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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Class of 2025: Faith Jones pursues a career in cybersecurity , redirect
Name: Faith Jones College: Pamplin College of Business Major/minor: Cybersecurity management and analytics Hometown: Broadway, Virginia
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Experts explain Signal, cybersecurity, and how a journalist was sent high-level military intelligence , redirect
On Monday, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic Jeffrey Goldberg revealed that he had apparently been added to a group chat on the encrypted app Signal between high-level U.S government officials planning a military operation over the weekend. Virginia Tech cybersecurity and social platform experts France Bélanger, Aaron Brantly, Jimmy Ivory and Anthony Vance explain what Signal is, how it works, and how such a breach of national security could happen.
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Study abroad experience in Panama gets well-connected boost , redirect
The 13 students taking Laurel Travis’ Global Logistics and Infrastructure in Panama class started the semester with months of mathematical modeling projects. Then, during spring break, all their classroom work gave way to a remarkable study abroad experience — a week full of waterfalls, beaches, an exclusive tour of a presidential palace, and meetings with influential people at the “crossroads of the world.”
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Virginia Cyber Range forges the future through capture the flag competitions , redirect
In the dynamic realm of cybersecurity, student competitions are vital conduits for cultivating the future guardians of our digital landscape.
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Voices of Privacy explores the intersection of AI and privacy , redirect
What’s the most talked about technological advancement on everyone’s mind? Artificial Intelligence, or AI. How is AI able to gather the data in a matter of seconds and where is everything coming from?
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PT6 Privacy and Public Health , redirect
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.