{"id":127618,"date":"2022-04-05T11:58:22","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T15:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=127618"},"modified":"2025-06-17T14:28:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T18:28:55","slug":"u-s-cyber-command-selects-ucf-for-academic-engagement-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/u-s-cyber-command-selects-ucf-for-academic-engagement-network\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Cyber Command Selects UCF For Academic Engagement Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) selected the University of Central Florida\u2019s (UCF) School of Modeling, Simulation and Training (SMST) to join its Academic Engagement Network (AEN) with USCYBERCOM. The network is focused on alleviating the nation\u2019s cybersecurity workforce shortages.<\/p>\n<p>The AEN includes USCYBERCOM Headquarters, Joint Force HQ-DODIN, the Cyber National Mission Force, and the services\u2019 respective cyber commands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis distinction further highlights UCF\u2019s contribution to national security and our prestigious cyber program that has long been a top tier program at the university,\u201d says Grace Bochenek, director of SMST. \u201cWe are pleased to be part of the AEN and do our part to engage the next generation cyber professionals.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_119381\" style=\"max-width: 300px;\" class=\"figure float-left\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"figure-img size-medium wp-image-119381 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/04\/TODAY-GraceSMST-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of brunette woman with bangs\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/04\/TODAY-GraceSMST-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/04\/TODAY-GraceSMST-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/04\/TODAY-GraceSMST-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/04\/TODAY-GraceSMST-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/04\/TODAY-GraceSMST.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"figure-img size-medium wp-image-119381 img-fluid lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20300%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Headshot of brunette woman with bangs\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20300%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/04\/TODAY-GraceSMST-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/04\/TODAY-GraceSMST-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/04\/TODAY-GraceSMST-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/04\/TODAY-GraceSMST-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/04\/TODAY-GraceSMST.jpg 1200w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/04\/TODAY-GraceSMST-300x200.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Grace Bochenek<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There is a big demand for cyber professionals. For example, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic reports a 33.3% growth in information security analysts\u2019 jobs through 2030. The median salary for these jobs is $103,509. UCF is well positioned to help meet the demand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor UCF, this is a major step forward towards our work in Cyber Education and Research,\u201d says Bruce Caulkins, director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/degree\/modeling-and-simulation-of-behavioral-cybersecurity-certificate\/\">Modeling and Simulation of Behavioral Cybersecurity program<\/a> at UCF. \u201cThis partnership will be an excellent two-way street as we will benefit from the USCYBERCOM-led events, research collaborations and enterprise-wide internship opportunities for our students. USCYBERCOM, in return, will benefit from the wide range of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/cybersecurity-research-and-innovations\/\">expertise in cyber research and education<\/a>, to include UCF\u2019s cyber cluster, computer science department, and business department.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>UCF also is home to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/research\/cyber-security-privacy\/\">Cyber Security and Privacy faculty cluster<\/a>, which conducts about $6 million worth of cutting-edge research in this area each year. The university also has a four-time national championship cybersecurity team whose members are routinely recruited for full-time jobs by groups such as Amazon, Apple, Bishop Fox, Facebook, GuidePoint Security, Lockheed Martin, L3Harris, Microsoft, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, SnapChat ,TravelClick, Uber and Walt Disney World.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_127619\" style=\"max-width: 189px;\" class=\"figure float-left\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"189\" height=\"250\" class=\"figure-img size-full wp-image-127619 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/04\/fac_Caulkins_Bruce-1.jpg\" alt><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"189\" height=\"250\" class=\"figure-img size-full wp-image-127619 img-fluid lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20189%20250%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/04\/fac_Caulkins_Bruce-1.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Bruce Caulkins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Because of UCF\u2019s expertise, the university has been awarded a $2.5 million U.S. National Science Foundation grant to help train the next generation of cyber professionals. UCF\u2019s distinguished academic programs \u2014 including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/degree\/information-technology-bs\/\">information technology (IT) bachelor\u2019s degree<\/a> with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/degree\/secure-computing-and-networks-minor\/\">secure computing and networks (SCAN) minor<\/a> \u2014 also led to designations from the National Center for Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (in 2016 and the National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Research in 2017. The new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/degree\/cyber-security-and-privacy-ms\/\">cyber security and privacy master\u2019s degree<\/a> has been popular since its start in Fall 2021 term at UCF.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe plan on leveraging the operational aspects of AEN while augmenting our undergraduate and graduate-level education, particularly our master\u2019s degree in Cybersecurity and Privacy at UCF,\u201d says Yan Solihin, director of the Cyber Security and Privacy faculty cluster and interim chair of the computer science department.<\/p>\n<p>UCF is one of almost 100 universities, community colleges, service academies and federal graduate level colleges across the nation who are members of AEN.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the Collegiate Cyber Defense Club (Hack@UCF) has nearly 200 members that would be an excellent talent pool for PCTE projects to test out the technical and integrative aspects of the PCTE environment itself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New 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