(ISC)² Blog

The University of the Cumberlands Knows No Boundaries

For Donnie Grimes, (ISC)² Global Academic Program (GAP) instructor and vice president of information systems and creator of the Master’s program in cybersecurity for the University of the Cumberlands, based in Williamsburg, Kentucky, breaches know no boundaries – and neither should cybersecurity education. A GAP member since 2014, the University has historically served people from the Appalachia area; and until 2014, had no cybersecurity offering. Over the past 10-15 years, however, its sphere of influence has increased, with thriving graduate programs and students representing 58 different countries and most U.S. states. With a 40-year stint as a two-year school, Cumberlands... Read more →

To (ISC)² Global Academic Program (GAP) Instructor John Sands, the Next Generation is Everything

To GAP instructor John Sands, the next generation is everything. He has dedicated his career to teaching and creating programs that fill the cybersecurity education gap that persists today. His work has propelled the cybersecurity field forward by decades. In addition to his role as GAP instructor, Sands is also the department chair for Computer Integrated Technologies at Moraine Valley Community College and co-founder for the National Center for Systems Security and Information Assurance (CSSIA), a GAP member since 2014. Early in his career, he recognized that schools and universities were lacking cybersecurity programs, let alone offering programs that could... Read more →