In the News

June 15, 2020

Pitt Cyber Announces New Affiliate Practice Scholar John Kropf

Pitt Cyber affiliate practice scholars work to collaborate and be a source of practical experience and expertise for research, experiential learning, and discussion.

May 15, 2020

Pitt Cyber Releases New Recommendations for Elections Amid Pandemic

The University of Pittsburgh Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security has today introduced a set of recommendations to expand vote by mail,...

May 15, 2020

Pitt Cyber Releases New Recommendations for Elections Amid Pandemic

The recommendations outline ways to expand voting options, prevent voter disenfranchisement, prepare polling places for in-person voting, and more. 

April 30, 2020

Pitt Cyber Announces New Report on Elections and COVID-19

The report provides an in-depth look at the equipment, staffing, supplies, and other costs of administering elections this year that keep voters and election workers safe from the coronavirus while remaining open, accessible, secure, and fair. 

March 20, 2020

Pitt Cyber Announces 2020 Pitt Cyber Accelerator Grant Recipients

PCAG provides support for projects that aim to establish or reinforce Pitt and Pitt Cyber as places of distinction and excellence in cyber studies and practice.

February 20, 2020

Pitt Cyber Announces New Affiliate Practice Scholar Sean Sweeney

Pitt Cyber announced today that Sean Sweeney is joining the institute as an affiliate scholar. Sweeney is senior director and chief...

February 3, 2020

Pitt Cyber Announces New Affiliate Practice Scholar Brian Geffert

Pitt Cyber announced today that Brian Geffert is joining the institute as an affiliate practice scholar. Geffert is the global chief information security officer of KPMG International, where he...

October 15, 2019

Pitt Cyber Announces New Affiliate Scholars

Pitt Cyber announced two new affiliate scholars today:  Stephen Lee and Lingfei Wu.

Pitt Cyber...

August 1, 2019

Pitt Cyber Announces New Affiliate Practice Scholar

Pitt Cyber announced Harvey Rishikof is joining the Institute as an affiliate practice scholar. Rishikof is the director of cybersecurity at the Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and...

July 8, 2019

Pitt Cyber Announces New Research and Academic Director

The University of Pittsburgh Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security (Pitt Cyber) announced today that Professor Michael Colaresi...

June 24, 2019

Pitt Cyber Announces PCAG Recipients

Pitt Cyber is pleased to announce the grant recipients of its third round of Pitt Cyber Accelerator Grants (PCAG).

The grants to Pitt faculty provide initial funding for novel and...

April 1, 2019

Pitt Cyber Releases 2018 Year in Review

Pitt Cyber released its 2018 Annual Report. Highlights of the institute’s second year include: 

  • Hosting The Blue...
March 19, 2019

Pitt Cyber's Chris Deluzio to Testify Before PA Senate State Government Committee

Pitt Cyber’s Legal and Policy Scholar, Chris Deluzio, is testifying on March 26 before a Senate State Government Committee...