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A Collaborative Cybersecurity Ecosystem

Cyber Center of Excellence (CCOE) is a San Diego-based nonprofit that mobilizes businesses, academia and government to grow the regional cyber economy and create a more secure digital community for all. By capitalizing on San Diego’s unique strengths, CCOE’s programs and initiatives aim to:

Increase Regional Cyber Resiliency

Expand The Talent Pipeline

Drive Collaborative Cyber Innovation

Our programs earned CCOE the FBI’s Community Leadership Award and a spotlight in the White House’s 2023 National Cyber Workforce & Education Strategy as an Ecosystem in Action.
While founded by a collection of world-class cyber organizations with operations in San Diego, CCOE is open to any entity with a stake in our regional cyber economy. Representative CCOE members and partners include: Booz Allen Hamilton, California Governor’s Office, CISA, City of Carlsbad, City of San Diego, CSUSM, Deloitte, ESET, FBI, Girl Scouts, National Defense Industry Association, National Foundation for Autism Research, National University, NAVWAR, NICE, Port of San Diego, Qualcomm, San Diego County Office of Education, San Diego County Water Authority, San Diego Regional EDC, Scripps Health, SDG&E, SDSU, Sharp Healthcare, U.S. Coast Guard, WiCyS and many more.
We invite you to join us to move the needle on challenges and opportunities facing our region and the cyber industry.

Spotlight

Check out CCOE and San Diego Business Journal’s Quarterly Cyber Trends Panel and Special Report

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Catch the latest episode of Cyber Insiders Podcast

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San Diego Cyber Clinic Celebrates 1st Anniversary

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CCOE EIS Report

San Diego’s Cyber Economy By the Numbers

$4.3B

Total economic impact – greater than hosting 26 Comic-Cons each year!

29,000

Total jobs impacted – every cybersecurity job creates another job in the regional economy

15,000

Direct cybersecurity roles

1,350

Cybersecurity companies and NAVWAR call San Diego home

50,000

San Diego cybersecurity-related talent – with 60% diversity compared to only 25% in the global workforce

4,200

Cyber-related degrees conferred annually by local academic institutions – 51% increase in 5 years

Source: CCOE & San Diego Regional EDC’s For San Diego, By San Diego: Cybersecurity Industry Economic Impact and Workforce Study, October 2025

San Diego’s Cyber Economy By the Numbers

  • $4.3B

    Total economic impact – greater than hosting 26 Comic-Cons each year!

  • 29,000

    Total jobs impacted – every cybersecurity job creates another job in the regional economy

  • 15,000

    Direct cybersecurity roles

  • 1,350

    Cybersecurity companies and NAVWAR call San Diego home

  • 50,000+

    San Diego cybersecurity-related talent – with 60% diversity compared to only 25% in the global workforce

  • 4,200

    Cyber-related degrees conferred annually by local academic institutions – 51% increase in 5 years

Source: CCOE & San Diego Regional EDC’s For San Diego, By San Diego: Cybersecurity Industry Economic Impact and Workforce Study, October 2025

Many Thanks To Our Sentinel & Armor Members

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