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CIC to collaborate on research and development with GoKnown, LLC
Shreveport-Bossier, La. — CIC has partnered with GoKnown LLC, a digital data company, to collaborate on research and development.
CISA and CYBER.ORG Partner to Deliver Cyber Safety Video Series
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and CYBER.ORG jointly announce a cyber safety video series to help those learning or working online take proactive steps to protect themselves and their business.
Cyber Innovation Center Bossier competition winners announced
Three students from Bossier Parish Schools placed among the top five students in a national cyber security competition hosted by Cyber.org.
CE delivers multi-million-dollar impact in 2020
While 2020 was a challenging year for everyone, the Collaborative Environment (CE), an Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) partner, persevered to deliver results with a multi-million-dollar impact.
CyberEd Webinar Recap: Cybersecurity Certifications: An Investment for Students and School Districts
In Case You Missed It: Cybersecurity certifications are all the buzz right now! How do you decide which ones are right for your students? Join CYBER.ORG as we chat with certification providers and teachers about how to set your students up for success.
Media Spotlight: Community innovation project solves problems for Air Force
BOSSIER CITY, La. — Making operations and tasks smoother for service members in the Air Force is the goal of a new program called STRIKEWERX. The ideas come from airmen and women, the execution comes from a collaboration with the community.
Cyber training program creates pipeline for local employment
BOSSIER CITY, La. – According to economic experts, cyber security jobs are among the fastest growing occupations in the world. Education is taught to teachers who in turn teach their students. More than 21,000 educators have taught more than 3 million students across the United States.
20th Nuclear Triad Symposium
The 20th Nuclear Triad Symposium was streamed virtually live from Bossier City, LA Dec. 10 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. EST.
This virtual symposium was hosted by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies (MI), the Cyber Innovation Center (CIC) and the Louisiana Tech Research Institute (LTRI).
Announcing the 20th Nuclear Triad Symposium
The 20th Nuclear Triad Symposium was streamed virtually live from Bossier City, LA Dec. 10 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. EST.
This virtual symposium was hosted by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies (MI), the Cyber Innovation Center (CIC) and the Louisiana Tech Research Institute (LTRI).
Cyber training program creates pipeline for local employment
BOSSIER CITY, La. - According to economic experts, cyber security jobs are among the fastest growing occupations in the world.
DHS-Funded CYBER.ORG Using K-12 to Educate ‘Cyber Literate Citizens’
In the 20th century, literacy in reading, writing, and mathematics might have been the requisites to inform participation in democratic and economic systems, but over the past half century, a new form of necessary literacy has been emerging – cyber literacy.
Rosen, Cassidy Introduce Bipartisan PROTECT Act
Rosen, Cassidy Introduce Bipartisan PROTECT Act, Legislation to Support U.S. Cybersecurity Education and Workforce Development
National Integrated Cyber Education Research Center Unveils Rebrand to CYBER.ORG
New brand reinforces the workforce development organization’s simple mission: to ensure that every K-12 student in the U.S. has access to cybersecurity education
New research conducted by Education Week reveals only 45% of K-12 students in the U.S. are currently receiving cybersecurity education
The State of Cybersecurity Education in K-12 Schools
Results of a national survey conducted by the EdWeek Research Center show that less than half of K-12 students in the U.S. are currently receiving some type of cybersecurity education, and access to those resources varies considerably.
Air Force Global Strike Command’s innovation hub STRIKEWERX now open for business at CIC
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. — Air Force Global Strike Command launched STRIKEWERX May 28, a new national innovation hub serving as the command’s store front for connecting with industry and academia, finding solutions to the command’s challenges and coming up with innovative ideas to shape the future.
La, Ark. governors to lead National Cybersecurity Summit
SHREVEPORT, LA (KSLA) – Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards and Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson will preside over this year’s National Summit on State Cybersecurity in Shreveport.
Edwards wants to beef up cybersecurity efforts: ‘There are more threats out there than you can imagine’
Gov. John Bel Edwards says one of his goals is for Louisiana to have more cybersecurity protections in place than any other state.
Governor Edwards Names Spohn to Lead Cybersecurity Commission
Gov. John Bel Edwards established by executive order a Louisiana Cybersecurity commission and named Cyber Innovation Center Executive Director Craig Spohn to chair the commission for its first year.
Louisiana Tech Strongly Supports New Multi-Purpose Cybersecurity Commission
Louisiana Tech, creator of the nation’s first four-year undergraduate degree in cyber engineering and is a partner with several industry leaders in various cyber fields, strongly supports the State of Louisiana’s most recent step toward solidifying its national leadership of cybersecurity.
National and state leaders speak at Air Force Global Strike Command Symposium
Shreveport, La. — A special visit for Shreveport, today, as the Secretary of the Air Force, Heather Wilson, makes a stop, tonight, to attend a symposium by the Air Force Global Strike Command.