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Since its inception in 2006, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Institute for Cybersecurity has secured millions of dollars in funding to bolster cybersecurity education.  In the years since then, the sector has changed considerably which will be reflected in the university's 17th Annual...[read full article].

IUP will host its 17th annual Cyber Security Day at the Hadley Union Building on October 29th. The annual event co-sponsored by the university’s Institute for Cyber Security in collaboration with the PC4A Project and Information Technology Support Center will feature nationally recognized security experts along with speakers from the government, academia and the security...[read full article].

Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Institute for Cyber Security, in collaboration with the PC4A Project and Information Technology Support Center, will host the seventeenth annual Cybersecurity Day on October 29 from 9:00 a.m. to...[read full article].

Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Institute for Cyber Security, in collaboration with the PC4A Project and Information Technology Support Center, will host the seventeenth annual Cybersecurity Day on October 29 from 9:00 a.m. to...[read full article].

The PA Community College Consortium Cooperative Agreement (PC4A) has awarded scholarships to five community college transfer students, providing one year of free tuition in AY 2024–25. [read full article]

On August 5, 2024, PC4A hosted the second annual Partner Conference at Montgomery County Community College. PC4A is a consortium of community colleges, led by IUP and funded by the Department of Defense, working together....[read full article].

According to published reports, federal officials are warning of ‘low-level’ cyberattacks to deny access to election information — but an expert at Indiana University of Pennsylvania said that doesn’t necessarily mean the integrity ....[read full article].

More than 100 area girls in grades 5-8 participated in the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Lansdale Branch's annual Discover Your Future event on March 9. The participants explored an array.…[read full article].

Pennsylvania Highlands Community College proudly announces the launch of the Institute of Cyber Security (ICS), offering a comprehensive educational suite of …[read full article].

Waleed Farag, director of the IUP Institute for Cyber Security and professor of computer science, was recently invited to participate in the kick-off meeting for the newly …[read full article].

According to the FBI’s most recent Internet Crime Report, the bureau received 800,944 complaints of digital-related attacks on infrastructure that houses critical assets and information during 2022. The FBI estimated …[read full article].

Waleed Farag, director of the IUP Institute for Cyber Security and professor of computer science, visited Indiana Area Junior High School on February 6, 2024, to share information about …[read full article].

On February 5, 2024, IUP’s Institute for Cyber Security hosted seven delegates from Iraq as part of the International Visitor Leadership Program through the US Department of State. IUP President Michael …[read full article].

As a conclusion to National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, IUP held the sixteenth annual Cybersecurity Day on October 31, 2023, sponsored by the PC4A Project, IUP IT Support, and... [read full article].

PC4A is sponsoring an upcoming cybersecurity conference held by BSides on October 26, 2023, in Johnstown, PA. The conference will "foster collaboration and knowedge-sharing among...[read full article]

Waleed Farag, PC4A Program Director and Director of the IUP Institute for Cybersecurity, hosted personnel from six PC4A partner community colleges for the first annual PC4A Partner…[read full article]

On May 10 and 11, 2023, the PC4A Project is offering faculty development workshops for Butler County Community College and Bucks County Community College with presentations on the PC4A project by…[read full article]

Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Institute for Cybersecurity will host three senior personnel—including one IUP graduate, an Indiana native, and a central Pennsylvania native—from the Department... [read full article]

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Pennsylvania Highlands Community College will hold a free cybersecurity trivia event from noon to 4 p.m. March 25 at its Richland Township campus. Participants will learn how to…[read full article]

Waleed Farag, PC4A program director and director of the IUP Institute for Cybersecurity, was recently invited to present a talk to the DoD STEM leadership and the community on the progress of the PC4A…[read full article]

Butler County Community College will fund financial awards, boot camps and professional information-technology certification examinations for eligible networking and cybersecurity program students as…[read full article]

BUTLER — Butler County Community College will fund financial awards, boot camps and professional information technology certification examinations for eligible networking and cybersecurity program…[read full article]

U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel (D-Florida) announced the funding this month at the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence on PBSC’s Lake Worth campus. Funds were secured through the Community Project Fun...[read full article]

Waleed Farag, director of the Institute for Cybersecurity and current PI of several major federally funded grants, visited the Homer-Center Junior/Senior High School on January 27, 2023, to share info…[read full article]

Butler County Community College is among several postsecondary institutions that will receive federal funding to emphasize cybersecurity education. BC3 will receive nearly $134,000 a year for three…[read full article]

BUTLER - Butler County Community College will fund financial awards, boot camps and professional information-technology certification examinations for eligible networking and cybersecurity program…[read full article]

(Butler, PA) Butler County Community College will fund financial awards, boot camps and professional information-technology certification examinations for eligible networking and cybersecurity program…[read full article]

Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry Secretary Jennifer Berrier toured River Valley School District’s STEAM Academy on Tuesday during a roundtable event with a number of local leaders…[read full article]

Montgomery County Community College is part of a consortium of community colleges across Pa. that will be working with Indiana University of Pennsylvania to enhance cybersecurity and STEM education…[read full article]

Blue Bell/Pottstown — Montgomery County Community College is part of a consortium of community colleges across Pennsylvania that will be working with Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) to…[read full article]

Montgomery County Community College is part of a consortium of community colleges across Pennsylvania that will be working with Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) to enhance cybersecurity and…[read full article]

Waleed Farag knows all too well the growing need for computer systems security professionals. As director of Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Institute for Cyber Security, he is hoping to address…[read full article]

INDIANA, Pa. – Indiana University of Pennsylvania has received $4.98 million from the Department of Defense for the first three years of a novel project to enhance Cybersecurity and STEM education in…[read full article]

The Department of Defense has announced Northampton Community College (NCC) will be part of a cooperative agreement under the National Defense Education Program (NDEP) to foster the development of Two…[read full article]

As part of the project — dubbed "A Collaborative Pennsylvania-wide Community College Consortium for Enhancing STEM and Cybersecurity Education" — IUP faculty and graduate students will team up with…[read full article]

Indiana University of Pennsylvania is getting $4.98 million from the U.S. Department of Defense for the first three years of what is termed a novel project to enhance cybersecurity and STEM (science…[read full article]

Indiana University of Pennsylvania has received $4.98 million from the Department of Defense for the first three years of a novel project to enhance Cybersecurity and STEM education in Pennsylvania…[read full article]

The Department of Defense announced today cooperative agreement awards of up to $55 million to five awardees under the National Defense Education Program (NDEP) to foster the development of Two Year…[read full article]