Cybersecurity Resources
Knowledge is Power
At the Cybersecurity Center our goal is to provide our students and the community with the necessary resources and opportunities for academic success and cyber safety. Stay in the know with current cybersecurity news, journals and podcasts. Attend events and conferences around California and the United States. Browse for academic scholarships and student aid. Explore external learning platforms and community related resources for kids, teens, adults and veterans.
- Cybersecurity Competitions
- Professional Journals
- Student Scholarships
- Community Resources
- Events and Conferences
Beyond the Clasroom
Students are encouraged to participate in Cybersecurity related activities outside of the classroom with links to CTFs, Hands-on Labs and Online Learning Platforms.
| Hack The Box Join a dynamically growing hacking community and take your cybersecurity skills to the next level through the most captivating, gamified, hands-on training experience! |
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TryHackMe |
| NextGenCyberTalentPrograms NextGen Cyber Talent conducts a cohort every month to educate and train underserved, underprivileged and diverse talents in Cybersecurity, risk, and compliance domains. |
| Microsoft Learn Whether you're just starting or an experienced professional, with almost 3,000 modules and learning paths on various Microsoft technologies, Microsoft Learn offers a comprehensive collection of training options and a wide array of role-based certifications to help you pick up new skills or brush up on old ones. |
| AWS SkillBuilder A repository of over 700 training lessons to help you learn AWS and refine your knowledge of AWS services and improve your skills so you can put them into practice or apply the knowledge during the many AWS certifications. |
| SANS Cybersecurity Resources Enhance your skills with thousands of free tools, cutting-edge resources, and the latest cybersecurity news. |
Cybersecurity Competitions
- National Cyber League Competition | NCL 2023: The NCL Competition is a biannual cybersecurity competition powered by Cyber Skyline, a leading cloud-based cybersecurity skills evaluation platform offering a safe environment for students to practice their cybersecurity skills. RCC currently holds the cup haven come first amongst all colleges in the last held competition.
- SoCal Cyber Cup Challenge 2023: A cybersecurity competition for middle school, high school, and community college teams in Southern California. Funded through sponsors such as the Department of Defense, the SoCal Cyber Cup provides extensive training and mentorship to its participating students in cybersecurity.
- California Mayor's Cyber Cup 2023 | Mayor's Cup 2023: A cybersecurity competition focusing on a variety of cybersecurity challenges including web application security, network traffic analysis, log analysis, cryptography, reverse engineering and more! Our RCC Tigers came in first place in the 2022 Mayor’s Cyber Cup.
Professional Journals
Cybersecurity journals and articles are available using the links provided below:
Events and Conferences
Upcoming cybersecurity events and conferences available. Students are encouraged to attend these events to gain insights into the cybersecurity industry, meet industry experts and build a network.
| Inland Empire/Desert California Mayor's Cyber Cup |
Apr 22 | Online |
| The Inland Empire/ Desert California Mayor's Cyber Cup is a cybsersecurity competition
focusing on a variety of cybersecurity challenges including web application security,
network traffic analysis, log analysis, cryptography, reverse engineering and more! |
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| IEEE S&P | May 22-24 | San Francisco, CA |
| IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy has been the premier forum for presenting developments
in computer security and electronic privacy, and for bringing together researchers
and practitioners in the field. |
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| Black Hat | Aug 6-11 | Las Vegas, NV |
| Black Hat is an internationally recognized conference that provides security training,
consulting, security awareness articles and briefings to cybersecurity professionals,
hackers, corporations, and government agencies around the world. |
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| AWS Events | |
| A link to the events happening in the AWS hemisphere. |
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Scholarships
As a student at RCC, you can apply for scholarships through the RCCD Foundation Scholarship Program or by completing scholarship applications sent to us by outside community organizations.
Explore financial aid opportunities available to you at RCC to assist you with your educational expenses.
Resources for the Community
Providing cybersecurity resources and information to protect our community and all those around us.
Careers and Pathways
- CyberSeek
- CybereSeek provides detailed, actionable data about supply and demand in the cybersecurity job market.
- NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework
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The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity (NICE Framework) helps learners to explore cybersecurity work and to engage in appropriate learning activities to develop their knowledge and skills.
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NICE Workforce Framework Roles
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- CAE Community is an organization that partners with industry to ensure that students entering the next generation cyber workforce have the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities for a successful career in cyber.
Tips
CAE and CAE-CD Resources
National Centers for Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Institutions
Four year National Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance/Cyber Defense.