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University of Arkansas Researchers Awarded $4.6M Grant for Cybersecurity Progam

July 17, 2019

A five-year, $4.63 million award from the National Science Foundation will enable a multi-disciplinary team of researchers at the University of Arkansas to recruit, educate and train the next generation of cybersecurity professionals.

UF Business Affairs Announces New Physical Security Dept; Joseph Souza Named Director

July 15, 2019

The University of Florida announced a new department in Business Affairs named Physical Security and has appointed Joseph Souza to lead it.

UTSA Names Brigadier General (Ret.) Guy M. Walsh as Executive Director of NSCC

July 12, 2019

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has named U.S. Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (Ret.) Guy M. Walsh as the founding executive director of its National Security Collaboration Center (NSCC).

UF Implements $30 Million Security Plan

June 24, 2019

The University of Florida will spend $30 million over the next five years to provide safer access to campus buildings.

Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Deb Fischer and Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. to Receive SIA Legislator of the Year Award

June 13, 2019

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-N.J.) as the 2019 recipients of the SIA Legislator of the Year Award.

Australian National University Suffers Data Breach

June 12, 2019

The Australian National University (ANU) said it detected the breach two weeks ago and is working with security agencies to investigate further.

Pepperdine University Forms Academic Enterprise with Los Angeles Homeland Security Advisory Council

May 21, 2019

The Pepperdine School of Public Policy will form an academic enterprise with the Los Angeles Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) focused on disaster preparedness, crisis management, and resiliency through engaging the public, private, and civic sectors.

Concern for School Safety Remains Unchanged

Schools in Pennsylvannia Receive Funding for School Security

May 14, 2019

The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency’s (PCCD) School Safety and Security Committee has awarded Charleroi School District a $521,498 grant for school security initiatives, according to a news report.

Nation States Perpetrate 23 Percent of Cyberattacks

May 9, 2019

Cyberattacks by nation states and parties affiliated with them represent 23 percent of data breaches, up from 12 percent in 2018 and 19 percent in 2017, according to the Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR).