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Creating the
Future of Cybersecurity

Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is hiring in Computing Security & Computer Engineering

What We Do

Our students and researchers are working to build secure systems, software, devices, and technologies of the future, while providing resources to commercialize methods, algorithms, software, devices, and designs in cybersecurity to launch scalable entrepreneurial ventures.

At RIT’s Global Cybersecurity Institute, we educate and train cybersecurity professionals; develop new cybersecurity and AI-based knowledge for industry, academia, and government; and perform systems and network security testing for a wide range of partners.

Learn

World-class curriculum from cybersecurity to managing information systems

Create

Build secure systems and new technologies

Deploy

Work with government and industry to implement solutions and commercialize research

Discover

The work our leading researchers are doing at the cutting edge of cybersecurity

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Explore RIT’s new Global Cybersecurity Institute, a state-of-the-art, 52,000-square-foot facility designed for advanced cybersecurity education, training, and research.

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Cyber Range

World-class facilities, including a fully-equipped Cyber Range, help the government and industry test their security, experience real-world scenarios, and identify innovative/effective solutions.

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Cybersecurity Showcased

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Software Engineering Research at RIT's Global Cybersecurity Institute

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Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) Research at RIT's Global Cybersecurity Institute

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A Tour of the new Global Cybersecurity Institute at RIT
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Faces of RIT

  • Evan Hirsh watching his eSports team playing games.

    Online Face-Off

    Evan Hirsh
    Computer Science

    Trading gloves and helmets for a monitor and a mouse has ushered in a new era in sports: competitive, organized gaming. By mirroring professional eSports, the RIT eSports team pursues competitive gaming at the highest possible level, rivaling the excitement of traditional sports teams.

  • Image recognition program running.

    Improving Human-computer Interactions

    Matt Huenerfauth
    Professor

    Improving interactions with online platforms for those with disabilities is the ultimate goal behind Huenerfauth’s research. By training designers to create and develop more accessible websites and mobile networks, a wider audience can connect to and benefit from these technologies.

  • Shannon McHale taking a selfie with another student.

    Advancing the Success of Women

    Shannon McHale
    Cybersecurity

    As head of public relations for Women in Computing, McHale strives to organize professional opportunities for its members, advancing women’s experience in computing majors, and giving back to a club that has given her so much.

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Latest News

  • December 10, 2021

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    RIT trailblazers make the Forbes 30 Under 30 list

    Forbes has identified a few of the RIT alumni set to define the next decade—and beyond. Two RIT alumni—and a third just a few months shy of the age cut-off—were named on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for 2022. Jackie Wiley ’16 (game design and development) was honored in the Games category, and Dylan Ayrey ’15 (computer engineering) was named in the Enterprise Technology category.

  • December 1, 2021

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    From floppy disks to the cloud

    In 2001, the dot-com bubble was bursting and investors had lost confidence in internet companies. Twenty years later, data has become a new currency, and people can access just about anything from their smartphones. Throughout all these changes, Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences has evolved into the largest college at RIT, with more than 4,600 students this year. Since its creation 20 years ago, GCCIS has awarded more than 14,000 degrees—in a growing number of computing disciplines.

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