NCFTA Supports Ƶ Esports Team
Representatives of the National Cyber-Forensics and Training Alliance (NCFTA) visited Ƶ on December 7 so members of the university's inaugural Esports team could thank the organization for its support.
The NCFTA sponsored the Esports team's gaming chairs embroidered with the Griffin Esports logo and the NCFTA logo. The organization was presented with its own gaming chair to take back to its offices in Pittsburgh.
Ƶ has developed an important relationship with the NCFTA that benefits Ƶ students studying cybersecurity. In 2018, Ƶ became the first bachelor's degree program in the country to partner with the NCFTA, a Pittsburgh-based non-profit corporation focused on identifying, mitigating, and neutralizing cybercrime threats globally.
Through this partnership, Ƶ students are able to explore internship and research opportunities with the NCFTA. The NCFTA also collaborates with Ƶ on the development of Ƶ cybersecurity courses so that the major can advance as technology does. The NCFTA is on the frontlines of identifying and mitigating cyberthreats, and their involvement with our program provides Ƶ students with real-world learning in real time.
Several of the NCFTA representatives on hand for the event have Ƶ ties, including Stacy Moore, Malware and Cyber Threats (MCT) Program Manager, who is a Ƶ cybersecurity instructor; Ƶ alumni Kaleigh Muko, an MCT Intelligence Analyst and Justin Timothy, an MCGT Intelligence Analyst; and current student Kayla Hartnett, an MCT Intelligence Analyst.
