CBTS bolsters training program at Texas A&M-Kingsville
A program to meet growing demands for cybersecurity professionals has received new resources for stimulating additional interest and opportunities for domestic undergraduate students in the field.
The Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Texas A&M University-Kingsville houses the Cybersecurity and Cyber Intelligence Training Program. It is now supported by an additional $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, DHS, Center of Excellence for Cross-Border Threat Screening and Supply Chain Defense, CBTS, led by Texas A&M AgriLife Research.
The infusion of funds aims to open scholarship opportunities to help undergraduate program participants transition into graduate studies focusing on cybersecurity and cyber intelligence…