Institute for Cyber Operations

The mission of the Institute for Cyber Operations at the University of North Georgia (̨��swag) is to develop highly capable cyber professionals and leaders for the private, non-profit, military, and government sectors. We accomplish this through innovative co-curricular opportunities, interdisciplinary research in emerging threats and solutions, relevant community outreach, and fostering a sustainable ecosystem to support cyber operations education. ̨��swag is designated by the NSA and Department of Homeland Security as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education (CAE-CDE). With this designation, ̨��swag is able to offer the Department of Defense Cyber Scholarship Program.

̨��swag is also designated as a University System of Georgia leadership institution and is The Military College of Georgia, one of six federally designated Senior Military Colleges in the nation.

̨��swag hosts female-focused CyberSHEro

̨��swag sponsored CyberSHEro, an event held at ̨��swag's Dahlonega Campus, to support young women pursuing cyber education and cyber as a career field.

Students earn DOD Cyber Scholarship

Two ̨��swag students are winners of the Department of Defense Cyber Scholarship for the 2023-24 academic year, including ̨��swag's first graduate student to earn the prestigious award.

̨��swag second in NSA Codebreaker Challenge

̨��swag finished second out of 448 colleges and universities in the 2023 NSA Codebreaker Challenge. It was also the top senior military college in the event.  

̨��swag in second midway through NSA event

̨��swag in 2nd midway through NSA event

Roughly midway through this year's NSA Codebreaker Challenge, ̨��swag's students and faculty are in second place in the nationwide cybersecurity competition.

̨��swag wins award for technology innovation

̨��swag won an award from the Atlanta Technology Association of Georgia for its technology efforts to support students in the Mike Cottrell College of Business.

K-12 Activities

"Hack & Seek" Competitions
K-12 Summer Code Camps
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College Students

Explore programs and degrees related to cybersecurity offered by ̨��swag.

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Cybersecurity College Programs

Educators and Professionals

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The Institute wishes to thank our Gold Sponsors for 2020, Truist, Inc. and Georgia Power. Their support makes our nationally-ranked student competition teams, student conferences and certification training possible.