The Air Force Institute of Technology in Ohio, Auburn University, Carnegie Mellon University and Mississippi State University have joined the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations this year, NSA said Wednesday.
Students from the chosen schools will have the ability to take and teach summer seminars at NSA.
âCyber skills are increasingly important in national defense, but itâs even more important to operate as responsible citizens in the use of such skills,” said Steven LaFountain, an NSA technical leader.
Dakota State University, Naval Postgraduate School in California, Northeastern University and the University of Tulsa enlisted in the same initiative in 2012, according to FedScoop.