CyberTrust Massachusetts News and Press

Much is happening in the Massachusetts cyber landscape. Make sure to check back here often for updates on what CyberTrust is doing.

Press Coverage 

BSU's Cyber Range Opening

BSU Unveils New Multi-million Dollar Cyber Range

Bridgewater State University’s Cyber Range is the most sophisticated of its kind in Massachusetts and enables students and other users from municipalities, nonprofit organizations, and private industry to train and gain experience in handling simulated ransomware, malware and other types of cyberattacks in a controlled environment.

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WEI Partners With CyberTrust Massachusetts Consortium

WEI is proud to announce it has joined the expanding CyberTrust Massachusetts consortium as a Sponsoring Corporate Member. The partnership provides WEI with a unique opportunity to apply its world-class cybersecurity expertise to a non-profit focused on fortifying the threat landscape of local governments, non-profits, and small businesses in Massachusetts.

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Bay Path University Receives National Security Agency Approval for MS in Cybersecurity Degree

The Master of Science in Cybersecurity at Bay Path University has received a National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Program of Study Validation from the National Security Agency (NSA).  This designation extends through 2028.

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $2.3 Million to CyberTrust Massachusetts to Strengthen Municipal Cybersecurity Efforts Statewide

Today, the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced a $2.3 million grant through the MassTech Collaborative’s MassCyberCenter to CyberTrust Massachusetts, a nonprofit dedicated to strengthening the cybersecurity ecosystem…

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Springfield Cybersecurity Center to Train Students for Cyber War

A Cybersecurity Center of Excellence set to open next year will include a cyber range, or practice space, as well as a security operations center where interns will work alongside professionals to defeat real-world threats.

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MassLive

Springfield cybersecurity center will be ‘teaching hospital for cyber’

College students harnessing the latest technology in order to protect their communities from emerging global cyber threats — it sounds like the premise of a movie thriller. This and more at Bay Path University’s 11th annual cybersecurity summit Friday morning, Oct. 13, 2023, with Peter Sherlock, CEO of CyberTrust Massachusetts, keynoting on “Who’s Next? How a Stronger Ecosystem is the First Line of Defense.”

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How to thwart hackers

“Perhaps the most promising initiative comes from CyberTrust Massachusetts, a nonprofit formed last year with state money that is focused on training a pipeline of cybersecurity professionals at public colleges while providing services to municipalities.”

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MA Effort Opens Higher Ed-Backed Cyber Services to Local Gov

“The moves aim to bolster higher ed cyber training, narrow workforce gaps and open access to services for municipalities, small businesses and nonprofits.”

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Videos

An Inside Look at Bridgewater's Cyber Range

Get an inside look at Bridgewater State University’s new cybersecurity center, where students will work through real-life scenarios in a state-of-the-art cyber range.