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DHS Awards University $3 Million Cybersecurity Training Grant

Wednesday, October 5th, 2016

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) awarded a team led by the University of Texas at San Antonio (USTA) a $3 million grant to develop and deliver cybersecurity training through the Continuing Training Grants (CTG) Program, the university said Sept. 27.The grant aims to develop and deliver cybersecurity training to support the National Preparedness Goal of a secure and resilient nation, USTA said. The university’s Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security (CIAS) leads the team along with four further university…

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