Allentown, PA: Students spent the morning inside Netizen’s 24x7x365 Security Operations Center, observing how analysts monitor systems, investigate alerts, and respond to real security activity as it unfolds. Rather than a simulated exercise, the visit focused on how a production SOC functions day to day, giving students direct exposure to the tools, workflows, and decision-making that drive operational security.
Beyond the SOC floor, students met with members of the Netizen team from cybersecurity engineering, operations, and leadership. These conversations focused on career paths into cybersecurity, early professional experiences, and how different roles intersect once security work moves from theory into practice. The goal was to give students an honest picture of the field, including how technical skills, communication, and judgment all factor into real security work.
Michael Hawkins, CEO of Netizen Corporation, commented on the importance of these engagements, stating, “It is through these programs that we identify extremely talented up-and-coming professionals that are going through both traditional and non-traditional educational paths to these types of careers.”
Netizen continues to place strong emphasis on partnerships with Northampton Community College and other educational institutions that prioritize applied learning. Job shadowing programs like this one help bridge the gap between classroom instruction and professional experience, while giving students clearer expectations about what working in cybersecurity involves after graduation.
Netizen appreciates the opportunity to support NCC students as they prepare to enter the field and looks forward to continuing this collaboration through internships, job shadowing, and other experiential learning initiatives.
About Netizen Corporation
Founded in 2013, Netizen Corporation is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The company provides cybersecurity and related technology services to defense, government, and commercial organizations, including continuous security monitoring through its Security Operations Center, cybersecurity assessments and advisory services, penetration testing, software assurance, cybersecurity engineering, and compliance audit support. Netizen works with organizations operating in highly regulated environments where security, compliance, and operational maturity are baseline requirements.
Learn more at https://www.Netizen.net.
About Northampton Community College
Founded in 1967, Northampton Community College serves more than 20,000 students each year through degree programs, workforce training, and continuing education. NCC focuses on access, student success, and workforce readiness by offering academic and professional programs that support career entry, advancement, and transfer to four-year institutions.
Learn more at https://www.northampton.edu/
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: POINT OF CONTACT:
January 15, 2026 Tristan Boheim
Account Executive
Phone: 1-800-450-1773
Email: press@Netizen.net
