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Cyber
UW–Madison Hosts Cyber Badger Exercise, Continues Cybersecurity Engagement with Partners
Over 120 UW–Madison students responded to a major cyberattack with the help of government, law enforcement, and military partners.
UW–Madison Awarded Prestigious National Center of Academic Excellence for Cyber Research Designation
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Research (CAE-R) by the National Security Agency (NSA).
University of Wisconsin–Madison Launches Open Source Intelligence Project with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
The University of Wisconsin–Madison published its first project on the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Tearline open source intelligence platform, a pioneering analysis focused on small passenger vehicles in Hamhung, North Korea.
Students collaborate with government agencies and respond to simulated cyberattack
Over 130 students in CS 542, Introduction to Software Security, gathered for several hours in Union South’s Varsity Hall to learn about the real world challenges they will face when implementing secure software and systems.
UW–Madison expands government and academic cyber cooperation with cyber tabletop exercise for second year
University of Wisconsin–Madison Computer Sciences students aren’t waiting for the new School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences (CDIS) building to be complete before getting together in large numbers to work on today’s most challenging cybersecurity challenges.
UW-Madison cultivates new cyber academic cooperation, partnerships with government
Students in a UW-Madison software security course took part in the first cyber tabletop exercise facilitated by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) at an academic institution.
UW-Madison Joins U.S. Cyber Command’s Academic Engagement Network
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has been selected by U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) to join a new initiative to increase the nation’s capabilities in cybersecurity education, research, and workforce development.