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SF Weekly: City College
Cybersecurity Program Stands Out

Won Regional CPTC 2020
3rd Place NCL Fall 2022
5th Place NCL Spring 2023
CCSF is #3 of 500 Colleges at NCL
2nd Place CPTC-West 2023

  
Sam Bowne

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Upcoming Events

Agentic AI Infrastructure Demo

Sat, April 18, 2026

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Harry Britt 255

Spring 2026 Classes at CCSF

CNIT 121: Computer Forensics Projects

CNIT 123: Ethical Hacking and Network Defense
Online 35290 832
Orientation for CNIT 123 and 124 online
2 PM Sat, Jan 24, 2026
https://zoom.us/j/4108472927 Password: student1

CNIT 124: Advanced Ethical Hacking Projects

CNIT 126: Practical Malware Analysis
Thu 6-9 pm, SCIE 37, 35291 001

CNIT 127: Exploit Development
Mon 6-9 pm, SCIE 37, CRN 35828 001
Class Cancelled March 23 for HackTheBay

CNIT 430: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
Sat 10-2, Harry Britt 255, 36246 001
Jan 24 class will be remote-only via twitch

CNIT 141: Cryptography for Computer Networks
Wed 6-9 pm, SCIE 37, 35830 001

CNIT 197 & 198: Internship and Work Experience
32713 and 32714 501

Spring 2026 Classes at LMC

COMSC-122: Programming Concepts &
Methodologies I
Online
Optional class meetings Tues 6 pm on Twitch

COMSC-142:
Computer Architecture and
Organization

Tue 9:35 AM - 12:45 PM, College Complex 2, 236

LMC Home Faculty Page

Spring 2026 Classes at SJSU

Tech 179: Cyber Security System Management
(Fortinet Firewall Administration)

Sect 1, 26668: Mon & Weds 7:30-8:45 am in ENG490
Sect 2, 28524: Mon & Weds & 12:00-1:15 pm in ENG103

Weds, Mar 18, 1:30 pm in BBC 204: Ethical Hacking Intro

SJSU Home Faculty Page

To Get Help

If you have any questions, connect to twitch
any schoolday Mon-Thu at 7:30 pm,
or Sat at 11:30 am.

For interactive help, use:
https://zoom.us/j/4108472927 Password: student1

Cybercompetition Team Forming

To apply, fill out this form.

The team may compete in events such as:
Both full-time and part-time students may compete.

To prepare, work on hacking challenge sites, such as

Those sites are also worth credit in any of my classes.
NCL one of my points for every 10 pts.
picoCTF: Easy (10); Medium (20); Hard (30)
TryHackMe: 1 point in my class for every point in their system

CCSF Calendar · How to Add a Class

Helpful Organizations

WiCys CCSF Student Chapter
Last Mile (Money for Students)

CNIT Programs

CNIT Degree and Certficates   Petition for Associate Degree · Certificate Petition

Late Add Procedure · Honors Program · Promotional slide show

Grants for CCSF Cybersecurity Students

$350 per class and money for certification tests

Sign up in the Grant/Scholarships section here:
https://www.nextgencybertalent.com/students/sign-up/

Also, MICROSOFT CYBERSECURITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Cash, Azure credit, and payment for certification exams

Great Podcasts

Kyle Kulinski · Keith Olbermann · Rachel Maddow · Daily Beans · David Frum ·

Security Now · Pivot · Darknet Diaries · Security Cryptography Whatever

Regular Training Events

Pacific Hackers


Events



Pacific Hackers

Many good events

National Cyber League

Extra credit in any of my classes!

Instructions
Log In
Discord Invitation

Seeking Officers

WiCys CCSF Student Chapter

WASTC Faculty Development Weeks

Mon, June 1 - Fri, June 5, 2026

Mon, June 8 - Fri, June 12, 2026

Summercon

Thu, July 9 - Sat, July 12, 2026

CFP deadline May 15, 2026

New York ?

DEF CON 34

Thu, Aug 6 - Sun, Aug 9, 2025
Las Vegas

Proposed workshops:
Introduction to Malware Analysis
Building and Securing AI Systems

Wi-Fi Reg

DEF CON Trainings

Approved: Exploit Development and Malware Analysis
Mon, Aug 10 and Tue, Aug 11, 2026

Las Vegas

HOPE

Fri, Aug 14 - Sun, Aug 16, 2025
New Yorker Hotel

Proposed workshops:
Introduction to Malware Analysis
Build and Secure AI Systems

Summer 2026 Class at LMC

COMSC-122: Programming Concepts &
Methodologies I
Online
Website from a previous semester

LMC Home Faculty Page

Fall 2026 Classes at CCSF

CNIT 121: Computer Forensics Projects

CNIT 123: Ethical Hacking
Website from a previous semester

CNIT 124: Advanced Ethical Hacking Projects

CNIT 125: Info Sec Prof (CISSP Preparation)
Website from a previous semester
Mon 6-9 pm

CNIT 128: Hacking Mobile Devices
Website from a previous semester
Sat 10 am - 1 pm

CNIT 129S: Securing Web Applications
Website from a previous semester
Thu 3-6 pm

CNIT 152: Incident Response
Website from a previous semester
Thu 6-9 pm

CNIT 430: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
Website from a previous semester
Wed 6-9

CNIT 197 & 198: Internship and Work Experience
32713 and 32714 501
Website from a previous semester

Fall 2026 Classes at SJSU

Tech 179: Cyber Security System Management
(Fortinet Firewall Administration)

Page from a previous semester

TECH 199A: Special Topics: Introduction to Ethical Hacking

SJSU Home Faculty Page

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