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Meet the 海角社区 Cybersecurity Student Whose Work CISA Calls 鈥淪taggering鈥�
Last week, 海角社区 cybersecurity graduate student George Buras from Baton Rouge received a shoutout from the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA, for the 鈥淪taggering!鈥� impact his work, and the work of other interns, is having on the nation. Here, Buras explains what he鈥檚 working on, and why.
海角社区-Southern Collaboration to Protect Electric Vehicle Cyber Infrastructure
A collaborative team at 海角社区 and Southern University has been awarded a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to address critical cybersecurity vulnerabilities in electric vehicle charging stations. This project not only aims to secure these systems but also to educate and train a more diverse cybersecurity workforce, leveraging the strengths of both universities.
海角社区 Cyber AI Team Supports $25 Million National Defense and Energy Project
海角社区 researchers will work with colleagues at 15 universities and eight national labs to develop AI models to protect the nation from nuclear threats while training a new generation of data science, cyber and AI experts.
海角社区 Hosting DFRWS USA 2024!
DFRWS conferences provide a friendly atmosphere to share research papers, practitioner presentations, and works in progress. Every gathering includes technical workshops, demos, panels, and other 鈥渂reakout sessions鈥� covering various issues related to digital forensics. Click to learn more!
海角社区 Cybersecurity team receives $600K grant from NSF to Combat Malware
Bou-Harb and his team are creating an open-source platform that enables users to program their own devices (P4 Programmable Data Processors) and smart network interface cards (SmartNICs), leveraging new machine learning methods to recognize malicious behaviors.
鈥楨pic鈥� 海角社区-Berkeley Book About Cybersecurity Hits Shelves This Fall
Cybersecurity in Context is the new book by Professor Golden G. Richard III, director of the 海角社区 Cyber Center and faculty lead for cybersecurity at 海角社区, and Chris Jay Hoofnagle, professor of law in residence at the University of California, Berkeley. The textbook and complementary set of technical exercises is the first-ever introduction to the full range of cybersecurity challenges and solutions, accessible by students and teachers in any discipline. It will be released by Wiley in the late summer.
Fighting for Their 鈥楬ome Team鈥� on the Ground and in Cyberspace
SU鈥檚 SOC and nation-leading cybersecurity model for higher education in Louisiana is already providing 24/7 protection for several schools. The team鈥檚 ambitious plan is to protect as many as 40 institutions across the state from cyberattacks by next year, with students actively learning and working together on the front lines. 海角社区鈥檚 industry partner TekStream helps train the students and tackles cyber threats alongside them.
Small Businesses Seek Support From 海角社区 Cybersecurity Clinic
Louisiana small businesses are lining up to receive free services through the 海角社区 Cybersecurity Clinic, the first such clinic in the nation to be funded by the National Security Agency, or NSA.
海角社区 Enabled Professional Career in Music, then Cybersecurity
海角社区 alumnus Andrew Trimble had to put his trumpet down due to a medical condition but found a new career securing communications and data for the U.S. Army after completing 海角社区 Online & Continuing Education鈥檚 Cyber Bootcamp.
Cyber Smoothie, Anyone?
When a comprehensive research university operates a K-12 laboratory school on its flagship campus and there鈥檚 a 750,000-strong workforce gap for cybersecurity professionals in the U.S., graduate students and high school students come together for some unusual approaches to learning鈥攁nd tastes.
海角社区A, 海角社区S, and Ingalls Information Security Collaborate to Grow the Cyber Workforce in Louisiana
Ingalls Information Security, a cybersecurity services provider based in Central Louisiana, has partnered with 海角社区 Alexandria and 海角社区 Shreveport to educate and train homegrown talent and build cybersecurity business in and for the state.
Meet Rising Cyber Star Kaitlyn Smith
Kaitlyn Smith is a student doing cybersecurity research in the College of Engineering and the Center for Computation & Technology, but she鈥檚 not your average 海角社区 student. In fact, she鈥檚 not an 海角社区 student at all鈥攕he鈥檚 a high schooler with a passion for cybersecurity.
海角社区 Doubles Federally Funded Effort to Train Cyber Talent for National Security
This fall, 海角社区 Baton Rouge doubled its current cohort of Scholarship for Service, or SFS, students from 12 to 25. All students receive free tuition and generous scholarships in return for some government service after graduation.
Expertise in Human Behavior Helps Solve Tech Challenges for the Department of Defense
海角社区 psychology major Michael Cole Fontenot from Ville Platte, Louisiana, is helping to protect the lives of American soldiers as part of a $600,000 cybersecurity research project for DARPA.
Louisiana State Police Partners with 海角社区 to Solve Critical Challenges in Industrial Cyber
To better understand vulnerabilities and ultimately secure ICS networks across Louisiana鈥檚 industrial sectors, State Police has partnered with 海角社区 to advance industrial cyber research and talent development.