Institute for Pervasive Cybersecurity

“The cybersecurity market has evolved rapidly since the beginning of the pandemic, especially when it comes to identifying and developing talented cybersecurity personnel, and providing them an environment where they can make an impact, be challenged and feel successful,” said Edward Vasko, (CISSP) and Director of the Institute. “Today, Boise State and Stellar Cyber have teamed up to help our partners and our customers resolve these critical challenges.”

and Stellar Cyber announced that the IPC has adopted the Stellar Cyber Open XDR Platform for its Cyberdome skill development program. The XDR platform is a teaching tool for students and is also available to any rural or remote community that wishes to utilize it. It’s expected to help increase the number of graduates while providing enterprise-level Security-as-a-Service.

“We see our platform as a great fit for universities that want to accelerate learning and give their students real-world experience in managing cybersecurity operations,” said Jim O’Hara, Chief Revenue Officer at Stellar Cyber. “As a national leader in cybersecurity education, Boise State leverages the Stellar Cyber platform to expand educational opportunities and significantly expand its student base, to meet the critical nationwide demand for cybersecurity professionals.”

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The Hackfort Tech Challenge is open to all Boise State University students! The purpose of this challenge is for our participants to apply technology solutions to problem within the community. Participants will then pitch their solution to the problem and have a chance to win $2,500! The three finalists will also receive passes to Treefort.

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