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This summer, Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ hosted high school and college students, educators, and military leaders for multiple enriching events focused on expanding their cyber knowledge to new levels.

Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ University recently hosted an Information Warfare Exercise (IWE) for Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ University, Virginia Military Institute (VMI), The Citadel, Texas A&M, Virginia Tech, and the University of North Georgia (UNG) Information Warfare interns and faculty and Division staff from the Army's 10th Mountain Division.

Lilian Lu's research focuses on AI targeting technology in the Israel-Gaza conflict; Lucia Frezza's centers on the threat profile of cyber actors using perception as gateways into minds of independent cyber threat actors.

Latvian government officials visit Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ University for knowledge-exchange.

The training and exercise were prepared and run by Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ University Applied Research Institutes (NUARI) with a focus on a multi-jurisdictional response event.

Our own Dr. Huw Read, Director of the Center for Cybersecurity and Forensics Education and Research (CyFER), shared insights on WCAX-TV about our $5.3M cybersecurity grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and how Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ University stays ahead of the curve in cybersecurity.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ University a grant in excess of $5,300,000 for cybersecurity research, education, and training. This generous funding, allocated over the next five years, enables Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ to offer scholarships to students that will enhance learning and research opportunities into cybersecurity threats, artificial intelligence, and machine learning through an integrated B.S./M.S. program.

The day provided opportunities for multiple student meetings, a presentation by LTG Barrett about the ongoing mission of US Army Cyber Command, and informational sessions focused on the current innovative work being done in several critical fields by both Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ faculty and staff.

Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ University is known for its ability to send leaders out into the world, but on Wednesday, Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ welcomed a world-renowned military leader through its doors when General Paul Nakasone walked onto campus. Later, another Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ University first was announced after the university signed an Educational Partnership Agreement with U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM).

Senator Patrick Leahy and his wife Marcelle visited the campus of Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ University and the Senator Patrick Leahy School of Cybersecurity and Advanced Computing on November 16, 2023.