HACC Cybersecurity Center

HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, and its Cybersecurity Program have been designated by the National Security Agency (NSA) as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD)

For more information, please contact Maria Hamilton, HACC’s NSA-CAE point of contact, at mehamilt@hacc.edu

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About Our Program 

HACC’s Cybersecurity Program can be YOUR first step to a challenging and rewarding career in the information security field. 

The program prepares students to pursue a bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity. Our classes focus on: 

  • Computer programming
  • Mathematics
  • Network infrastructure
  • Operating systems and their secure application 

Faculty in the program include: 

  • Doug Brown, Professor of Computer Networking Technology
  • Rich Elwell, Professor of Computer Networking Technology
  • Kelley Engle, Professor of Computer Information Systems
  • Maria Hamilton, Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems
  • Rob Schanke, Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems
  • Guy Starsnic, Adjunct Faculty in Computer Information Security 

HACC Support 

https://libguides.hacc.edu/learningcommons  

 

Industry Advisory Group 

Advisory Board Members

  • Caroline Aboff, AT&T
  • Micah Bias, Armstrong Flooring
  • Jonathan Bishop, Susquehanna Township School District
  • Mike Bridgehouse, Dauphin County Technical School
  • Brandon Danner, Penn National Insurance
  • Linda DeAngelo, Department of the Auditor General
  • Matthew Dwyer, Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
  • Julie Gardner, WebFX
  • Daniel Giffin, Lebanon County Career & Technology Center
  • John Gronski, Department of the Auditor General
  • Jeffery Hawks, U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center
  • Richard Heater, Cumberland-Perry Area Vocational Technical School
  • Matt Heilman, Members 1st
  • Michael Henry, D&H Handling
  • Jon Hetrick, Hershey Entertainment & Resorts
  • Rich Hornberger, Phoenix Contact USA
  • Ed Jablonski, Fulton Bank
  • Keith Kapp, Cumberland Valley School District
  • Michele Keogh, Department of the Auditor General
  • Doug Knight, Capital Blue Cross
  • Steve Kosman, Gettysburg Area High School
  • Michael Lewis, Phoenix Contact USA
  • Richard Long, PSECU
  • Tom Malesic, EZMarketing Agency
  • Scott Maronic, PSECU
  • Wally Ann McClain, TEKsystems
  • Hugo Soto Montano, Mount Saint Mary's University
  • Rob Moyer, Wagman Construction
  • Sean Mulcahy, Orrstown Bank
  • Christopher Mumma, BeneCard PBF
  • Luke Mumper, Amazon
  • Rob Muth, Members 1st
  • Michelle Nardi, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
  • Scott Nyce, Fulton Bank
  • Aytekin Oldac, PA Health Management, Inc.
  • Julie Paddleford, Orrstown Bank
  • Catherine Rhodes, Global Data Consulants
  • David (D.J.) Rodkey, Carlisle Area School District
  • Daniel Saia, Coral Reef Partners
  • Christopher Smith, York County School of Technology
  • Paul Smith-Morse, Pennsylvania State Police
  • Kevin Switala, Gannett Fleming
  • Craig Wiley, Penn National Insurance
  • Glen Williams, TRC Interactive
  • Tyler Yeager, Ark Technology
  • Michael Zarreii, Axon Medical Technologies
  • Michael Zimmerer, Amazon Web Services


HACC Employees 

  • Jennie Baar
  • Diane Bittle
  • Doug Brown
  • Richard Elwell
  • Kelley Engle
  • Maria Hamilton
  • Cristina Julan
  • Connie Ogle
  • Jennifer Orlando
  • Evelin Schwartz
  • David Shaffer
  • Robert Shanke
  • Ed Van Blargan
  • Eric Yoxheimer
Learn More about Cybersecurity 

News: https://social.cyware.com/cyber-security-news-articles   
Events: https://www.ncyte.net/career-seekers/advanced-components/list-detail-pages/calendar-meeting-list/-toggle-allpast

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