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

Seed and Diversify the Talent Pipeline

Drive Collaborative Cyber Innovation

Our programs earned CCOE 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: Biocom California, Booz Allen Hamilton, California Governor’s Office of Planning & Research and Military Council, City of Carlsbad, City of San Diego, CSUSM, Deloitte, ESET, FBI, FICO, Girl Scouts, Lockton, National Defense Industry Association, National Foundation for Autism Research, National University, NAVWAR, NICE, Mastercard, Port of San Diego, Qualcomm, Raices Cyber, SDSU, Scripps Health, Sharp Healthcare, U.S Coast Guard, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 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

San Diego’s Cyber Economy By the Numbers

$4B

Total economic impact – greater than hosting 24 Comic-Cons each year!

26,000

Total jobs impacted and 13,000+ cybersecurity roles

3,600+

Cyber-related degrees conferred annually by local academic institutions – 42% increase in 5 years

1,000+

Cybersecurity companies and NAVWAR call San Diego home

50,000

San Diego cybersecurity-related talent – with 57% diversity compared to only 25% of the global workforce

66%

Of cyber firms are engaged in AI and machine learning – 2.5x the regional average for all industries

Sources: CCOE and San Diego Regional EDC’s Cybersecurity is Everyone’s Business: San Diego’s Cyber Industry Study, October 2023 and CCOE and San Diego Regional EDC’s Securing the Future: AI and San Diego’s Cyber Industry Study, June 2021

San Diego’s Cyber Economy By the Numbers

Sources: CCOE and San Diego Regional EDC’s Cybersecurity is Everyone’s Business: San Diego’s Cyber Industry Study, October 2023 and CCOE and San Diego Regional EDC’s Securing the Future: AI and San Diego’s Cyber Industry Study, June 2021

Many Thanks To Our Sentinel & Armor Members

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