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San Diego’s cybersecurity Industry

San Diego has emerged as a leader for the development of cybersecurity technology and the delivery of cyber-related services. The region’s innovation ecosystem, including its strong military presence, world-class academic institutions, incubators, and strong partnerships between industry associations and governments, has positioned San Diego as a hub for cyber operations. Today, there are more than 1,000 firms in the San Diego region focused exclusively on cyber, with nearly 26,000 total impacted jobs. With incidences of cyber attacks on the rise worldwide, the $4 billion industry’s innovative companies are equipped to meet the global market’s increasing demands for new products and technologies.

EDC STUDY: Artifical intelligence and CYBER

EDC STUDY: SAN DIEGO’S CYBERsecurity cluster

JOBS

13,383

ESTABLISHMENTS

1,016

AVG. ANNUAL WAGES

$106,877

Key Companies

  • Qualcomm
  • Teradata
  • ESET North America
  • Haiku
  • Verimatrix
  • CyberCatch
  • AttackIQ
  • GoSecure
  • Redhorse Corporation
  • Medcrypt
  • RiskRecon
  • Proficio
  • Sentek Global

Key Resources

Cyber Center of Excellence (CCOE) is a non-profit that focuses on regional planning and program implementation to address cybersecurity workforce, economic development, and infrastructure challenges through collaboration with industry, academia, and government agencies.

InfraGard San Diego is an FBI-affiliated non-profit founded in 2005 with the goal to safeguard the region’s critical infrastructure and people by reducing malicious activities by criminals and terrorists. Collaboration and communication between leaders from the private sector, government, academia, and first responders allows the region to quickly respond to threats to critical infrastructure.

San Diego Military Advisory Counsel is a 501(c)6 non-profit organization with a mission to support and promote the mutual business and other interests of the military, their quality of life, and the defense community in the San Diego area.

Verified Programs of Software talent have been identified by employers as the top training programs in San Diego for high-demand jobs. Through EDC’s Advancing San Diego program, Verified Programs participate in a competitive application process and are evaluated annually against a skills-based criteria developed by industry, a commitment to industry engagement, and their ability to reach and serve a diverse student body.

More on the industry

Study: San Diego’s cyber talent grows by 10% across 1K firms

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Lindsey Silvia
Lindsey Silvia

Sr. Manager, Economic Development