Adrian Johnson
TLDR:
St. Bonaventure University will receive $450,000 in federal funding to develop a Cyber Operations Center on campus. This funding will benefit students in their education and create a more capable cybersecurity workforce in Western New York. The center will provide hands-on learning experiences and allow public and private institutions to test their incident response plans. The university also plans to offer specialist training and high school early education programming.
Article Summary:
St. Bonaventure University has been granted $450,000 in federal funding to establish a Cyber Operations Center on its campus, as announced by U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy. The purpose of this center is to enhance partnerships with industry in a secure computing environment. The center will bring real cyber-attack material into a closed-network setting for hands-on learning in attack prevention and detection/response techniques.
The funding is instrumental in preparing future cybersecurity professionals, given the increasing vulnerability of technology to cyber threats in various aspects of daily life. The center will not only benefit students’ education but also provide a platform for public and private institutions to test and practice their incident response plans.
In addition to workforce development and specialist training, the university aims to offer high school early education programming through the Cyber Operations Center. Faculty members from computer science and cybersecurity departments, along with Technology Services staff, will oversee the project and make use of the funding for advanced cybersecurity display technology, computing workstations, instrumentation, network infrastructure, and forensic tools.
This initiative highlights the commitment of St. Bonaventure University to prepare a stronger cybersecurity workforce in Western New York and contribute to better protection for local and regional businesses and institutions against cyber threats.
