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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Redirect ItemVoices of Privacy looks into safe online shopping , redirect
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Here @ Home continues our educational series with two Virginia Tech professors to help you better understand and protect your information while shopping online.
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Redirect ItemPamplin graduate programs meet growing cybersecurity needs , redirect
The threat of cyberattacks, cybercrimes, and security breaches seemingly grows daily. As reported by database platform Statista, in 2022, over 1,800 data compromises impacted over 400 million people in the United States alone. As it is typical for the number of breaches disclosed for a given year to subsequently increase as the data matures, 2023 is expected to at least match the 2022 breach count, and potentially exceed it by as much as 5 percent.
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Redirect ItemPamplin's France Bélanger, Donna Wertalik present at 2023 Virginia Women’s Conference , redirect
France Bélanger, University Distinguished Professor in the Pamplin College of Business' Department of Accounting and Information Systems, and Donna Wertalik, professor of practice in the Department of Marketing, took their show, "Voices of Privacy," on the road as they presented at Sen. Mark Warner’s 2023 Virginia Women’s Conference.
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Redirect ItemVirginia Tech professors want to shine a light on online privacy , redirect
In a new monthly series on Here @ Home, we’re talking with two Virginia Tech professors who have launched an educational initiative.
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Redirect ItemWhy Do Employees Keep Ignoring Workplace Cybersecurity Rules? , redirect
People are able to justify their bad behavior with rationalizations. Companies need to tackle the lies we tell ourselves head on.
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Redirect ItemOctober is Cybersecurity Month! , redirect
This season, come and learn about website application security (WebAppSec) with the Integrated Security Education and Research Center, or ISERC. Participants will learn about top weaknesses on the web and how to defend them. This newfound know-how will then be utilized during a capture-the-flag escape room challenge on campus.