Algood Wants To Reinforce Cybersecurity Through Grant Application
Algood taking efforts to improve its cybersecurity to protect residential and data. City Administrator Keith Morrison said the city is applying for a grant to reinforce its cloud system and physical hard drives. “We’re going to use it to continue to ensure that our data is backed up in multiple locations and in multiple ways, […]
Up-To-Date Software Just One Way To Better Cybersecurity
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Eric Brown serves as the assistant director at Tennessee Tech’s Cybersecurity Education, Research, and Outreach Center (CEROC). He said the most effective way to protect oneself against ransomware attacks–using a little common sense. “Keep them up to date those little software updates are there for a purpose,” Brown said. “And […]
Tennessee Tech’s CEROC Names Interim Director
Doug Talbert has been named the interim director for Tennessee Tech’s Cybersecurity Education, Research and Outreach Center. Talbert takes over the role from Ambareen Siraj, who was taken a job with the National Science Foundation. Talbert joined the Department of Computer Science in 2002. Talbert emphasized that while CEROC’s leadership has changed, its goals remain […]
TTU Cybersecurity Team Places 3rd In International Event
Tennessee Tech’s Cybersecurity Center has brought home 3rd place from an international cybersecurity competition. 16 teams competed in an offensive competition to hack a fictional company’s network. Graduate student and Team Captain Kaitlyn Carroll said the three-day event includes realistic websites, social medias and staged character interactions. “You get to interact with these fictional CEO’s […]
Growth in Cyberattacks Lead to Calls for Better Education
A growing awareness of cybersecurity threats should lead to better preparation, according to Tennessee Tech expert. Two major cyberattacks have shut down two major industries in the past three weeks. Assistant Director for Tennessee Tech’s Cybersecurity Education, Research and Outreach Department Eric Brown said the most important thing to understand when it comes to these […]
