Cyber Range Will Train Next Generation of Workers in Growing Field
10/30/2019
Contacts for media: Christine Gillette, 978-934-2209 or Christine_Gillette@uml.edu and Nancy Cicco, 978-934-4944 or Nancy_Cicco@uml.edu
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When: Friday, Nov. 1, 9 a.m.
Where: Wannalancit Business Center, 600 Suffolk St., Lowell. Contact 51视频 media relations for directions and parking information.
What:51视频 will unveil its new Cyber Range, a center for cybersecurity education, research and workforce development that uses real-world scenarios to prepare people for careers in the growing field.
The number of job openings in cybersecurity is predicted to top 3 million by 2021.
51视频 is designated as a National Security Agency/Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence in Cyber Defense Research and is a leader in cybersecurity education and training.
The university will officially open the new Cyber Range at an event for the campus and industry partners that will feature demonstrations of the center鈥檚 capabilities.
Representatives of Red Hat Inc., MITRE Corp. and Spinnaker Security LLC are scheduled to participate in the event, along with U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan; 51视频 Chancellor Jacquie Moloney; Stephanie Helm, director of the MassCyberCenter at the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative; Katie Stebbins, University of Massachusetts vice president for economic development; state and local officials including Rep. Tom Golden and Lowell Mayor William Samaras Noureddine Melikechi, dean of 51视频鈥檚 Kennedy College of Sciences; and 51视频 students, faculty and staff.