Announcement

President Biden appointed Pitt Cyber Founding Director David Hickton to the Public Interest Declassification Board (PIDB) for a three-year term through January 10, 2027.

Hickton joins the nine-person board to provide advice and recommendations to the President and other executive branch officials on the “systematic, coordinated, and comprehensive identification, collection, review for declassification, and release of declassified records and materials of historic value.”

The University of Pittsburgh Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security (Pitt Cyber) announces a funding opportunity for Pitt researchers: the Pitt Cyber Accelerator Grants (PCAG) program. 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.

Pitt Cyber was highlighted in today’s White House Fact Sheet on expanding pathways into good-paying jobs. In May, the Biden-Harris Administration announced five Workforce Hubs, including Pittsburgh.

Pitt Cyber is pleased to announce its awardees for the Fall 2023 Pitt Cyber Accelerator Grants Program (PCAG). 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. 

Pitt Cyber announced that Brian Murphy is joining the Institute as an affiliate practice scholar. Pitt Cyber Affiliate Practice Scholars join Pitt Cyber from across disciplines and industries to collaborate and be a source of practical experience and expertise for research and experiential learning. 

The University of Pittsburgh Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security (Pitt Cyber) announces a funding opportunity for Pitt researchers: the Pitt Cyber Accelerator Grants (PCAG) program. 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.

July 10, 2023

The University of Pittsburgh Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security (Pitt Cyber) announced today that Jessica Kuntz will serve as its new policy director.

Kuntz joins Pitt Cyber from the US Department of State where she most recently served as vice consul at US Embassy London and previously at US Embassy Jerusalem. She also served as an economic officer to the US Mission to the United Nations and the Bureau of International Organizational Affairs.

June 28, 2023

The University of Pittsburgh Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security (Pitt Cyber) announced today that Professor Yu-Ru Lin will serve as the Institute’s research and academic director.