Virginia’s ambitious plan to bring together its best talents to bolster the nation’s cybersecurity now has a structure for success in place.

Divided into four regional, university-led nodes and coordinated by a hub in Northern Virginia, CCI’s network engages 320 faculty members across 39 higher education institutions, as well as 65 private companies, four federal partners, and 45 other regional partners. It will provide the connective platform necessary for both programs and people to work together to position Virginia as a leader where cybersecurity meets data analytics, machine learning, and autonomous systems.

Old Dominion University is the lead for southeastern node which will be named the Coastal Virginia Center for Cyber Innovation.

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