About the CIAS
National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium
To fill the cybersecurity preparedness training and technical assistance gap and to increase cybersecurity preparedness throughout the nation five universities have partnered and collaborated to establish the National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium (NCPC).
The concept of the consortium is that cybersecurity is everyone's responsibility. In partnership with DHS/FEMA, the consortium members deliver training and technical assistance based on the Community Cyber Security Maturity Model (CCSMM), which was developed by the CIAS.
As early as 2004, the individual members of the NCPC have developed and delivered DHS/FEMA certified online and face-to-face training courses to an array of states, counties, local jurisdictions and critical infrastructure components nationwide addressing cybersecurity and cyber terrorism concerns. As of September 2019, members of the Consortium have trained more than 97,604 participants.
Our Mission
The mission of the NCPC is to provide research-based, cyber security-related training, exercises, and technical assistance to local jurisdictions, counties, states and the private sector.
The consortium members include The Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security (CIAS) at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), The Texas Engineering Extension Service in the Texas A & M University system, U of Memphis, The Criminal Justice Institute (CJI) in The University of Arkansas System, and Norwich University Applied Research Institutes.
