Collin CyberHub
National Cybersecurity Groups
These national groups have a focus on cybersecurity that help keep the cybersecurity practitioner knowledgeable and prepared for the challenges faced in today's organizations.
- ISACA — focuses on the fields of governance, control, risk, security and audit/assurance to drive strategy in their organizations.
- ISC2 — an international, nonprofit membership association for information security leaders (ISC2 Blog)
- EC Council — the world’s largest cyber security technical certification body (Blog: https://blog.eccouncil.org/)
- Information Systems Security Association International — the community of choice for international cybersecurity professionals dedicated to advancing individual growth, managing technology risk and protecting critical information and infrastructure.
- Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency — CISA is the Nation’s risk advisor, working with partners to defend against today’s threats and collaborating to build more secure and resilient infrastructure for the future.
- InfraGuard — partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and members of the private sector for the protection of U.S. Critical Infrastructure. Through seamless collaboration, InfraGard connects owners and operators within critical infrastructure to the FBI, to provide education, information sharing, networking, and workshops on emerging technologies and threats. InfraGard’s membership includes: business executives, entrepreneurs, lawyers, security personnel, military and government officials, IT professionals, academia and state and local law enforcement—all dedicated to contributing industry-specific insight and advancing national security.
Local Cybersecurity Groups
- North Texas ISSA — The Dallas/Fort Worth area has many large corporations, government organizations,
and educational institutions. Our membership comes from the network and information
systems professionals of these organizations and institutions, as well as vendors
of security products. We seek to provide our members with access to information and
resources to assist their employers in securing critical information resources.
- NTXISSA Student Chapter — The student chapter of the North Texas ISSA group.
- North Texas InfraGuard — The local Dallas chapter of the InfraGuard association.
Industry Advisory Board
We have an industry advisory with members from local industry partners: NTT Data, Palo Alto Networks, NTXISSA, Raytheon, McAfee, Texas Instruments, and other organizations that help guild our Cybersecurity program.
Latest Industry News
Dark Reading — https://www.darkreading.com/
EC Council — https://www.eccouncil.org/free-cybersecurity-resources-2021/
CISA.gov — https://www.cisa.gov/
krebs — https://krebsonsecurity.com/
Find the cybersecurity news channel that fits you best — https://blog.feedspot.com/cyber_security_news_rss_feeds/
General preparation/whitepapers
EC Council — https://www.eccouncil.org/resources/whitepapers/
SANS/InfoSec — https://www.sans.org/white-papers/?msc=main-nav
Tip of the day — https://www.sans.org/tip-of-the-day?msc=main-nav
Upcoming Events:
- Hacker Halted (October 7-8, 2021) — online
- CAE Events:
- Cybersecurity Month
- North Texas ISSA Cybersecurity Conference — November 12th @ Collin College
- (ISC)2 2021 Security Congress — October 18-20, 2021
Local Events:
- NTXISSA Meeting — Every month at Maggiano's Little Italy in Plano
- Randsomware 101: How to reduce the risks — Maggiano's Little Italy Plano — September 16th at 11:30 am
- (ISC)2 meeting
- North Texas Infraguard
- North Texas Law Enforcement association
- SecureWorld — October 14th, 2021 8 am to 3 pm
College Links
Cybersecurity Faculty
AAS in Information Systems Cybersecurity
Cyber Center Point of Contact:
James E. Freedle II, DCS
jfreedle@collin.edu
(972) 578-5546