AFIT re-designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Research www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=0B6043
27 Jun 2019
- Left to right, Capt. Seth Martin 2nd Lt. Landon Tomcho, earned master’s degrees in cyber operations and computer science from AFIT in 2019 (U.S. Air Force photo/Bruce Lambert) WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Air Force Institute of...
Brandishing Our Air, Space, and Cyber Swords; Recommendations for Deterrence and Beyond www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=0A6143
05 Dec 2017
- Lt Col Mark Reith, Director of the Center for Cyberspace Research and assistant professor of Computer Science at AFIT, was one of two Schriever Essay Award Winners for his paper titled "Brandishing Our Air, Space, and Cyber Swords; Recommendations for...
AFIT Intern helps NASA prepare for deep space exploration www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=056647
08 Aug 2017
- Matthew Russell, a senior at Liberty University and previous AFIT intern with AFIT's Center for Cyber Research, is currently interning at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, working with a spacecraft software development team as it supports the forthcoming Orion Ascent...
How to Avoid Computer Ransomware Threats www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=056445
20 Jun 2017
- In May 2017, the " Wanna Cry" (aka WannaCrypt) ransomware propagated across several countries and infected thousands of computers and several big name companies. The Air Force Institute of Technology's Center for Cyberspace Research believes that end user education is...
AFIT Receives National Designation for Cyber Defense Research www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=046544
28 Apr 2015
- The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security have renewed the designation of the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Research (CAE-R) through academic year 2019. The...
CCR Cyberspace 200/300 Team Wins GISLA Award www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=076844
06 Jun 2014
- Cyber 200/300 Professional Continuing Education (PCE) team won for the 2014 (ISC)² U.S. Government Information Security Leadership (GISLA) Award in the "Workforce Improvement" category! CWO Elbert Peak & Maj Rich Shoaf were in Washington D.C. and accepted on our behalf....
AFIT's CCR receives renewed funding for critical infrastructure research www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=076940
10 Mar 2014
- The Air Force Institute of Technology received renewed funding for critical infrastructure (CI) research to provide greater depth in understanding malicious software development and operations, in general, and specifically, as it relates to deployment on critical infrastructure systems. The $225,000...
