School of Information Technology students Matthew Calhoun and Joshua Bogacz have been selected to serve as interns to the State of Illinois Internet Privacy Task Force. Both are students in the school’s Information Assurance and Security program.
The Task Force is composed of individuals from the aerospace, communications, finance, government, and education sectors and will make recommendations to the Governor on topics related to cybersecurity. Some of the topics the Task Force may examine include –
- Preventing cyber attacks on key financial systems within the state
- Protecting against cyber espionage
- Ensuring that cyber infrastructure can recover quickly from an attack
- Creating an environment for cyber security professionals and companies to operate in Illinois
The School of Information technology is home to the Center for Information Assurance and Security Education (CIASE) at Illinois State University. CIASE is designated a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education by the Department of Homeland Security and the National Security Agency.
Illinois State University and the School of Information Technology are extremely proud that our students have been chosen to participate in this very important project.
