Security, Privacy & Trust
Building a sustainable digital future by preparing future professionals and researching solutions to the threats to security, privacy, and trust in our communities.
Security, Privacy, and Trust is one of the four strategic areas for the Pamplin College of Business. We recognize that our digital future depends on protecting assets and infrastructure from escalating and increasingly complex threats. We provide educational programs to prepare students for cybersecurity professions and leadership, and research to accelerate impact and solutions for the benefit of organizations and society.
NEWS AND EVENTS
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What is privacy, you might ask, or more specifically what is data privacy? Join Voices of Privacy co-hosts France Belanger and Donna Wertalik as they discuss how data privacy and information privacy was a major concern at the peak of COVID-19 with Professor Idris Adjerid. Professor Idris Adjerid and his colleagues researches during and following the Pandemic relating to information privacy and vaccine uptake.
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April is here which means tax filing is upon us. While taxes can be stressful, there is also a concern about the information you share and the impact on your privacy.
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The Virginia Cyber Range is soliciting proposals for its 7th annual Virginia Cybersecurity Education Conference to be held July 16-17 on Virginia Tech's Blacksburg campus.
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Have you ever talked about something with a family member or a friend, and then you receive an ad for that very same product later that day?
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Redirect ItemBIT-Cyber senior Anne Deegan awarded 2024 Phi Kappa Phi Medallion , redirect
Anne Deegan, a graduating senior in the cybersecurity management and analytics program, also known as BIT-Cyber, has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 Phi Kappa Phi Medallion for the Pamplin College of Business.
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Redirect ItemVoices of Privacy: How to keep your biometric data to yourself , redirect
Did you know that 55 percent of consumers use a biometric authentication factor, such as a fingerprint or face scan, to unlock their mobile devices?
Contact Information
Anthony Vance
Professor and Commonwealth Cyber Initiative Fellow
anthonyvance@vt.edu
(540) 231-5050
Shea Walters
Communications and Program Assistant
sheasw@vt.edu
(540) 231-6601