Sandia offers a variety of internship and training programs for undergrad to postdoc individuals to promote careers in cyber security at Sandia National Labs.
Center for Cyber Defenders
Sandia National Laboratories’ Center for Cyber Defenders intern program is on the front lines of the fight against cyber threats. Our cybersecurity interns learn from the experts who tirelessly work to protect our nation from cyber security threats. Students experience what it’s like to have an impact on our Nations cybersecurity research and development in a hands-on, real-world environment.
What do we do?
CCD is the premier internship institute providing a coordinated, consistent, positive experience developing a R&D cybersecurity talent pipeline for national security.
We provide opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to grow their knowledge and professional experience in every aspect of the cybersecurity domain, ranging from enterprise security to industrial control systems, from the hardware layer to cloud applications, from data science to reverse engineering, and everything in between.
The CCD Program has provided me with the opportunity to develop new skills, pursue my passion of securing critical infrastructures, and grow as a professional in the cyber field. Being a part of the CCD program has been both challenging and rewarding, and I am so grateful for all my mentors, co-workers, and managers who have pushed me to be the best that I can be!
Bethanie Williams
Sandia’s CCD program funded my graduate studies and gave me hands-on experience with cutting edge research. I’ve since moved to Albuquerque to work at Sandia full-time and my former CCD interns are now my closest friends and community.
Nick Troutman
Training Opportunities
We provide opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to grow their knowledge and professional experience in every aspect of the cybersecurity domain, ranging from enterprise security to industrial control systems, from the hardware layer to cloud applications, from data science to reverse engineering, and everything in between. Our open, collaborative environment allows students to build a professional network while working together to tackle real-world national security problems on teams with world-recognized subject matter experts.
We participate in the Department of Energy’s CyberForce exercise every year. Pitting students against Sandia red-teamers to defend simulated industrial control systems of simulated critical.
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