Sandra Leiterman

Leiterman Hopes to Encourage Girls to Pursue Cybersecurity Careers at Oct. 23 Event

Sandra Leiterman, managing director of the UA Little Rock Cyber Arena, knows how important it is to encourage girls who are interested in pursuing a career in a technology field. Continue reading “Leiterman Hopes to Encourage Girls to Pursue Cybersecurity Careers at Oct. 23 Event”

Bastazo team members include, from left to right, Andrew Bomberger (UA Little Rock), Spencer Massengale (UA Little Rock), Philip Huff (UA Little Rock), Dakota Dale (UA Fayetteville), Matt Kennett (UA Little Rock), Qinghua Li (UA Fayetteville), Thao LeVasicek (UA Fayetteville), Kylie McClanahan (UA Fayetteville), Yaling Liu (UA Fayetteville), and Alan Mantooth (UA Fayetteville).

Arkansas Professors, Students Collaborate on $2.2 Million, AI-Driven Cybersecurity Project with Israeli Cyber Resilience Company

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor and students are part of a university startup that has received a $2.2 million grant to develop an advanced artificial-intelligence automation and rapid-recovery hardware to protect industrial control systems from cybersecurity attacks. Continue reading “Arkansas Professors, Students Collaborate on $2.2 Million, AI-Driven Cybersecurity Project with Israeli Cyber Resilience Company”

UA Little Rock Receives $1 Million Grant to Protect Against Energy-Focused Cyberattacks

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock and its partners announced the expansion of the Emerging Threat Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ET-ISAC) to further strengthen the fight against the escalating threat of cybersecurity attacks in the energy sector. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Receives $1 Million Grant to Protect Against Energy-Focused Cyberattacks”

Photo of Andrew Bomberger by Ben Krain.

Cybersecurity Leader Earns Master’s Degree from UA Little Rock

A UA Little Rock student has earned his master’s degree after advancing cybersecurity education for hundreds of students and teachers throughout Arkansas. Continue reading “Cybersecurity Leader Earns Master’s Degree from UA Little Rock”

Dr. Albert Baker, chair of the Department of Computer Science, works with students in the Emerging Analytic Center. Photo by Ben Krain.

UA Little Rock Celebrates Computer Science Educators

It’s Computer Science Education Week, an annual call to celebrate the contributions of students, teachers, and partners in the field. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Celebrates Computer Science Educators”

Philip Huff, left, and Sandra Leiterman, right, head the UA Little Rock CyberGym. Photo by Ben Krain.

UA Little Rock Receives $800K NSA Grant to Expand Cybersecurity Education, Standardize National Curriculum Guidelines

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock, a leader in cybersecurity education, has received a nearly $800,000 grant from the National Security Agency (NSA) to expand a national cybersecurity education program for teachers, as well as develop a standardized curriculum to build pathways for cybersecurity education between high schools and colleges. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Receives $800K NSA Grant to Expand Cybersecurity Education, Standardize National Curriculum Guidelines”

Gov. Asa Hutchinson, right, presents Dr. Albert Baker, left, chair of the Department of Computer Science at UA Little Rock, and Dr. Erin Finzer, center, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs at UA Little Rock, with a certificate honoring their recent workforce development grant by the Arkansas Office of Skills Development.

UA Little Rock Awarded $1.96 Million Workforce Development Grant to Support a Regional Cyber Learning Network

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a $1.96 million workforce development grant to fund further development of the Cyber Learning Network (CyberLearN) – a regional cyber-learning partnership with six other schools in the University of Arkansas System to address Arkansas’s talent gap in cybersecurity. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Awarded $1.96 Million Workforce Development Grant to Support a Regional Cyber Learning Network”

A collaboration with UA Little Rock, UA Pine Bluff, the Forge Institute and Axiom was announced at a press conference Wednesday to establish the Consortium for Cyber Innovation with the purpose of developing and aligning cyber education and growing applied research capabilities in the state.

UA Little Rock, Forge Institute, and UAPB Announce Creation of Consortium for Cyber Innovation

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has partnered with the Forge Institute and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff to establish the Consortium for Cyber Innovation (CCI) to meet the country’s growing need for skilled cybersecurity professionals. Continue reading “UA Little Rock, Forge Institute, and UAPB Announce Creation of Consortium for Cyber Innovation”