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Welcome to the Global Cybersecurity Institute
at Rochester Institute of Technology,
one of the world’s leading cybersecurity
education and research centers.
The Global Cybersecurity Institute
offers students, researchers, and industry
access to cutting-edge technology
and multidisciplinary talent and knowledge.
>> STEVE HOOVER: At the Global Cybersecurity Institute,
or GCI for short,
our mission is to make our digital world
and our digital selves safer.
To do that, we are exploring
cybersecurity from every angle,
not only training students and professionals,
but also pushing the frontiers of research
and creating the next generation
of cybersecurity solutions.
>> The first floor is home
to GCI’s crown jewel:
a state-of-the-art Cyber Range
where you can have a learning experience
in an immersive environment that simulates
countless cyber attack scenarios
for organizations large and small.
>> JUSTIN PELLETIER: The Cyber Range at GCI
is a tool for helping teams
experience what it’s really like to face
different cyber scenarios.
The Range is customizable and immersive.
We can dynamically configure
countless simulations.
>> Crossing the expansive atrium,
flanked by lighting designs
and walls of glass with binary flourishes,
GCI offers an expansive,
configurable mini conference space
used for competitions, talks, workshops from
leading thinkers, and hackathons.
Visitors of all ages can come
face-to-face with cybersecurity
knowledge and skills at the
Cybersecurity Experience Center,
which hosts a satellite location of the
National Cybersecurity Hall of Fame,
a timeline of significant cybersecurity events,
and historic artifacts like a Swiss Cipher Machine,
based on the Enigma Machine used to
defeat the Nazis in World War II.
While in the Experience Center,
check out Cyber Hygiene,
student and faculty research projects,
and Hackers Village hands-on demonstrations
before heading upstairs
to our instructional labs.
>> BILL STACKPOLE: The second floor is home
to our Air Gap Lab,
where students can work with
some of the most dangerous malware
in cybersecurity, safely sealed off
from the rest of the campus.
>> GCI also boasts a Wire Mesh Room
that protects radio frequencies from escaping
and a wire cage for secure experimentation.
Across from the Air Gap Lab
is one of multiple student meeting spaces,
dedicated to students who are
recipients of prestigious
National Science Foundation
and Department of Defense scholarships.
The second floor also features a
space for student cybersecurity club RITSEC,
who host mentoring sessions, competitions, and more.
And the space is home to RIT’s
powerhouse Cyber Defense Team,
winners of the collegiate
Cyber Defense Competition National Championship.
>> BO YUAN: One of our key focuses
is on providing students with
the best learning environment possible
for their cybersecurity education.
>> The two state-of-the-art
Security Instructional Labs
on the second floor feature
high-end workstations, dual monitors,
and configurable seating.
The two labs give students hands-on experience
with the latest and greatest security software.
In addition, the Eaton Cybersecurity SAFE Lab
provides students with opportunities
to gain experience in solving
real-world problems for industrial partners.
The third floor is home to
GCI’s collaborative research spaces.
Combining sleek breakout areas
with modern touches and secure rooms
for research projects,
the top floor of GCI brings together
researchers across disciplines to take a
holistic and sociotechnical approach
to cybersecurity.
>> MATT WRIGHT: Whether working on
National Science Foundation-supported research
or collaborating with partners in
industry and across the RIT community,
our research teams are tackling
the toughest problems in cybersecurity.
>> GCI researchers are working on
cutting-edge research projects
that include vehicle-2-vehicle communications,
secure software architecture,
deep fakes, and artificial intelligence.
And all of this is located
at one of the most comprehensive
computing colleges in the nation-
the Golisano College of Computing
and Information Sciences at RIT,
home to our departments of
computer science, computing security,
and software engineering,
as well as the School of Information
and School of Interactive Games and Media.
Golisano College also houses our Ph.D. in
computing and information sciences program.
>> ANNE HAAKE: At the Golisano College,
we pride ourselves on being leaders
of education and research
in various computing disciplines.
Our college was home to the first
IT and software engineering
undergraduate programs in the nation,
and we’re excited to continue that
legacy of leadership with the GCI.
>> Whether you are a student
or faculty member considering
jump-starting their cybersecurity career,
or a large organization looking to
better understand the threats they face
and the team dynamics and
technologies involved in responding,
GCI offers a wealth of knowledge,
technology, and opportunity.
Come take a tour and learn more
about our multidisciplinary community.