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Working together to advance cybersecurity education and create an engine to promote economic growth and job creation.

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Our Partners

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT

  • USCB has the #1 most popular computational science Bachelor's Degree program in the U.S. (CollegeFactual.com)

  • Working toward NSA/DHS Center of Academic Excellence designation in cybersecurity

  • USCB offers a B.S. in Information Science & Technology with a concentration in Cybersecurity

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TECHNICAL COLLEGE OF THE LOWCOUNTRY

  •  Working toward NSA/DHS Center of Academic Excellence (2 year) in cybersecurity

  •  Career oriented education for today's jobs

  •  Cybersecurity Certificate program available

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BEAUFORT DIGITAL CORRIDOR

  • Nurturing and promoting cybersecurity talent

  • Beaufort's premier business incubator

  • A community sourced initiative to attract and promote Beaufort's technology innovators

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BEAUFORT COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

  • Lead entity for organizing, structuring and leading economic development in Beaufort County

  • Attracting cyber technology firms to the region

  • Working closely with other partners to encourage venture capital and cyber entrepreneurs to invest in Beaufort County

ADVISORY BOARD

Colonel Warren Parker, US Marine Corps (Retired) Chairman and Executive Director

Rick Siebenaler, Former CISO Deloitte

Dr Frank Rodriguez, Superintendent Beaufort County School District

Phil Comer, Mayor Beaufort, SC

Christian Kata, Senior Vice President, South Atlantic Bank, Treasurer

Jess O’Brien, Executive Director Beaufort Digital Corridor

Graham Sommerall, Hargray Communications

Marilyn Harris, Executive Director Beaufort Black Chamber of Commerce

Alice Howard, Member Beaufort County Council

Rear Admiral Stephen Evans, US Navy (Retired)

General Lloyd “Fig” Newton, US Air Force (Retired)

David Gault, Attorney

LtGen Dan O’Donohue, US Marine Corps (Retired) Senior VP Owl Cyber Defense

Dr Richard Gough, President Technical College of the Lowcountry

Kevin Phillips, Mayor Town of Port Royal

John LaCour, Founder Phish Labs, Charleston SC

Dr Brian Canada, Chairman Department of Computer Science and Mathematics, University of South Carolina Beaufort

Nicholas Mesenburg, General Manager Lockheed Martin, MCAS Beaufort

John O’Toole, Executive Director, Beaufort County Economic Development Corporation

Dick Stewart, Businessman

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South Coast Cyber Summit 2023

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