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Toney Stroud, Marshall's chief legal officer / VP for strategic initiatives & corporate relations), left; Abrianna Angus, Cyber Forensics and Security; Jacob Lauffer, Cyber Forensics and Security; Alexander Lambert, Cybersecurity, MS; John Sammons, associate director of Institute for Cyber Security, professor; Bella Thompson, Cyber Forensics and Security; James Lanham, Institute for Cyber Security instructor and researcher; Lakan Sheets, cyber forensics and security, MS; and John McFee, Institute for Cyber Security instructor and researcher, participate in the Locked Shields 2024, the worldÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s most advanced live-fire cyber defense exercise, on Thursday, April 25, 2024.
Toney Stroud, Marshall's chief legal officer / VP for strategic initiatives & corporate relations), left; Abrianna Angus, Cyber Forensics and Security; Jacob Lauffer, Cyber Forensics and Security; Alexander Lambert, Cybersecurity, MS; John Sammons, associate director of Institute for Cyber Security, professor; Bella Thompson, Cyber Forensics and Security; James Lanham, Institute for Cyber Security instructor and researcher; Lakan Sheets, cyber forensics and security, MS; and John McFee, Institute for Cyber Security instructor and researcher, participate in the Locked Shields 2024, the worldÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s most advanced live-fire cyber defense exercise, on Thursday, April 25, 2024.
HUNTINGTON ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥” Marshall University has received $500,000 from the for its cybersecurity program.
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., chairman of the Senate Armed Services Cybersecurity Subcommittee, along with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, announced the funding for the Appalachian Cybersecurity Training, Innovation & Opportunity Network (ACTION) project.
ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œThis project will create a virtual network of shared learning materials and lay the groundwork for a cyber workforce in central and southern Appalachia,ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Manchin said in a news release.
ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œI am pleased that the Appalachian Regional Commission is investing $500K to bolster cybersecurity education and career development at Marshall University,ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ he said. ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œArtificial Intelligence and other growing cyber challenges are changing the world as we know it, and this project will help ensure Appalachia is prepared to engage with these new technologies.ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥
Marshall participates in international cyber defense exercise
Recently, Marshall students and faculty participated in the worldÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s largest international cyber defense exercise, run virtually by the in Tallinn, Estonia, according to a news release from the university.
Students traveled to Morgantown to partner with the U.S. Blue Team for the exercise, hosted by the West Virginia National Guard, under the leadership of the Defense Information Systems Agency. They joined cyber experts and representatives from federal and state agencies simulating a national cyber rapid reaction team deployed to defend against a large-scale cyber attack.
ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œLocked Shields 2024 was an excellent opportunity for our students to interact with and learn from industry professionals in the realm of cyber forensics and security,ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ John McFee, cyber forensics researcher and instructor at Marshall and a Marshall alumnus, said in the release. ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œThis was my third year attending, and each year has given me new contacts and reinforced concepts that I learned in the classroom. For students at Marshall interested in participating, I highly recommend taking the opportunity if it is offered. There is quite literally no bigger cyber exercise in the world.ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥
This year, 18 teams participated, representing 40 countries. It was the third year that Marshall participated in the event. Students who participated included Abrianna Angus, Bella Thompson, Jacob Lauffer, Lakan Sheets and Alexander Lambert.
ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œLocked Shields was an amazing opportunity that I am honored to have participated in,ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Abrianna Angus, who just finished her sophomore year at Marshall and served as vice president of MarshallÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s Women in Cyber program, said in the release. ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œI learned so much while participating, and it was nice to put some of my classroom knowledge into real world scenarios. One of the highlights was sitting with our Norwegian partners and learning new skills and techniques from them. I had a great time, and I canÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™t wait for next year.ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥
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