilience of our nation’s elections. #SecureOurWorld #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth

📣 Calling all veteran-owned businesses, Grow with Google is teaming up with Blue Star Families to host the National Veterans Small Business Week Summit on Wednesday, November 13th at 1pm ET. This free livestream on YouTube will feature an AI workshop to help veteran small businesses get started with AI followed by a panel discussion with veteran entrepreneurs who are using digital tools to grow. Check it out to learn more and register 👇 #BlueStarFamilies #NVSBW

#CCOE is proud to sign on to Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity's open letter strongly urging the next administration, regardless of political affiliation, to prioritize strengthening the #cybersecurity of under-resourced community orgs.🏛️🌐 📄Read the letter 👇

🗓️ Calling all San Diego employers, help build our regions talent pipeline on November 13 at San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation's Advancing San Diego flagship event "Reaching Tomorrow’s Talent!" You’ll join other leading regional employers in an interactive experience that will connect you with the skilled talent of tomorrow—and influence their training today. Check out the details and register 👇 #cyberworkforce #cybersecurity #sandiego #talentpipeline

🏆 In partnership with the San Diego Business Journal, #CCOE is thrilled to unveil the 2024 San Diego Cybersecurity Stewardship Awards Winners! Join us in giving a huge round of applause to our Executive of the Year, Mark Compton, CISO for NAVWAR, and all the incredible organizations below making a profound impact in our community! We’ll be celebrating all the winners at #CCOE10 so register here if you haven’t already: https://lnkd.in/eZTSJKKa 🔒 Cybersecurity Awareness • Academic/Nonprofit: San Diego County Credit Union • Private Sector: ESET • Public Sector: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) San Diego 🤝 Workforce Development • Academic/Nonprofit: CAREERworks at Able-Disabled Advocacy, Inc. • Private Sector: Journeys Map • Public Sector: NAVWAR 💡 Innovators • Academic/Nonprofit: BSides San Diego • Private Sector: Sylabs, Inc. • Public Sector: San Diego Regional Cyber Lab Let’s celebrate cybersecurity excellence together! 🙌 #Cybersecurity #Awards2024

#CCOE and the Girl Scouts San Diego held a 3-hour interactive workshop for 100 Girl Scouts earlier this month, from fourth grade to high school seniors, to explore cyber careers and earn all three cybersecurity badges! 🍀 Thank you again to our sponsors Booz Allen Hamilton, First Citizens Bank, and Haiku, Inc, plus our rockstar cyber volunteers who made this event possible ✨ Check out the event summary below and stay tuned for the next #girlscouts #cybersecurity workshop! #girlscoutssandiego #cyberworkforce #cybersecurity #mentoring

Check out the fourth article in our Cybersecurity Awareness Month series with the San Diego Business Journal! 📰 It features expert insights from Brendan Daly, CISO for the City of San Diego, and Jim Skeen, Jr., Founder of Lockton San Diego, on tackling faulty #software security issues and preventing cyber incidents—rather than relying on insurance. 💻🔒 Plus, learn about free resources from the San Diego Regional Cyber Lab, like My eCISO, an AI #chatbot offering customized cybersecurity evaluations and report cards based on the NIST framework. #nationalcybersecuritymonth #cybersecurity #securityawareness #NCSAM24

The third article in our Cybersecurity Awareness Month series with the San Diego Business Journal has hit the stands and is on the front cover! We hear from San Diego #cyber experts Chase Franzen, CISO, Sharp HealthCare and Lance L., Co-Director of San Diego State University's graduate program in homeland security about improving the security of computer networks. Stay tuned this week for the fourth article and the announcement of the 2024 Cybersecurity Stewardship Awards winners 🎉 #nationalcybersecuritymonth #cybersecurity #securityawareness #NCSAM24

#CCOE's President & CEO Lisa Easterly will be moderating a panel discussion, "Empower, Innovate, Lead: Women Pioneering the Future of Cybersecurity," on October 29, 2024! This event is a fantastic opportunity to hear from remarkable women who are breaking barriers in cybersecurity and inspiring the next generation of leaders in STEM. 💫 Click this link to register now: https://lnkd.in/gXzYPRAf

Cal-CSIC #PSA regarding Phishing and Spoofing best practices 🔐 Over the last month, the #CalCSIC has observed at least 7 business email compromises in which threat actors have leveraged phishing emails sent from compromised, legitimate email accounts to further extend their reach. This public service announcement serves to inform organizations on best practices to prevent further compromises. #cybersecurity #securityawareness #phishing