UA Little Rock Receives $5 Million to Advance Cybersecurity Education and Innovation

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received $5 million in federal funding to enhance cybersecurity in the energy sector. The award, from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Cybersecurity, will fund workforce development, innovations and education in the sector. The university leads a consortium of academic partners, aiming to improve safeguarding of industrial control systems against cyber attacks, among other objectives.