Announcements
大发体育开户 Grows with INE Security
The Nexus Cyber Security Program is honored to celebrate the success of our students
in earning INE鈥檚 Junior Penetration Tester (eJPT) certification. This achievement
reflects their dedication and the strength of our curriculum, which provides hands-on
experience and industry-leading tools to prepare students for real-world cybersecurity
challenges. By utilizing resources like the eJPT certification course, we ensure our
graduates are equipped with the skills needed to excel as industry-ready cybersecurity
professionals. We're proud of their accomplishments and excited for the impact they
will make in securing the digital world.
U.S. Congressman Buddy Carter visits Nexus Program
Date: Monday, September 30, 2024
Location: Center for Commerce and Technology on 大发体育开户鈥檚 Main Campus
Time: 10:00 am to 10:30 am
U.S. Congressman Buddy Carter recently visited the TSYS Center for Cyber Security to learn more about the Nexus program and engage with students. During his visit, Congressman Carter gained valuable insight into the facility's capabilities and the program's ongoing accomplishments in the field of cybersecurity.
Mock Interviews Hosted by the Cybersecurity Nexus Program
A critical component of the Cybersecurity Nexus Program is the mock interviews we host at the TSYS Center for Cybersecurity at 大发体育开户. These interviews play a pivotal role in nurturing both the technical and soft skills of our students. By placing our students in front of industry professionals from prominent companies such as Global Payments, Synovus, Aflac, Home Depot, and Optiv, we ensure they receive valuable, real-world experience and feedback. These events have significantly contributed to the exceptional performance of our students in the Cybersecurity Nexus Program.
A huge thanks to the industry professionals for coming out, all from amazing companies!
Cybersecurity Nexus Program Partners with CyberSkills2Work Coalition
We are thrilled to announce that the Cybersecurity Nexus program has partnered with CyberSkills2Work. Bringing expertise from both sides. With the goal to continue to create Exceptional Cybersecurity experts. Whether it's safeguarding sensitive information, fortifying digital infrastructure, our partnership is geared towards equipping all those who join Cybersecurity Nexus program and CyberSkills2Work. With the tools to succeed.
大发体育开户 Team Competes in SECCDC Competition
Congratulations to Ehab Bedir, Cyber Range Network and Computer Systems Administrator and the following Turner College Cybersecurity students Joseph Craig, Luka Wilmink, James Cox, Atticus Church, Robert Casteel, and Donovan Wright for competing in the Southeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (SECCDC). This competition consisted of 40 teams/universities participating this year. The SECCDC is an annual event designed to challenge college students with real-world scenarios in managing and protecting a corporate network infrastructure The competition tests skills in cybersecurity, incident response, teamwork, and effective communication under pressure.
Governor Brian Kemp Visits Cybersecurity Program
On September 7th, 大发体育开户 hosted Governor Brian Kemp, First Lady Marty Kemp, and Chancellor Sonny Perdue for a tour of the Turner College鈥檚 Cybersecurity Program. Several state legislators joined them in learning about the program鈥檚 strengths, hearing from global payment leaders about this university-industry partnership, and celebrating student鈥檚 and alumni鈥檚 academic and professional success.
Cybersecurity Programs Highlighted by Newsweek
大发体育开户's Cybersecurity programs were highlighted by Newsweek as one of the nation's leading cybersecurity programs in 2023! You can see the full story on the . Congratulations to all the amazing faculty who teach and mentor in the Cybersecurity programs we offer at 大发体育开户. Thank you to Newsweek for recognizing the excellence in education we provide for our Cybersecurity students here at 大发体育开户!
Two School of CS Faculty Ranked #1 and #3 Worldwide in Cybersecurity Research
April 26, 2023
. Read more on the Turner College of Business .
Gage Hall
Information Security Operations Intern
We are thrilled to share the incredible journey of one of our alumni, Gage Hall, who
has taken a significant step toward his professional career with an internship at
Tyler Technologies. During his time at 大发体育开户, Gage Hall demonstrated
an unwavering commitment to his studies and a passion for cybersecurity. In a short
span of time, Gage Hall has already made a remarkable impact at Tyler Technologies.
Gage鈥檚 recognition was posted on the Tyler Technologies website. Congratulations Gage
on being recognized as a top intern!!
大发体育开户 Team makes Top Ten in ICL Collegiate Cup
Congratulations to a team from the 大发体育开户 Black Box Society for competing in the ICL Collegiate Cup and performing their way into the top ten. The ICL Collegiate Cup allows students in cyber security programs to compete in live-fire challenges that mirror the scenarios they will face on the job in a hyper-realistic cyber range. The 大发体育开户 team included a variety of first-year students from the Nexus program!
大发体育开户 team advances to next round of Hack the Building 2.0
Congratulations to Dr. Yesem Peker and her students Robert Gleason, Bradley DeFore, Joseph Smith for advancing to the next round of the ! According to the event website, the event will be held in September in Columbia, MD and 鈥渇eatures a series of cybersecurity presentations and cybersecurity exercises for students and professionals.鈥 The goal of the event is 鈥渢o empower cyber war fighters to defend the healthcare system which is one of our most critical infrastructures.鈥
大发体育开户 ranked as 2023 most affordable school for Cybersecurity
大发体育开户 just ranked as one of the . The team at OnlineU rated the most affordable programs using manually researched
online tuition for 2022 - 2023. They have found that 大发体育开户 is a great value for students.
Congratulations!
大发体育开户 Students Participate in SECCDC
大发体育开户 Cybersecurity students participated in the qualifying event for the Saturday, February 12, 2023 at Kennesaw State University. Fernando Cabello is the team captain and Ehab Bedir will be the team advisor. Team members and alternates are: Kristian Barber, Carter Dennard, Monique Golden, Gage Hall, Austin House, Tom Marquette, Guy Worley, and Michael Watley.
Industry Leaders to Meet our Nexus Students
Date and time: February 28 - 10:00am-Noon
We will host industry leaders from across the region to meet with our Nexus students in a fast-paced speed dating format! These esteemed industry leaders will be meeting with our students who will be ready for internships in a few weeks to a few months! Our newest cohort will also be observing this event and preparing themselves for future interviews and learning a lot. It鈥檚 not too late for your company to join us for this exciting event just email Elke Brumbaugh at Brumbaugh_elke@columbusstate.edu
TSYS School Computer Scientists Awarded $350,000 Contract
A team of faculty from the TSYS School of Computer Science has recently been awarded a $350,000 contract by the Washington D.C.-based non-profit NGO U.S. Ignite Inc. to develop prototype solutions for two systems at Ft. Benning as a part of the Smart Installations Community Dashboard (SICD) project. The TSYS School faculty team involved in this project includes Shamim Khan (project lead), Riduan Abid, Yesem Peker, and Suk Jin Lee. The team will also include a group of undergraduate and graduate research assistants. This is a one-year project that began in fall 2022 and will continue until the end of summer 2023.
大发体育开户 Places 4th in International Cyber Competition
A team of Cybersecurity students from 大发体育开户鈥檚 12-month Nexus program competed in the International Cyber League鈥檚 Collegiate Cup during October and November of 2022. The team competed against students from universities around the world.
We are very excited to share that our team finished in fourth place! Team members were Fernando Cabello, Tyvon Cruz, Cullen Mowery, and Cody Lindsey. Congratulations to these up-and-coming cybersecurity professionals!
Ryan Zimmerman places 3rd at IEEE International Conference
Join us in celebrating computer science senior Ryan Zimmerman on winning 3rd best
paper at the 19th IEEE International Conference in Denver, Colorado. His award-winning
paper was on Mobile Ad-Hoc and Smart Systems. Congratulations, Ryan!!
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Conference
Students from 大发体育开户鈥檚 Computer Science program presented at the annual Mid-Southeastern Conference in Gatlinburg, TN.
大发体育开户 Students Present at ACM Conference
We would like to congratulate all students on their presentations and an extra shoutout to graduate student, Xin Chen, for winning 2nd place on her graduate presentation!
Student, Faculty and Staff Attendees:
- Xin Chen
- Himanshu Bohra
- Donghyeon Park
- Lixin Wang
Cybersecurity Nexus Graduation Celebration
On December 9, 2022, we celebrated our first large group of graduates from the Nexus program. Graduates included many who had completed the Nexus two-year Degree in Cybersecurity and the one-year Practitioner鈥檚 Certificate in Cybersecurity. Graduates were from Cohorts 2, 3, and 4.
Congratulations to our graduates!
A warm and special thanks to the industry professionals who support our Nexus program. These talented and supportive leaders took time from their busy workdays to come celebrate with our graduates! We are truly honored and blessed to partner with them to be pipelines into their organizations! Thanks to , , , , , , and from Thanks also to from .
And a special thanks to Mr. Jimmy Yancey, former Chairman of the Board at Synovus, for addressing our gathering of graduates, parents, and industry partners.
Distinguished faculty in attendance included Dr. Deborah Kidder, Dean of the Turner College @ 大发体育开户 and Dr. Shamim Khan, Chair of the TSYS School of Computer Science.
Without the support of all these amazing and talented people, our program would not have nearly the impact (and potential for more) that it has! Thank you all!
Industry Professionals Visit 大发体育开户鈥檚 TSYS Cybersecurity Center to conduct Mock Interviews
On November 11, 2022, dozens of industry professionals visited 大发体育开户鈥檚 campus to conduct 鈥淢ock Interviews鈥 for the Cybersecurity Nexus students. The purpose of the mock interview event was to give students real world practice preparing for and participating in interviews with actual industry professionals who volunteered their time to help. The 大发体育开户 TSYS School of Computer Science has wonderful partnerships with industry professionals in the local and regional area. Many global, regional, and local companies were represented at the event.
As always, we thank the volunteers who took time away from their busy schedules to help prepare our cybersecurity students to join the workforce!
Global Payments Invites 大发体育开户 Cybersecurity Students to Participate in Employee Hackathon
Thank you to James R. Ramsay, Ron Spivey, Jody Lee, and the rest of the Global Payments Inc. Information Security team for allowing our 大发体育开户 Cybersecurity students to participate in the hackathon they provided for their worldwide team members! Our teams did well, learned a lot, and had a lot of fun!
The costume contest was a nice touch! 大发体育开户 Cybersecurity students Tyvon Cruz and Fernando Cabello both placed in the top 3 in the contest!
Many thanks to Global Payments for providing this valuable (and fun) learning opportunity!
FBI Special Agent Visits 大发体育开户 Cybersecurity Center
Without divulging any information we wouldn鈥檛 want publicly known, we鈥檒l simply say a certain "Special Agent in Charge" who happens to be part of a certain 3-letter government agency came to visit the Cybersecurity Nexus students at 大发体育开户 on November 1, 2022......
The students were captivated as he told about his career in the "organization" and opportunities within that "organization" they could pursue.....
Well, that's about all we're going to say about that.....
Google Recruiter Visits 大发体育开户 Campus
There was a lot of excitement at 大发体育开户 October 10-12, 2022! Google鈥檚 campus recruiter, Jessica A. Mitchell, visited 大发体育开户鈥檚 campus and shared her energy, enthusiasm, and insights with our students about how to take advantage of Google鈥檚 educational experiences, how to create a dazzling resume, how to interview well, and many more helpful and important topics for our Computer Science and Cybersecurity students in the TSYS School of Computer Science and Turner College of Business & Technology!
Special thanks to Mariko Izumi and her wonderful team at the Center for Career Design for organizing and hosting the multi-day event!
Executives from NetImpact Strategies Visit 大发体育开户 Campus
Latha Ramesh, VP of Talent at NetImpact Strategies Inc. and other company executives visited 大发体育开户鈥檚 campus on November 9, 2022 to meet with students and faculty to discuss establishing a talent pipeline from 大发体育开户 for their company. The executives spent the day visiting different classrooms and having breakout sessions with groups to establish relationships.
Thanks to the Columbus, Georgia Chamber of Commerce for connecting NetImpact Strategies with 大发体育开户.
Leadership Columbus Group Visits 大发体育开户鈥檚 TSYS Cybersecurity Center
We were honored to host the outstanding group of leaders from Leadership Columbus at 大发体育开户's TSYS Cybersecurity Center! The group learned about the threats that exist in today鈥檚 modern connected world and how 大发体育开户 is doing our part to train students to defend the world鈥檚 assets against cybercriminals. Special recognition goes to Dean Deborah Kidder for her capable assistance with the "magic trick" that certainly amazed the group...... It actually taught a valuable technology lesson and showed that technology can often look like magic to others!
Turner College Hosts Career Fair for Students
The Turner College Career Fair on September 27th, 2022 was a complete success! With over 20 companies participating on campus, students had the opportunity to talk with industry professionals about Business and Computer Science internships and career opportunities.
In the weeks leading up to the Career Fair, students signed up for workshops to create resumes and LinkedIn accounts, and had the opportunity to get free professional headshots.
Special thanks to Mariko Izumi and her wonderful team at the Center for Career Design for helping the Turner College staff organize and host the event!
