Technology Department

The Arizona Cyber Threat Response Alliance, Inc. (ACTRA) serves as the hub for collaborative cyber information sharing in a neutral environment of trust. Partners from industry, academia, law enforcement and intelligence convene and leverage cross-sector resources to more effectively analyze critical, real-time intelligence and respond to emerging cyber threats to Arizona’s critical infrastructure and key resources.

LogRhythm and Security Operations Center services enable organizations to detect, respond and neutralize cyber threats. Our relationship with LogRhythm allows GCU students to receive hands-on technical training with one of the world's premier security information and event management (SIEM) providers.

The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) provides GCU students fundamental insights in information technology and cybersecurity careers as a vendor-neutral certification provider. CompTIA presents GCU students with access to learning materials, industry experts and discounted professional certifications.

The North American Case Research Association (NACRA) provides a collaboration agreement between GCU and other cybersecurity ranges across the United States to cooperate and share insights and information. Through this collaboration, GCU is able to build an extensive range with a host of tools, techniques and exercises allowing our students to prepare themselves to have backgrounds in information technology and cybersecurity.

Red Hat is the world's leading provider of enterprise open source solutions, including high-performing Linux, cloud, container and Kubernetes technologies.^{(See disclaimer 1)} GCU's collaboration provides students with access to learning materials, labs, fundamental industry knowledge and an assortment of trainings and discounted certifications to help prepare our students for a technical career.

Cisco is the worldwide leader in IT, networking and cybersecurity solutions. GCU's collaboration gives students the opportunity to learn hands-on and theoretical skills, from fundamental to advanced. Students are also taught techniques in order to prepare them for a career within the technical industry.