ECEosu's video: Institute for Cybersecurity and Digital Trust The Ohio State University

From Apple and Google, to the entire City of New Orleans, the hacking hits just kept coming in 2019. One industry publication labeled ongoing national cybersecurity issues “a hot mess,” while another ominously refers to 2020 as the “threatscape” that lies ahead. What’s the one bright spot in all of this for students at The Ohio State University? The career openings for data security graduates are unprecedented. On Jan. 17, the Office of Research launched plans to embrace this opportunity with the new Institute for Cybersecurity and Digital Trust (ICDT). Co-led by Ohio State’s Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Chair and Professor Hesham El Gamal and Chief Information Security Officer Helen Patton, the goal is to organize the university’s collective data security assets and team up with partners statewide to make a difference. Online: http://icdt.osu.edu Story and Video by Ryan Horns, Ohio State Communications Specialist