2017
For the first time in department history, the number of enrolled students crosses 50.
2016 CIS welcomes its first alumni to the family, with the inaugural class of cybersecurity students graduating in spring 2016.
For the first time in department history, the number of enrolled students crosses 100. To date, the department has surpassed this enrollment threshold in each subsequent year.
2021
2022
Embry-Riddle is selected by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to join its CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service program. Together with its Daytona Beach counterpart, CIS receives funding for 20 full-ride scholarships. Embry-Riddle Prescott campus joins elite U.S. CYBERCOM Academic Engagement Network.
The CIS takes first place in the Department of Energy’s CyberForce Competition. In addition to first place in the U.S., the student team
finishes 4th in the world. CIS is selected to join the prestigious RSAC Security Scholar Program.
TRANSPORTATION CYBERSECURITY
ERAU-NASA-NSF WORKSHOP
SPACE CYBERSECURITY
Embry-Riddle has joined a collaborative effort with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and NSF to address the increasingly important area of aviation cybersecurity. This collaboration resulted in the inaugural ERAU-NASA- NSF Aviation Cybersecurity Workshop, held at Embry-Riddle’s Prescott Campus and sponsored by NSF funds, to address the growing challenge of securing critical aviation systems in an ever-evolving technological landscape.
Two Embry-Riddle students have collaborated with NASA investigators on efforts to protect space operations — the next frontier in aerospace cybersecurity. Michael Boehm and Justin La Zare, who are both NSF CyberCorp Scholarship for Service recipients, worked on projects at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. Boehm explored satellite cybersecurity vulnerabilities, while La Zare focused on risks posed by artificial intelligence tools.
Cyber Intelligence and Security student, William Decator, and two fellow undergraduates in CIS joined government and industry leaders — along with peers from other universities — at three events focused on safeguarding critical automotive, heavy trucking and uncrewed aerial vehicle systems.
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This story was originally written by Keaton S. Ziem and Seth Robbins with Embry-Riddle’s News Team.
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