By Texas A&M University System Editor’s note: A live-stream of the ceremony can be viewed on Facebook. As America’s foreign rivals ramp up attempts to steal U.S. defense and national security technology, The Texas A&M University System has received the 2017 Defense Security Service Award for Excellence in…
By Hillary Gillin, Texas A&M University Division of Information Technology March is National Women’s History Month and the Texas A&M Division of Information Technology is celebrating women in technology. According to TechCrunch, only 18 percent of undergraduate computer science degrees and 26 percent of computing jobs are held by…
By Texas A&M University Division of Information Technology Dr. Michael A. Sardaryzadeh has been named Associate Vice President for Cybersecurity, Policy and Compliance and the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Texas A&M University. Following a national search, he was selected from nearly a hundred applicants and will assume…
Anne Richmond (center left) and Shannon Abbott (center right) receive their Challenge awards. By Texas A&M University Bush School of Government & Public Serivice Shannon Abbott and Anne Richmond, both second-year international affairs students at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, placed third…
By Deana Totzke, Texas A&M University College of Engineering The National Security Agency (NSA), along with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has designated Texas A&M University as a National Center of Academic Excellence (CAE) in Cyber Operations, making it one of only a handful of academic institutions…
Emily Otto enrolled in the Bush School in 2015 and is preparing for a military career in cyber security. By Texas A&M University Bush School Staff “Viking warrior daughter” is how Emily Otto’s father refers to her before his friends. And he’s right. Otto is a twenty-eight-year-old cadet in the…
By Rachel Rose, Texas A&M College of Engineering One thing we can all agree on is social media has drastically altered the way we interact with each other and the world around us. This societal shift has brought to light the need for awareness of the risks that…
Photo: Texas A&M Cybersecurity Director Dr. Dan Ragsdale (left) moderates a panel featuring (from left to right) Palo Alto Networks Chief Security Officer Rick Howard, Defense Security Service Senior Cyber Advisor and Deputy Director of CounterIntellenge Richard Naylor and BLACKOPS Partners Corporation Chairman and CEO Casey Fleming. The Cybersecurity…
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