Partner With Carolina Cyber Network
Help Build North Carolina’s Cybersecurity Workforce
CCN partnerships are built around workforce outcomes. We work with employers and organizations that want to recruit and hire emerging talent, share expertise with students, or invest in the experiences that prepare students for cybersecurity careers.
Partners can engage through internships, mentoring, applied learning, competitions, career events, teaching, sponsorship, and sustained strategic collaboration.
STATEWIDE TALENT NETWORK
Carolina Cyber Network connects colleges and universities across North Carolina with employers, government agencies, and community partners.
During the 2024–25 academic year, CCN’s 23 member institutions served 4,367 cybersecurity students and graduated 827 students. Partners help turn that education into experience by connecting students with working professionals, real organizational needs, and meaningful career opportunities.
Who We Partner With
EMPLOYERS WHO HIRE
Organizations that want to recruit, host interns, and hire emerging cybersecurity talent from across the CCN network.
Employers can also help students understand workplace expectations, career options, and the technical and professional skills needed to succeed.
MENTORS AND ADVISORS
Cybersecurity professionals who contribute their time, experience, and industry knowledge to help students prepare for real careers.
Professionals can mentor students, speak at events, participate in employer discussions, judge competitions, support applied projects, or advise CCN on changing workforce needs.
SPONSORS AND MISSION-ALIGNED INVESTORS
Organizations that view cybersecurity workforce development as an investment in North Carolina’s students, communities, and economy.
Sponsors can help expand internships, competitions, student travel, scholarships, cyber-range access, community outreach, and other hands-on opportunities.
Ways To Engage
INTERNSHIPS AND HIRING
Host interns, create work-based learning opportunities, recruit graduates, or help students understand the positions and career paths available within your organization.
MENTORING AND CAREER GUIDANCE
Help students build confidence, strengthen professional skills, explore cybersecurity roles, and prepare for the transition from education to employment.
APPLIED LEARNING AND EVENTS
Contribute to competitions, technical demonstrations, classroom discussions, employer roundtables, conferences, career fairs, and projects connected to real cybersecurity needs.
SPONSORSHIP AND PROGRAM SUPPORT
Support programs and experiences that expand student access, strengthen institutional capacity, and prepare more students for cybersecurity careers.
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
Some organizations are prepared to make a deeper, sustained commitment to CCN’s mission.
Strategic Partners combine meaningful mission investment with active participation in the network. They work alongside CCN to expand student opportunity, strengthen the cybersecurity workforce, and support the long-term resilience of North Carolina’s organizations and communities.
TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES
CCN maintains a pool of cybersecurity professionals interested in serving as adjunct instructors at member institutions.
If you would like to share your experience in the classroom and help prepare the next generation of cybersecurity professionals, complete the Adjunct Faculty Information Form.
Our Partners
CCN is strengthened by organizations that contribute employment opportunities, expertise, time, resources, and financial support. Their involvement helps students gain experience, build professional relationships, and prepare for cybersecurity careers.
Start A Conversation
Tell us about your organization, the cybersecurity talent you need, and how you would like to participate. We will help identify the most useful way to engage with CCN.