$1 million grant from UA Little Rock will provide practical cyber security experience

Little Rock, Arkansas – The University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s cyber security students are getting closer to using what they’ve learned in a practical setting. All of this is possible because of a recent grant from the attorney general’s office in Arkansas.

Cameron Jackson is a cybersecurity student at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He claimed that because of the award, he will soon be able to put what he is learning into practice.
The money will be used to establish Core or the Cyberspace Operations Research and Education Center.

According to Professor Sandra Leiterman, the school will use the area to teach pupils about actual instances of cyber defense in action.

“Whether it’s a municipality, a small business, or rural health care,” Leiterman stated. “We will be able to provide them with more cyber security education.”

According to Jackson, this occurs when people are most susceptible.

“People constantly expose their personal information, and they are unaware that there are threat actors who could use that against them,” Jackson stated.

According to Jackson, the funding will give students an opportunity to engage with the community while simultaneously fostering the development of Arkansas’s future cybersecurity workforce.

Jackson stated, “It’s a perfect reflection on UA Little Rock and the cyber security program where we’re able to go out into the community and it gives all of us the opportunity to teach them what we have learned.”