Commonwealth Cyber Initiative

06/09/2025

😯 Did you miss the May edition of the CCI newsletter?
Check it out now!
🔗 https://us6.campaign-archive.com/?u=ca46d150a7503098a0b3e687c&id=9c8b411516

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05/09/2025

😯 Did you miss the April edition of the CCI newsletter? Check it out now! ⬇️
🔗 https://mailchi.mp/cyberinitiative.org/newsletter-4933803

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05/06/2025

💡 Did you know Commonwealth Cyber Initiative awarded 18 seed grants to nine Virginia public universities for a total of $1.61 million to address cybersecurity issues in artificial intelligence this year?

These incredible teams are developing advanced solutions for real-world threats such as detecting deepfakes, improving intrusion detection systems with explainable AI, and enhancing biometric security using synthetic data. These projects are shaping the future of cyber defense across sectors like defense, health care, and public infrastructure.

Learn more:
🔗 https://news.vt.edu/articles/2025/04/cci-ai-cybersecurity.html

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The Commonwealth Cyber Initiative awarded 18 seed grants to nine Virginia public universities for a total of $1.61 million to address cybersecurity issues in artificial intelligence.

05/05/2025

🗓️ The 2025 CCI Clearance Preparedness Program continues this week! This free seminar series includes 10 monthly 60-minute virtual modules covering the clearance process and careers.
⏰ Module 4 is coming up this Thursday, May 8 from 1-2pm

Learn more:
🔗 https://cyberinitiative.org/talent-development/cci-clearance-preparedness-program.html

03/20/2025

CCI is proud to announce another exciting Project-Based Learning Program with our friends at CACI International Inc 🚀

In this program, students will be immersed in real-world cybersecurity issues and gain mentored work experience while earning $25 an hour. Tasks will include generating, documenting, and implementing a project plan to create and build a repository of approximately 30 challenges to be used for CACI CTF employee and outreach events.

🗓️ Recruitment opens April 7 and closes on April 30, 2025.

🔍 Check out the link below to learn more about eligibility requirements, project details, compensation, and more!

🔗 https://cyberinitiative.org/talent-development/project-based-learning-program/2025-work-at-caci-while-you-study.html

12/13/2024

As we near the end of the year, we’d like to take a moment to thank all of our collaborators, researchers, students, staff, and more who made this year such a great success. 👏

We wish you all a joyful holiday season and look forward to making even greater strides together in 2025! 🎉

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12/02/2024

📰 Did you miss the November edition of the CCI newsletter? Check it out at the link below.
P.s. Don't forget to sign up to get the newsletter straight into your inbox every month!
Read it now ➡️ https://mailchi.mp/cyberinitiative.org/newsletter-4933305

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10/02/2024

This weekend marks the opening of CyberArts 2024, a CCI-funded art exhibit exploring cybersecurity through imagery, sound, performance, space, and time.
Join us at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, Va to discover how art can highlight the complexities of our digital world.

The exhibit is open from Oct 5, 2024 to Jan 19, 2025. See you there! 🎨💻

To learn more, visit: https://cyberinitiative.org/events-programs/2024/cyber-arts-exhibit-2024.html

10/02/2024

🗓️ October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month! Follow along on our social media this month for tips on how to protect your information, highlights from the CCI 2024 Research Showcase, and more.

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09/03/2024

⏰ It's almost that time of year again... the CCI 2024 Internship and Job Fair is 2 weeks away!

💻 Join us virtually on September 17th as we connect students like you with internship and job opportunities with employers throughout the state of Virginia.

🤝 We've partnered with Handshake, an experienced provider of virtual fairs, to help our students make these connections. After registering, students can create a profile and upload their résumés to connect with recruiters and program leaders through one-on-one live messaging or video calls.

Don't miss out on this great cyber career opportunity! Learn more ➡️

Students can visit employers’ virtual booths. After registering, students can create a profile and upload their résumés to connect with recruiters and program leaders through one-on-one live messaging or video calls.

07/10/2024

📑 Two Virginia Tech researchers, Tabitha L. James and Viswanath Venkatesh, will study the influence that judgmental artificial intelligence, or “judgy AI”, has on minorities, the underprivileged, and other vulnerable populations.

👏 This research proposal is one of 11 projects funded by CCI as part of our 2024 Addressing Inclusion and Accessibility in Cybersecurity program.

Read the story ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/judgyai

Learn more about all 11 funded projects ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/cci-inclusion

Two researchers from the Pamplin College of Business will study the impact on vulnerable populations through a new inclusive cybersecurity program funded by the Southwest Virginia node of the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative.

07/09/2024

💡 CCI is presenting some of our researchers’ exciting work through selected papers that have been presented, published, or accepted for publication in 2023 and 2024!

📝 Submissions came from CCI researchers at George Mason University, James Madison University, Old Dominion University, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Tech, and William & Mary

🌐 Many papers were the product of collaborations between researchers at multiple CCI member universities, as well as institutions in other states and nations.

Check out the selected papers now ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/24cciresearch