Philip Huff

With AI and machine learning among the fastest-growing careers, educators say Arkansas has a chance to build its own pipeline of high-paid tech talent. read more >

Bastazo drew new funding from Cortado Ventures as it pushed to deploy its AI-powered cybersecurity platform for critical infrastructure. read more >

The company wants to replace outdated "patch everything" mandates with intelligent programs that can prevent unnecessary power blackouts. read more >

The grant will help UA Little Rock enhance its efforts in preparing high school teachers to teach cybersecurity. read more >

The company is in growth mode after completing a highly selective accelerator and residency program in San Francisco. read more >

The funding will support new certificate programs in artificial intelligence and software engineering, plus expand cyber-informed engineering training and high school concurrent enrollment opportunities. read more >

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has been awarded $561,000 grant from the National Security Agency to lead a coalition of institutions who will offer cybersecurity programs to junior high and high school students. read more >

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Cyber Security, Energy Security & Emergency Response allocated the money to further work at the Emerging Threat Information Sharing & Analysis Center — a sort of cybersecurity clinic — at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. read more >

Funds will help develop a standardized curriculum to build pathways for cybersecurity education between high schools and colleges. read more >

Educators and others in the state are collaborating to fill the talent gap accompanying the growing demand for cybersecurity professionals. read more >

Thanks to a $750,000 grant awarded earlier this month, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock will be one of the first institutions in the country to offer graduate certificates in cybersecurity education to high school teachers. read more >

Forge Institute of Little Rock, the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock announced Tuesday a partnership to advance applied research in areas that support our national defense, including cybersecurity. read more >

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will offer a new four-year cybersecurity degree in the Fall 2021 semester. read more >

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor has received a $10,000 Google grant that will help provide free, cloud-based cybersecurity labs for junior high and high school students in Arkansas. read more >