Northwood Tech’s IT Cybersecurity program is nationally recognized as a Center of Academic Excellence.
The designation is a testament to the program’s dedication to maintaining the highest standards of cybersecurity.
About
The Cybersecurity Center at Northwood Technical College is a resource for information and support with cybersecurity in NW Wisconsin. Resources here will help you learn more about cybersecurity and connect you with information and people in the field. Our goal is to help you learn and protect your information and systems. From all levels, federal, state, county, local and personal we all play a part in cyber security. Continued training and awareness are key to keeping our resources protected. Cybersecurity impacts everyone from: a person’s identity theft, to ransomware in a business, to health and banking records, and automation of equipment and critical infrastructure.
IT Cybersecurity Specialist Program
The IT-Cybersecurity Specialist program will give students hands-on experience with networking, operation systems, virtualization and security. Students will build a strong IT base as they install and configure Windows and Linux environments and create networks for a business-like environment. Students will study attacks and security practices to protect data as they configure security settings, test and monitor configurations. Students will configure and test routers, switches, firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, workstations and servers using vendor tools and open source resources.
Cybersecurity Competitions
Institutional Security Resources
Conferences
News and Resources
News
Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/05/12/executive-order-on-improving-the-nations-cybersecurity/
Statement by President Biden on our Nation’s Cybersecurity
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/21/statement-by-president-biden-on-our-nations-cybersecurity/
Since 2004, the President of the United States and Congress have declared October to be Cybersecurity Awareness Month, helping individuals protect themselves online as threats to technology and confidential data become more commonplace. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) lead a collaborative effort between government and industry to raise cybersecurity awareness nationally and internationally.
Wisconsin Governors Cybersecurity Summit
The Governor's Cybersecurity Summit is an opportunity for professionals to broaden views on Cybersecurity threats and how the industry is proactively meeting challenges and keeping the virtual world protected.
Resources
National Cybersecurity Strategy
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/National-Cybersecurity-Strategy-2023.pdf
Cyber Guidance for Small Businesses
https://www.cisa.gov/small-business
Free Cybersecurity Services and Tools
https://www.cisa.gov/free-cybersecurity-services-and-tools
https://www.cisa.gov/shields-up
Shields Up Technical Guidance
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/shields-technical-guidance
Stop Ransomware
https://www.cisa.gov/stopransomware
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education
https://niceconference.org
Security Week
https://www.securityweek.com/
Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency Careers
https://www.cisa.gov/careers
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity Service
https://dhscs.usajobs.gov/apply?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_oj7jur9ggMVttIWBR2S0wv1EAMYASAAEgKitPD_BwE
Cyber Seek
https://www.cyberseek.org/heatmap.html
Secretcon
https://www.secretcon.com/
Point of Contact
Faculty
Advisory Committee
All approved occupational programs offered at Northwood Tech have an advisory committee. When a Northwood Tech program is offered at more than one campus, a collegewide advisory committee may be established to provide a unified program direction. An additional committee may be formed on each campus to address issues specific to that region.
Educational support services and projects offered through Northwood Tech also work with advisory committees for input and quality assurance.
Advisory committee members provide the occupational experience needed to guide Northwood Tech in selecting and purchasing up-to-date equipment and course materials. They also offer recommendations to improve instructional methods and develop technical guidance programs.
Advisory committees are formed to provide assistance, make recommendations, and in general support high quality occupational education and/or service. Advisory committees do not make school policy or supersede the legal responsibilities vested in the College and the Wisconsin Technical College System Board.
Advisory Committee Members
| Corey Belisle - Vibrant Health Clinic | Kristen Pabst - Turtle Lake School District |
| Kevin Bryant - WIN | Dustyn Paulus - Mosaic Technologies |
| Joe Cicero | Thomas Reeck - MIS - SSG Corporation |
| Nate Edin - Deluxe Corporation | Chet Russell |
| Tim Getchell - School District of Cameron | Erik Salomonsen - Laptop Chips LLC |
| Dawn Jackson - Marshfield Clinic | Dan Schaff - Crowdstrike |
| Steve Janetski - Computers with Byte | Casey Shields - WIN |
| Bryan Johnson - Chetek-Weyerhaeuser School District | Greg Tellijohn - Digital Garage |
| John Kopp | Holly Yuan - UW Stout |
Northwood Tech’s IT Cybersecurity program is nationally recognized as a Center of Academic Excellence.
The designation is a testament to the program’s dedication to maintaining the highest standards of cybersecurity.
