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Carolina Cyber Network connects colleges, universities, employers, government, and community partners to help students build skills, gain real experience, and move into cybersecurity careers.
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Carolina Cyber Network is a statewide collaboration building clearer, stronger pathways from cybersecurity education to employment. Our member and affiliate institutions work together to expand access to competitions, mentorship, internships, applied projects, employer connections, and other experiences that help students prepare for the workforce.
 
CCN also connects emerging talent with the cybersecurity needs of businesses, public agencies, and communities across North Carolina.

One Network. A More Connected Path to Cybersecurity Careers.

Students need more than coursework to find their place in cybersecurity. CCN helps institutions and partners connect the experiences that move students forward to employment.

Awareness → Competition → Mentorship → Internship → Employment

 
Through shared programs, faculty collaboration, employer engagement, and hands-on learning, the network creates more opportunities for students while helping North Carolina develop the talent needed to strengthen its organizations and communities.

VISION

Build a connected statewide pathway that helps students move from awareness and education to competition, mentorship, internships, and employment.

GUIDING PRINCIPLE

CCN programs and partnerships should create meaningful opportunities for students to learn, contribute, gain experience, and move toward cybersecurity careers.

Help Build North Carolina’s Cybersecurity Workforce.

Employers, cybersecurity professionals, sponsors, and mission-aligned organizations can help students gain experience and move into cybersecurity careers.

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News & Notes

Follow the students, faculty, institutions, employers, and partners building North Carolina’s cybersecurity talent pipeline.

Operation Tobacco Road Offers Faculty a Front-Row Look at Cyber Defense

Carolina Cyber Network Named Finalist for NC TECH Public Sector Innovation Award

CCN x MetLife: Students Discover What Cybersecurity Really Looks Like

ICYMI: Growing Our Own: NCDIT’s Cybersecurity Talent Pipeline

8th Annual UNCW Cybersecurity Conference on October 8–9, 2026

Fayetteville Technical Community College Students Earn Prestigious Department of War Cyber Service Academy Scholarships

From hands-on student experience to statewide recognition, CCN is creating more ways for students to prepare, contribute, and enter the cybersecurity workforce.

2026 Momentum

  • Named a finalist for the 2026 NC TECH Public Sector Innovation Award

  • Launched the CCN Student Portal to give students more direct access to opportunities and resources

  • Expanded partnerships across education, industry, government, and North Carolina communities

  • Advanced new opportunities in competitions, applied learning, and career connection

 

2025 Student Impact

  • 232 students participated in CCN-supported internships across 14 colleges

  • Students gained applied experience through CyberSafe Communities and Applied Cyber Operations

  • Member institutions expanded access to cyber ranges, competitions, mentoring, and career preparation

Membership criteria for North Carolina Colleges and Universities.

Affiliate criteria for North Carolina government entities, industrial units, non-profits, or for-profit entities.

CCN Impact and Annual Reports

Review CCN’s growth, programs, partnerships, and results across North Carolina.

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