As the health care and education sectors have become prime targets for cyberattacks, experts from those sectors expressed their needs on May 18 for more funding and Federal collaboration to better protect the cyber posture of schools and hospitals.
The University of Maryland (UMD) has opened the $67 million E.A. Fernandez IDEA (Innovate, Design, and Engineer for America) Factory to foster technology innovations and advances with a new 60,000-square-foot building for its A. James Clark School of Engineering.
The University of Arkansas (UA) System has hired Eric Wall as its first-ever chief information security officer (CISO) – a newly created position that oversees IT security efforts across all 22 campuses, divisions, and units within the system.
Although cybersecurity continues to be the top priority for K-12 IT leaders, they underestimate the risks to their systems, according to a new survey by the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN).
Duke University announced it has named Yakut Gazi – a veteran educator and administrator – to the newly created role of vice provost for learning innovation and digital education.
Demand by higher education institutions for modern cloud infrastructure rose significantly in 2021, led by further investments in cloud for finance and human capital management systems, according to new research from Tambellini Group.
The Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) and Intel Corporation have announced the opening of a new AI incubator lab at the Chandler-Gilbert Community College (CGCC) campus.
New legislation introduced in the House aims to increase U.S. expertise in energy infrastructure cybersecurity by authorizing Department of Energy (DoE) grants to expand education and training opportunities that are “the convergence of cybersecurity and energy infrastructure.”
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded the University of Dayton (UD) an $88 million contract for research and development to advance, evaluate and mature Air Force autonomous capabilities.
Howard University has been hit by a ransomware cyberattack, the university confirmed after the information technology team detected unusual activity on the university’s network on Sept. 3.
