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Cybersecurity Center

CSUSB alumna Chioma Nwagbala, MPA ’16
April 5, 2023

Chioma Nwagbala recounts her efforts as a graduate student that led to an MPA degree with a cybersecurity concentration as her second chance to excel academically.

Art sculpture, Faculty in the News
January 17, 2023

Daniel MacDonald (economics), Beth Steffel (art), Tony Coulson (cybersecurity) and Barbara Sirotnik (information and decision sciences) were included in recent news coverage.

CSBS building, Faculty in the News
December 9, 2022

Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about topics related to hate crimes and extremism, and Tony Coulson (information and decision sciences) discussed a Cybersecurity Center federal grant aimed at training more students to be cybersecurity professionals.

U.S. Rep. Pete Aguilar (left) and students at the CSUSB Cybersecurity Center during a visit on Aug. 29.
December 8, 2022

With the grant, the CSUSB Cybersecurity Center will focus its efforts on cyber defense, cyber research and cyber operations at educational institutions across the country. The goal is to solve the cybersecurity workforce deficit, which is now estimated to be 700,000 skilled professionals.

University Hall, Faculty in the News
November 15, 2022

Brian Heisterkamp (communication studies), Tony Coulson (information and decision sciences) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) were mentioned in recent news coverage.

JHBC, faculty in the News
October 31, 2022

Vincent Nestler (information and decision sciences) discusses his work with students at the CSUSB Cybersecurity Center, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband and the role extremism and social media may have.

Vincent Nestler
October 27, 2022

The CSUSB Cybersecurity Center’s mission “is to provide not only an excellent education, but unparalleled opportunities and training for the next generation of cybersecurity leaders,” according to Vincent Nestler, director of the center.

University Hall, Faculty in the News
October 18, 2022

Nerea Marteache (criminal justice), Francisca Beer (accounting and finance), Nicholas Bratcher (music), Tony Coulson and Vincent Nestler (information and decision sciences), and Bryan Castillo (lecturer, geological sciences) were mentioned in recent news coverage.

CSUSB students work in the Cybersecurity Center, which will be the site of an open house on Oct. 21.
October 11, 2022

Attendees will learn about the exciting opportunities in cyber education that includes scholarships, apprenticeships, research, community and workforce development and career readiness.