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cyber security
The Baltimore-Washington region is among the top cyber security hubs in the US. The skilled
technical workforce in the region ranks among the most concentrated in the country and
nationally-ranked local colleges and universities continue to stock a talented pipeline of Cyber
Security talent.
››Maryland is home to over 10,000 cyber security contractors
››The Federal Government expects to spend over $40 billion on non-military IT in 2013
››8 Greater Baltimore colleges and universities are recognized as NSA Information Assurance Centers of Excellence
››Maryland has over 19,000 job openings in cyber security, more than anywhere else in the country
››Baltimore-Washington is #1 in the US for percent of the population with bachelor’s or master’s degrees
››Baltimore-Washington is home to over 200,000 Cyber Security professionals, with over 75,000 in Greater Baltimore/Central
Maryland
Excellence in Education
A total of 15 Maryland 2- and 4-year colleges
and universities are ranked as Information
Assurance Centers of Excellence. More
Computer Science degrees are conferred in the
Baltimore-Washington Corridor than anywhere
else.
Four-Year Colleges and Universities
Ranked as Information Assurance
Centers of Excellence
Greater Baltimore
Regional Resources
Growing Cyber Base
Greater Baltimore is home to a number of
programs that support and advance the cyber
security industry through research, promotion
and partnership. A number of cyber security
startups have found success in the region.
Greater Baltimore ranks 6th for concentration
of Cyber Security professionals, while the
Baltimore-Washington corridor ranks 2nd
for concentration of Information Technology
professionals. More Cyber Security jobs are
available in Maryland than anywhere else.
Employment Concentration
Cyber Security Professionals 2012
Rank
Metro Area
US Index
1
Washington, DC
2.61
2
Seattle
2.12
UMBC
Research &
Education
Johns Hopkins University
Research &
Education
3
Boston
2.05
4
San Francisco
1.94
Towson University
Education
5
Denver
1.66
US Naval Academy
Education
University of Maryland
University College
Education
Source: National Security Agency
Computer and Information Science Degrees
Conferred
Bachelor’s and Higher 2005
Rank
Metro Area
Baltimore/CMD
1.45
6
Baltimore
1.42
7
Atlanta
1.36
8
Minneapolis
1.35
9
Dallas
1.34
10
San Diego
1.28
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment
Statistics
#
Available Cyber Security Jobs
Baltimore-Washington
5,382
1
New York
3,953
Maryland
2
Washington, DC
3,730
Palo Alto
3
Chicago
3,067
San Francisco
4
Los Angeles
2,159
Baltimore
5
Atlanta
1,883
6
Boston
1,756
7
Baltimore
1,652
8
Pittsburgh
1,425
9
Philadelphia
1,350
10
Santa Ana-Anaheim
1,218
19,143
17,570
13,710
13,393
11,683
Boston
Denver
Austin
6,924
3,663
San Antonio, 3,165
Salt Lake City, 2,095
Source: Cyber Technology and Innovation Center
Source: Atlanta Regional Consortium for Higher Education 2007
(most recent as of 2012)
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YORK
ADAMS
LANCASTER
CHESTER
Philadelphia
PENNSYLVANIA
CECIL
140
Port Deposit
Westminster
83
Havre de Grace
BALTIMORE
COUNTY
CARROLL
FREDERICK
Hunt Valley
Aberdeen
795
Owings Mills
Fort Detrick
Frederick
95
Social Security
Administration
70
Columbia
Rockville
National Institutes
of Standards and Technology
BWI AIRPORT
Fort
Meade
Amtrak / MARC
Rail Station
NE
NSA
QUEEN
ANNE'S
Riv
er
97
301
FAIRFAX
295
Bethesda
DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA
NSF
Bowie
Washington
Census Bureau
VIRGINIA
REAGAN
NATIONAL
AIRPORT
PRINCE
GEORGE’S
Largest Information & Technology Companies
Maryland
PRINCE
WILLIAM
Rank
95
Company
Employed
1
Northrop Grumman
11,500
2
Lockheed Martin
9,250
3
SAIC
4,500
4
JHU Applied Physics Lab
4,400
CSC
3,960
6
BAE Systems
2,900
7
Booz Allen Hamilton
2,930
8
Bechtel
2,200
9
IBM
2,100
10
General Dynamics
1,450
STAFFORD 5
CALVERT
CHARLES
50
Annapolis
ANNE
ARUNDEL
495
ARLINGTON
Pentagon
Chesapeake
Innovation Center
50
495
DULLES AIRPORT
TR
AM
Chesapeake Bay
NIH
National Cancer Institute
AK
/
NASA
Goddard
psco
AIL
LI
95
Dundalk
MA
R
FDA
Middle River
Pat
a
695
Johns Hopkins
Applied Physics Lab
APG Edgewood
CR
MONTGOMERY
Aberdeen
Proving
Ground
NIH
Baltimore
bwtech@UMBC
Cyber Incubator
HOWARD
LOUDOUN
BALTIMORE CITY
Woodlawn
Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services
The GroundFloor
White Marsh
Towson
695
270
Elkton
HARFORD
CAROLINE
TALBOT
50
DORCHESTER
Amtrak / MARC Rail Line
Light Rail Line
Baltimore Metro Subway
Research Facilities and Federal Institutions
ST. MARY'S
Cyber Security-Focused Incubators
The distance between Baltimore and Washington,
D.C. is approximately 35 miles.
Source: Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
KING GEORGE
WESTMORELAND
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