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Le Moyne College wants to help fill open jobs in cybersecurity
SYRACUSE — A professor at Le Moyne College says the U.S. has a lot of available jobs in cybersecurity and not enough people to fill them. James Enwright, professor of practice in cybersecurity, pointed to data on website Cyberseek.org, which indicated that the U.S. has more than half a million job openings in cybersecurity nationwide, […]

CMMI appraisal could boost AIS’s pursuit of bigger contracts
ROME — Assured Information Security (AIS) says its cross domain virtualization solutions (CDVS) group has been appraised at level 3 in the “maturity” of its software-development process. AIS is a cyber- and information-security firm founded and headquartered in Rome. It also operates offices in Syracuse and Rochester, and a few locations outside New York state

Cybersecurity state panel adds members, working to secure New York elections
Five new members, described as “leading experts” in cybersecurity, have joined Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s cybersecurity advisory board, the governor announced in mid-November. In addition, Cuomo directed the board to assess the threats to the “security and integrity” of New York elections and recommend steps to bolster election security. “We must face our new reality: election tampering

Rome Lab selected for quantum economic development consortium
ROME — The Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome (Rome Lab) will be the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD) leading representative on the quantum economic development consortium (QED-C). Rome Lab serves as the lead Air Force Research Laboratory for quantum information technology, cybersecurity, and information sciences. The National Institute of Standards (NIST) leads the QED-C,

NYSTEC formally opens new corporate HQ at Griffiss Park
ROME — NYSTEC in mid-October formally opened its new corporate headquarters at 99 Otis St. at Griffiss Business and Technology Park. NYSTEC executives, partners in government, and community members gathered to formally cut the ribbon and open the facility. The 32,110-square-foot building includes 16,779 square feet of space leased to NYSTEC, with the rest of
The New York SHIELD Act: What’s new under the state’s breach law?
On July 25 of this year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law the “Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security” Act, commonly known as the SHIELD Act. While the SHIELD Act has garnered some attention given the ever-increasing number of privacy breaches impacting New York residents and others throughout the country, N.Y. General Business Law

People news: SRC hires director of procurement
Gloss will lead the development and execution of an effective sourcing and supply chain management strategy to support the business enterprise and “maintain SRC’s high

SUNY Oswego to use $1 million SRC donation for endowed professorship in engineering
SRC is a nonprofit corporation headquartered in Cicero that focuses on areas that include defense, environment, and intelligence. “SRC’s support for an endowed professorship at

Carrols Restaurant Group names new CFO
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST) on Monday announced that it has appointed Anthony (Tony) E. Hull as the firm’s VP, CFO,

Ithaca firm wins funding in FuzeHub commercialization competition
ALBANY, N.Y. — An Ithaca startup won $50,000 in prize money in FuzeHub’s commercialization competition held Nov. 18-19 in Albany. FuzeHub is an Albany–based nonprofit
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