Academic Membership : National CyberWatch Center

To support the national imperative for developing cybersecurity-educated professionals by providing educational, networking, and collaborative opportunities for faculty and their institutions,
To foster evidenced-based practices among the membership by providing software platforms and data that support collaboration, and
To assist in the collection of data that can be used by all member schools as they create their cybersecurity organizational strategic plans

Individual Academic Membership Benefits

Receive monthly National CyberWatch Communicator (e-Newsletter)
Email notices on upcoming events and other association news
Discounts to post requests via the National CyberWatch Communicator
(e.g., job openings, requests for collaborators on grant proposals, upcoming events)

Receive monthly National CyberWatch Communicator (e-Newsletter)
Email notices on events and other association news
Free option to post requests via the National CyberWatch Communicator
(e.g., position openings, requests for collaborators on grant proposals, upcoming events)
Member discounts on event, workshop, and webinar registration fees (discounts may vary)
Option for no-charge joint membership in National Cybersecurity Training & Education Center (NCyTE) (formerly CyberWatch West)
Free access to webcasts sponsored by the National CyberWatch Center
Access to Travel and Participation Stipends
Marketing of your institution’s or program’s events via National CyberWatch Center social media channels & e-Newsletter
Access to consulting services and discussion groups (e.g. Cybersecurity program development, faculty-led workshops/train-the-trainer events, curriculum design, grant development)
Access to National CyberWatch Center Library materials
Partnership opportunities with National CyberWatch on collaborative grants, research, publications, and presentations
Eligibility to participate in National CyberWatch Center Committees (e.g., Curriculum Standards Panels)
Eligibility to participate in National CyberWatch Innovations in Cybersecurity Education awards and recognition program
Promotion of cyber-related white papers and research studies published through the National CyberWatch Digital Press

*Sale ends January 31, 2025.

Academic Members have free access to the National Cybersecurity Student Association member portal; your same credentials can be used to access this site
Annual “I need to know…” survey: in grant proposals, or in departmental budget negotiations, faculty members are asked to justify purchase requests based on national data. On your behalf, National CyberWatch Center will send out a “flash survey” to its national membership or a subset that you request, and provide you with the response
Member/Program Spotlight: This inclusion in our monthly e-newsletter (National CyberWatch Communicator) gives your faculty or program national exposure to your innovations and achievements

NOTE: Member benefits will be updated annually and distributed to all members