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UWF Center for Cybersecurity Gains $2M Grant
A $2 million grant ended awarded to expand the University of West Florida Center for Cybersecurity Training Program, a statewide initiative that provides free cybersecurity education for eligible Florida government personnel.
Cyber Workforce Training Grants from NIST
Over $3.3 million in cooperative agreements ended up granted in a move to develop the workforce needed to protect our nation’s infrastructure and organizations from cybersecurity threats.
UWF Grant Boosts Cybersecurity Research
University of West Florida (UWF) earned a $32,515,120 grant from the Triumph Gulf Coast board of directors to further develop its Institute for Analytics and Industry Advancement (IAIA) and the Center for Cybersecurity, as well as establish a new Center for Computational Intelligence.
Women in CyberSecurity Scholarship Program
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS), the nonprofit organization dedicated to the recruitment, retention and advancement of women in cybersecurity, opened applications for its 6th annual Security Training Scholarship Program.
Training for Buffer Overflow Attacks, Defenses
Buffer overflow is a software bug or vulnerability that can end up exploited by attackers to gain unauthorized access to systems. It is one of the best-known software security vulnerabilities and it remains common.
CyberForce Competition Winner Named
After hours of battling through deception and simulation, Pennsylvania State University’s Asa Reynolds won the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DoE) 2025 CyberForce Conquer the Hill Reign competition.
Security Careers Take Off for First University Graduates
There was a major milestone this spring as the University of Arkansas at Little Rock celebrated the graduation of its first cohort of students to earn a bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity.
University of Tennessee a Cyber Center of Excellence
A simple fact is as the number and sophistication of cyberattacks continues to skyrocket, there needs to be more security experts available – and up to speed – to handle the constant attacks assaulting critical infrastructure.
Cyber Workforce Development, Risk Mitigation Partnership
Critical infrastructure needs protecting and we all know there are not enough folks to safeguard this vital sector, but little by little, state by state more workers are getting trained.
Partnership to Boost Cyber Training
Cybersecurity provider, Cloud Range and Cyviz, an immersive collaboration technology provider, will team in an effort to enhance cybersecurity training within higher education i as partners for IBM’s Cyber Campus offering.
University’s Cyber Program Growing
With cybercrime growing to unprecedented levels and a serious lack of qualified security professionals, the demand for highly trained cyber experts has never been greater.
Cyber Pay Decent, but Job Satisfaction Low: Report
It is a long been an established fact in the industry, there are far more cybersecurity job openings than there are for candidates.
Cybersecurity Student Earns Foreign Affairs Fellowship
A graduate student in the University of West Florida’s Master of Science in Cybersecurity program, Lousindy Mitton, is the first student in the University’s history to be awarded the prestigious Foreign Affairs Information Technology Fellowship.
University in Florida Awarded $1.3M for Cyber Training
In an effort to boost cybersecurity professionals’ careers, the University of West Florida Center for Cybersecurity won a $1.3 million contract from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to further expand the cyber career pathways training through the CyberSkills2Work Program.
Cyber Workforce Gap Continues to Grow
Companies across all global sectors hired just over a half of the cybersecurity staff they need to keep their organizations secure because there are not enough people to hire, a new report found.
New Cybersecurity Positions Being Created
New roles within the cybersecurity realm are starting to take hold where business information security officers (BISOs) are starting to gain traction, a new report found.
WVU’s Cyber Center a Boost for Businesses, Trains Students
West Virginia University will house a center that will leverage student and faculty expertise to improve the cybersecurity and cyber-resilience of businesses across the state.
Cybersecurity Workforce Development Grants Awarded
Agreements ended up awarded for nearly $3 million aimed at developing the workforce needed to defend the nation’s organizations and infrastructure from cybersecurity risks.
Tufts Starts Cybersecurity Center for Public Good
Tufts University launched its Cybersecurity Center for the Public Good hoping to marshal interdisciplinary strengths in computer science to shape the future of cybersecurity.
Explosion Protection Master’s Program Launches
Amid growing concerns about fire and explosion risk posed by manufacturing facilities and advancing technologies like electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel cells, a new Master of Science program can help develop leaders to quell those safety issues.