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2025 National Cybersecurity Capabilities and Careers Summit

  • August 14, 2025
  • 9:00 AM
  • August 16, 2025
  • 6:00 PM
  • The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Registration

(depends on selected options)

Base fee:
  • Free registration with a travel stipend based on the distance from the venue only if actively participating in person for both days of the conference. The access code will be provided by the symposium chair to the corresponding author of all accepted session proposals.
  • Nominated Fellow of the National CyberWatch Center’s Guiding Force for Cyber Readiness (Registration fee waiver code required)
  • Access is provided via Zoom to Demonstration, Dialogue, and Evidence-Based Practice sessions conducted in all five symposia. By Aug 12th, you will receive a Zoom links to select the sessions you wish to attend. Registration fee is non-refundable.
  • Pre-registration general admission (non-refundable) for student members of a National Cybersecurity Student Association Chapter.
  • General Admission to attend the Cybersecurity Capabilities and Careers Symposia - Non-refundable
  • Free registration for students and faculty from the host colleges and universities, and Platinum, Diamond, Gold sponsors. To be eligible for free registrations, You must register with an email address issued to you by the sponsoring organization and provide the access code they provided you. If you use an incorrect email address to register, your registration will be cancelled.

    You MUST register with an .edu email address.

    For more information, or to become a sponsor, please contact dtobey@nationalcyberwatch.org.
  • Staff registration for 3CS
Registration is closed



2025 National 3CS

Five symposia provide the opportunity to learn, experience, and discuss the latest tools, techniques, and technologies for Teaching, Practicing, Demonstrating, and Showcasing Cybersecurity Capabilities.

Where:

The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH

When: August 14-16, 2025

Nearby hotels:

Parking:
Please note that parking in the area is NOT free. There are structures and surface lots available.


Nearby Restaurants:


Event Makeup 

3CS includes a symposium in each of the five areas below:

  • Learning and Instruction Symposium: The granddaddy and foundation of the 3CS program has welcomed those interested in experiential cybersecurity education for over a decade! Presentation sessions in classrooms with support for hybrid sessions about practice improvements for cybersecurity education Included with General Admission.
  • Cybersecurity Science and Practice Symposium: Poster and classroom presentation sessions with support for hybrid attendance about evidence-based professional and instructional cybersecurity practices -- the human factors of cybersecurity. Included with General Admission.
  • Cybersecurity Capability Maturity Symposium: Cybersecurity skill development workshops on specialized topics not typically taught in higher education courses but required to develop the skills needed to advance in the cybersecurity profession. Prepare to receive your industry-recognized credentials or credential-maintaining Continuing Education Units at 3CS. Additional cost to attend.
  • Cyber Technology and Careers Symposium: Open spaces supporting an exhibit hall with demonstration sessions and a career fair - combining a job fair and a talent fair.  Included with General Admission, but can be purchased separately.
  • Cyber Games, Simulations, and Competition Symposium: Individual and team-based interactive challenges and opportunities for hands-on experience with or observation of demonstrations of skills in the Cyber Ready Arcade, including the national championships for the Certifiable Game and the 2-Division Collegiate Defense Competition (2CDC) Included with General Admission.

What Else to Expect at This 3CS:

  • Awards: NCSA Chapter-of-the-Year, CyberWatch Instructor-of-the-Year, Best Dialogue, Best Demonstration, Best Evidence-Based Practice, Best Skills Development Workshop, and Cyber Arcade Individual and Overall Champions
  • Cyber Ready Arcade: Serious games intended to accurately assess and rank (e.g., chess rating) accomplishment of individual or one-on-one challenges necessary to develop cyber skills
  • Cyber Ready Gym: Practice performing specific tasks to develop your readiness to perform critical cybersecurity tasks
  • Cybersecurity Skills Development Workshops (CSDWs) assist in raising the capability maturity and readiness of practitioners, faculty, students, or policymakers to adopt and adapt the latest effective practices for performing cybersecurity functions and roles. There is an additional fee for these workshops. Register for general admission to the conference to receive a discount code to attend a CSDW to prepare you to become a cloud computing administrator, auditor, or isk manager. 
  • Demonstrations: Technology, cybersecurity practice, and teaching tools demos.
  • Research: Focus groups and evidence-based practice presentations
  • Sponsorship opportunities > Contact info@nationalcyberwatch.org to discuss multiple event or program sponsorship discounts
  • ...and much more!!

Who Should Attend?

  • Employers and Hiring Managers who need to recruit, hire, develop, and retain a skilled cybersecurity workforce
  • Educators from K12 schools, Community Colleges, 4-year schools
  • Students looking to jump start their careers
  • Practitioners looking to maintain or upgrade their capabilities
  • Managers of workforce development programs
  • Organizers of community economic development initiatives
  • Developers of innovative products and services to support a skilled workforce
  • Policymakers from local, state, federal, and international government agencies

REGISTER NOW

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Have a session proposal ready to submit: Click Here

Stipends Available

NOTE: STIPEND ELIGIBILITY REQUIRES ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCE SESSIONS THROUGHOUT THE EVENT, AS EVIDENCED BY COMPLETION OF SESSION EVALUATIONS DURING EACH TIME BLOCK OF THE MAIN CONFERENCE.

Stipends are awarded based on the availability of sponsorship funds and the participant's priority level, as listed below.

  1. Cyber Ready G-Force Member (i.e., 3CS Chair, 3CS Session Facilitator, 3CS Peer Reviewer; Cyber Ready Professionals, Cybersecurity Skills Journal, Cybersecurity Clinic Ambassadors, Curriculum Standards Panelists)
  2. Competition Team Member or Coach
  3. National Cybersecurity Student Association Chapter Member
  4. National Cybersecurity Student Association Premium Member
  5. National CyberWatch Premium Academic Membership
  6. National CyberWatch Premium Professional Membership
Feel free to reach out with any questions: info@nationalcyberwatch.org



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