Presented by Sri Sridharan, Managing Director & Chief Operating Officer

The Florida Center for Cybersecurity at USF will be a national model in cybersecurity, cyber- intelligence and digital forensics to create a safe and secure information infrastructure for business and national security. Vision

 Position Florida as a national leader in cybersecurity and its related workforce through community engagement, education and innovative, interdisciplinary research  Create thousands of high-paying jobs in the state’s cybersecurity industry  Serve as a statewide facilitator for cybersecurity education, providing degrees, certificates and training Mission

Education Research Outreach

University of South Florida has been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance/Cybersecurity (CAE IA/Cybersecurity). Master of Science in Cybersecurity Program Started 2014 Three Points of Entry First Graduate Summer 2015 Four Colleges Six Departments 25+ Faculty Primarily Working Adults Mostly from Florida 300 Students this Fall

New Skills for a New Fight  Launched in January 2016  Fast-track cybersecurity training program for veterans  Funded through $300,000 grant from Chase

Research Seed Grant Program  $500,000 awarded annually to SUS institutions  Eight SUS universities participating in 2016  Collaboration between two or more SUS institutions  Findings presented at annual research symposium

Making an Impact February 2015: Ribbon cutting for Florida Center for Cybersecurity

FC 2 Board of Advisors September 2015: First meeting of Board of Advisors 11 high-profile members Chaired by Vice Admiral Mike McConnell, former Director of National Intelligence

Outreach In 2015:  600+ attended annual cybersecurity conference  Dozens of speaking engagements across Florida  Media interviews Gen. Keith B. Alexander, former NSA Director, during 2015 keynote address

New in 2016  Summer programs for high school students  Conference moving to Tampa Convention Center  Annual Research Symposium