Our Office
O'Connell Technology Center, 215
530-898-6442
csci@csuchico.edu
Regular Hours
8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Monday–Friday
Mailing Address
Computer Science Department
400 W. First St.
Chico, CA 95929-0410
Chico State Cyber Center
The Chico State Cyber Center raises awareness for cybersecurity issues and supports the development of the cybersecurity minor. Its mission is to foster collaboration between various colleges at Chico State and to engage with the local community, including high schools, to promote cybersecurity education and awareness.
Both Chico State and the Center are dedicated to creating cybersecurity experts among all Chico State students, faculty, and staff as appropriate, to their chosen academic discipline or vocation. The Center’s purpose is to strengthen the cybersecurity knowledge base of the Chico State community and equip them to deal with different types of cyber-attacks.
Learn more about our NSA validated program of study: Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computer Science
- Activities and Tournaments
Awards:
- Spring 24 1st place (out of 4, 199)
- Fall '23- 3rd place (out of 4672)
- Spring '23- 2nd place (out of 3593)
- Fall '22- 18th place
- Spring '22- 36th place
- Fall '21- 44th place
- Spring '21- 14th place
- Fall '20- 14th place
- Spring '20- 2nd place (out of 957)
- Fall '19 - 3rd place (out of 779)
- Spring '19- 4th place (out of 548)
- Fall '18- 1st place (out of 368)
- Spring '18- 8th place (out of 264)
- Fall '17- 8th place (out of 179)
Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition
National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition
Recent Highlights
- Resources and Awareness
- Computer Science Advisory Board
The Computer Science Advisory Board consists of professionals in the Cybersecurity, Computer Science, and Information Technology fields from various companies. The Advisory Board meets once a year to discuss the needs of the technology community in our region, ways to strength the Cybersecurity and Computer Science programs and to review the current course content. The board provides insight on current trends and reviews the curriculum for strengths and weaknesses. The board members are given updates on recent graduates and their current employment status.
If you would like to know who the current members are, please email David Zeichick at dzeichick@csuchico.edu.
- Recent News
- Contact Information
For additional information about the Cyber Center, please contact David Zeichick CAE POC