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University of Minnesota to support federally funded cybersecurity center

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) recently awarded a combined $15 million to six universities for the establishment of cybersecurity centers to secure the nation’s energy infrastructure and develop a skilled workforce to address cyber threats facing the energy sector. The universities were selected by the DOE’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency

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New cybersecurity centre to protect grids and distributed renewables

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a $2.5 million grant to Iowa State University engineers to establish a new cybersecurity centre focused on protecting power grids that rely on renewable energy sources. The project, led by Iowa State University’s Manimaran Govindarasu, will lead to the creation of the Center for Cybersecurity and Resiliency

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Chee-Wooi Ten awarded a federal passthrough DOE CESER Grant

Chee-Wooi Ten (Electrical and Computer Engineering) was recently awarded a federal passthrough grant through Iowa State University and the Department of Energy to work with several regional and national partners to establish a regional cybersecurity center. Read More

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University-Based Cybersecurity Centers Receive $15 Million for Research and Training

“This investment in university-based cybersecurity centers will enable us to simultaneously grow the U.S. cyber workforce and build the expertise we need to take on the evolving cyber threats to our nation’s energy systems,” said Director of CESER, Puesh M. Kumar. “The U.S. competitive advantage has always depended on cutting-edge research and a high-skilled workforce. Through these

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