"Advancing Applied Research in Cybersecurity"

A partnership has been formed between the Forge Institute, the University of Arkansas Fayetteville (UA-Fayetteville), and the University of Arkansas Little Rock (UA-Little Rock) to improve applied research in cybersecurity in order to strengthen US national security. This partnership gathers resources, research, capabilities, and relationships among the three organizations. The Forge Institute says the partnership will promote research, create more collaboration opportunities, as well as increase economic growth and job creation in the state of Arkansas. Professor Philip Huff (UA-Little Rock) and Dr. Chris Farnell (UA-Fayetteville) will be the initial university collaborators, focusing on the next generation of cybersecurity defensive capabilities for industrial control systems (ICS/SCADA) to strengthen the security of US critical infrastructure. The joint team will apply the capabilities of the National Center for Reliable Electric Power Transmission (NCREPT) testbed at UA-Fayetteville, the UA Little Rock Cyber Gym, and the Forge Institute. The National Security Agency (NSA) and the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) designated UA-Fayetteville and UA-Little Rock as Academic Centers of Excellence. This collaboration will help advance the development of solutions for addressing the growing complexity and number of cyber and national security challenges. This article continues to discuss the new partnership aimed to advance applied research in cybersecurity to support national defense. 

Homeland Security News Wire reports "Advancing Applied Research in Cybersecurity"