DEPARTMENT: Economic Development
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Alejandra Lopez
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S) IMPACTED: City-Wide
SUBJECT:
Briefing by CyberSecurity San Antonio on the organization's progress and plans for FY2020.
SUMMARY:
Amanda Keammerer, Director for CyberSecurity San Antonio, will provide a briefing on CyberSecurity San Antonio's efforts and accomplishments in FY2019, and the organization's plans for FY2020.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Established in 2015, CyberSecurity San Antonio (CSSA) is a collaborative, public-private program created to accelerate the growth of San Antonio's cybersecurity industry. The program was implemented following a two-year study of San Antonio's cybersecurity industry, and the development of a San Antonio-specific cybersecurity growth strategy. The program is led by Amanda Keammerer through the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce's Cybersecurity Industry Council, with funding support from the Chamber, the City, and private sector contributors.
With the second highest concentration of cybersecurity professionals in the country, CSSA is uniquely positioned to engage with and impact everyone from students to business and military leaders in the cybersecurity industry. San Antonio is home to the 24th Air Force and 25th Air Force divisions, several leading cybersecurity businesses and private industry assets, five National Centers for Academic Excellence in cybersecurity, and a wealth of education programs, public-private partnerships, and competitive resources from UTSA's National Security Collaboration Center (NSCC) and the Cyber Innovation and Research Consortium (CIRC). San Antonio also proudly has the largest number of registered teams for the national CyberPatriot competition.
Since its inception in 2015, the program has grown the Chamber's Cybersecurity Industry Council to over 350 members, who represent interests and entities from private industry, government, military, and intelligence communities, as well as academic institutions...
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