Best Places to Work on Long Island
Adina Genn //November 18, 2024//
Courtesy of Stony Brook University
At Stony Brook U, Gillibrand urges students to apply for cyber academy scholarships
Courtesy of Stony Brook University
Adina Genn //November 18, 2024//
There is a shortage of cyber workers at the federal level, and U.S. Sen. Kristen Gillibrand was at Stony Brook University Friday to discuss her Cyber Service Academy scholarship program that would help fill that void.
The program provides full college tuition in return for public service at the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community.
“Thousands of unfilled DoD cyber positions leave our country with a severe shortage of personnel needed to protect the United States from adversaries like Russia,” Gillibrand said in a news release about her visit to Stony Brook. “I developed the Cyber Service Academy scholarship program to help meet these needs and give our youth a path to good-paying jobs in government.”
The initiative comes at a time when nearly 30,000 DoD cyber positions remain unfilled. Touting the program, Gillibrand, who was joined by elected officials as well as educators, pointed to a need to foster a next generation cyber workforce.
“This program will create a pipeline for a talented, highly trained cyber workforce, granting one year of free college for every year of subsequent public service,” Gillibrand said. “Stony Brook University is a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity, and I encourage students to apply, earn free tuition and serve our great nation.”
The university is one of 24 New York institutions that qualify to host the program because of their National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity designations. Gillibrand created the scholarship program through her work on the Senate Armed Services Committee.
“I am pleased to support Sen. Gillibrand’s Cyber Service Academy initiative and applaud her commitment to strengthening our nation’s cybersecurity capabilities,” Assemb. Ed Flood said in the news release. “This program plays a crucial role and invests in our future, providing the skills needed to advance cyber defense and defend our digital infrastructure. Initiatives such as this ensure we remain vigilant and protect our communities and country.”
The program includes a scholarship covering the full cost of tuition, select books and fees, a stipend for room and board, purchase of a laptop and more. Areas of study include cybersecurity, cyber operations, digital and multimedia forensics and computer crime investigations.
The program comprises a service commitment for a period equivalent to the length of a recipient’s scholarship that starts after graduation.
Applications for the 2025-2026 academic year is open through Feb. 1, 2025. More about the program is available here.
Share this!
At a Thursday news conference, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul made official what was rumored all week – conges[…]
November 14, 2024
Lee Zeldin, the former Long Island congressman, has been tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to run the Env[…]
November 12, 2024
A $15 toll on vehicles entering the busiest parts of New York City could be revived, as the state’s Democratic[…]
November 12, 2024
The Regional SST Oversight Coalition was formed in the wake of a series of successful flights of an SST demons[…]
November 12, 2024
Opponents of offshore wind energy projects expect President-elect Donald Trump to stop an industry he has vowe[…]
November 11, 2024
The area will be monitored for the next five years to ensure long-term restoration, and that the DEC’s direc[…]
November 8, 2024
In capital-intensive industries, growth often hinges on the ability to secure fi[…]
For industrial and commercial facilities, simultaneous heating and cooling needs[…]
With the digital landscape constantly evolving, content marketing has emerged as[…]
Sign up for your daily digest of Long Island Business News.
Veterans Day is a significant observance that honors those who have served in the United States Arme[…]
In this special section, “Long Island Business Most Influential Long Islanders, 2024,’ we salute[…]
Listen to this article Long Island Business News has announced this year’s Class of 2024 Hall of F[…]
For the first time ever, as part of its “In the Lead” series, Long Island Business News is thril[…]
Listen to this article Long Island Business News has announced the 2024 winners of this year’s Lea[…]
The two-story, 4,160-square-foot building is on .35 acres.
The 2,331-square-foot studio is in the Northport Plaza shopping center in Elwood.
The average commission rate charged to home sellers actually rose slightly when compared with a year[…]
The latest transactions in Long Island commercial real estate…
In every industry, rising costs have been a common occurrence for the past few years, and consumers […]
Inked: Recent LI real estate deals
14/11/2024
Liebman: Politics is in the lobby of every Long Island business
14/11/2024
Cantor: For Long Islanders, it was always the economy, stupid
14/11/2024
Rising construction insurance costs, Scaffold Law threaten development on LI
14/11/2024
On Our Island 11/15/2024
14/11/2024
Our mission at Long Island Business News is to be the vital business news and advertising source to Long Island’s most influential readers.
Get our free LIBN e-alerts & breaking news notifications!
Subscribe for access to the latest digital and special editions.
© 2024 BridgeTower Media. All rights reserved.
Use of this website is subject to its Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell My Info/Cookie Policy
