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A relaxed but fiercely focused UVA cyberdefense squad advanced to the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition on January 18, 2025, leading all other teams in scoring in this qualifying round

The Augusta Free Press published this article, "Virginia election security strengthened through efforts of college students across the state".

The Cyber Navigator Internship Program, led by the University of Virginia, connects students at several schools with local governments. Established in 2021, it helps election offices strengthen their

The 2023 Virginia Cyber Navigator Internship Program's "Bootcamp" event took place on May 25 and 26 at UVA. The attendance included 39 student interns, 10 faculty members, and over 20 elections

The inaugural Virginia Cyber Navigator Internship Program Boot Camp took place June 2 - 3 in Charlottesville, Virginia at the University of Virginia. The Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI) and UVA

Christopher Krebs, former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, spoke to the UVA Engineering class focused on election security.

MetaCTF utilizes a computer security exercise called “Capture The Flag,” in which hidden clues are secretly placed in purposely vulnerable programs or websites. Read the full story here.

Alumni Kevin Scott, CTO of Microsoft, published his new book Reprogramming the American Dream From Rural America to Silicon Valley—Making AI Serve Us All.
About the book (from the publisher):

Students from multiple disciplines tackle national security questions in a new class, Innovation in the Public Interest. The course is aimed at teaching graduate students to examine the complex