Tennessee Tech University / CEROC

The Cybersecurity Education, Research and Outreach Center (CEROC) at Tennessee Tech was established in Summer 2015 with in an effort to integrate university wide existing activities and initiatives in cybersecurity education, research and outreach. In October 2015, we were designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education (CAE-CD) by the NSA.

CEROC is unique in the state of Tennessee by emphasizing integration of education, research and outreach. At CEROC, our mission is not only to produce security conscious students to enter the computing workforce, but also to create a pipeline of cyber defenders and researchers by educating them with a standard cybersecurity curriculum that integrates original research of our faculty in this area. As a part of its commitment, CEROC serves as one of the primary cybersecurity resources for different academic, government, and business institutions in the state and the region.