CAE Cybersecurity
- SMU CAE Cybersecurity Information Site
Southern Methodist University (SMU) is a National Center for Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NSA/CAE). For more information on the NSA/CAE program, see the website https://www.nsa.gov/Academics/Centers-of-Academic-Excellence/
We have the following centers that perform research in cybersecurity:- AT&T Center for Virtualization: https://www.smu.edu/Provost/virtualization
- Darwin Deason Institute for Cyber Security: https://www.smu.edu/Lyle/Centers-and-Institutes/DDI
- CAE Point of Contacts
Suku Nair is the POC (Point of Contact) for the SMU CAE: nair@smu.edu
Ted Manikas is the alternate POC: manikas@lyle.smu.edu - Approved SMU CAE Programs
SMU offers the Master of Science degree program in Cybersecurity (MS Cybersecurity), which is an approved CAE Program of Study (PoS). The degree program is offered by the Computer Science (CS) Department: https://www.smu.edu/Lyle/Academics/Departments/CS/Academics - Faculty
The list of faculty members who are involved in cybersecurity research and education can be found at the following links:- AT&T Center for Virtualization: https://www.smu.edu/Provost/virtualization/People/Faculty
- Computer Science Department: https://www.smu.edu/Lyle/Academics/Departments/CS/People
- Darwin Deason Institute for Cyber Security: https://www.smu.edu/Lyle/Centers-and-Institutes/DDI/Our-People
- Student Cybersecurity Activities at SMU
- SMU has a Cyber Security Club for students. Please see the following link for additional information: https://connect.smu.edu/organization/cybersecurity
- SMU students who are US citizens and meet certain qualifications may apply for the Department of Defense Cyber Scholarship Program (DoD CySP). More information may be found at this link: https://s2.smu.edu/~manikas/DoD_CySP/DoD_CySP_SMU_General.html
- Cybersecurity News
Internal (SMU) cybersecurity news can be found at the following links:- AT&T Center for Virtualization: https://www.smu.edu/Provost/virtualization/News
- Computer Science Department: https://www.smu.edu/Lyle/Academics/Departments/CS/News-and-Events
External cybersecurity news can be found at the following links:- Infosecurity Magazine: https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/
- Network World: https://www.networkworld.com/
- Security Weekly: https://securityweekly.com/
- SMU Institutional Security Resources and Awareness
Institutional security resources and awareness are provided by SMU OIT (Office of Information Technology). The link to their Information Security page is https://www.smu.edu/OIT/Infosec - External Cybersecurity Activities for Students
Links to external cybersecurity activities for students include the following:- National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC): https://www.nationalccdc.org/
- RSA Security Conference - College Day: https://www.rsaconference.com/rsac-programs/college-day
- US Cyber Challenge: https://www.uscyberchallenge.org/
- Industry Advisory Board
The MS Cybersecurity program is reviewed by the CS Industry Advisor Board (IAB). Current members of this board are the following:
| Name | Company |
|---|---|
| Pearce, Don (Industry Liason) | Pearce Advisory Services |
| Bendor, Samuel | Peter Everest Group |
| Bonner, Brian | Daseke Inc. |
| Dickerson, Andrew | Samsung Electronics America |
| Harper, Scott | Dialexa |
| Huskinson, Toby | Optimal Blue |
| Kolthoff, Jarrett | SpearTip |
| Lopez, Diego Leonardo | DRS Electro-Optical & Infrared Systems |
| McBride, Matt | ModoPayments |