The cultural icon Smokey Bear, with his yellow hat and wildfire prevention tagline, has been familiar to Americans for decades. Likewise, McGruff the Crime Dog, who encouraged the public to “Take a bite out of crime.” These famous characters has helped encourage a culture of security. But what about a culture of cybersecurity?
Since cybersecurity is a shared responsibility, the UTSA Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security (CIAS) has launched Alan CyBear™, a new mascot to promote a more secure nation through cybersecurity awareness, prevention and defensive efforts.
Incident Response Plans are critical to an organization's ability to minimize damage caused by threats, including data loss, abuse of...
Register for a one-hour webinar on October 26th with the CIAS-ISAO Associate Director of Technology and Research Dwayne Williams, as he provides insights into no-cost tools that can help you monitor and secure your organization’s IT infrastructure.
The Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security (CIAS) at The University of Texas at San Antonio has frequently used disinformation and misinformation in its community cybersecurity exercises to impact the ability of first responders to accomplish their mission. Consequently, it is our recommendation that communities need to be prepared to counter disinformation attacks that may occur in the community.
The National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity, as part of the National Security Agency (NSA), has awarded a grant in the amount of $1.67 million to the CIAS to help communities become more cyber secure nationwide. The CIAS will work with multiple communities during the two-year grant, beginning with Angelo State University and the city of San Angelo.
Register for a one-hour webinar on October 26th with the CIAS-ISAO Associate Director of Technology and Research Dwayne Williams, as he provides insights into no-cost tools that can help you monitor and secure your organization’s IT infrastructure.
Cybersecurity is an important issue for your organization. It should be a concern for your IT departments, organizational leadership and...
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has awarded the CIAS at UTSA a $1.2 million grant to conduct a pilot program to help state, local, tribal and territorial governments identify high value assets (HVA) in order to prioritize resources and planning.
Today, there are any number of events that could cause a disruption or even a complete shutdown of an organization’s operations. Should this occur, what would be the impact to your organization? Organizations, both public and private, need to be prepared to address a disruption to operations, whether it is due to a natural disaster, terrorist event or cyber incident. One of the first things that should be done to prepare is to develop a continuity plan that can be put into action when a disruption occurs.
