Georgia State University is set to receive nearly $4 million in federal grant money over the next five years to help fill a shortage of cybersecurity professionals.
The funding comes at a time of increasing cyber threats.
“Even though a lot of universities are trying to produce more cybersecurity talent, the shortages are still there,” said Daniel Takabi, a computer science professor at Georgia State.
The grant from the National Science Foundation will provide scholarships and stipends for students who agree to take government jobs in cybersecurity at the federal or local level after they graduate.
Takabi says the grant will help the university recruit students who traditionally haven’t been part of the cybersecurity field.