LSU receives a significant designation from the National Security Agency for its cybersecurity instruction. Director of the LSU Applied Cybersecurity Lab Golden Richard said LSU’s computer science program has been recognized as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations (CAE-CO).
“LSU was invited by the National Security Agency to be the only CAE-CO school in actually several years,” said Richard.
Richard said the designation is significant for the recruitment of potential computer science students and will only help graduates from the program when potential employers come calling for graduates of a CAE-CO institution.
“Students get a designation on their transcripts that they’ve graduated from CAE-CO school so it’s pretty elite stuff,” said Richard.
The designation also means LSU will be at the forefront when it comes to advances in cybersecurity. Richard said they’ve also hired several new instructors to meet the demand of computer science students. And he said designation allows the school to apply for NSA-specific grants.
“So, NSA several times a year poses problems and a request for proposals and people submitting proposals can only be from CAE institutions,” said Richard.
Graduates will have a more advanced understanding of malware and how to combat cyberattacks.
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