
Cybersecurity program graduates first students
Among the students receiving degrees from Virginia Tech this spring and summer will be the first 50 graduates of a fast-growing cybersecurity program.

Among the students receiving degrees from Virginia Tech this spring and summer will be the first 50 graduates of a fast-growing cybersecurity program.

SecureTech360, a small woman-, minority-, and service-disabled veteran-owned cybersecurity and information technology consulting firm, will invest $155,000 to expand in Fairfax County.

Led by Virginia Tech, the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative Southwest Virginia node received eight multidisciplinary grants to advance the field in research areas such as 5G, artificial intelligence, and automated systems, paving the way for additional extramural funding.

The Commonwealth Cyber Initiative has tapped top cybersecurity leaders to provide strategic guidance as part of its inaugural Technical Advisory Board.

The surge for online shopping brings heightened cybersecurity risks for consumers this holiday season during the COVID-19 pandemic. Virginia Tech expert Aaron Brantly shares some safety tips for preventing online scams.

The Federal Trade Commission estimates that consumers lost $1.9 billion to phishing schemes and other fraud in 2019 and the ongoing pandemic has only increased the threat.

U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) is raising alarm regarding the need to protect education infrastructure from cyber-attacks following a ransomware incident at Fairfax County Public Schools, the largest school system in Virginia.

Cybersecurity educators across Virginia are coming together virtually to “level up the next generation of cybersecurity professionals” – this year’s theme for the Virginia Cybersecurity Education Conference on July 27-28.

Securing the school system’s proper funding has always been a struggle, but the implications of this issue have never been more evident than now.

Cybersecurity is not a panacea. It is possible to provide a system of protection of information, data, programs at a high level using the latest technologies, but this does not guarantee that you are safe.