Sanghyun Hong, assistant professor of computer science at Oregon State University, has been selected as one of six cybersecurity researchers in the U.S. to participate in the 2023 Google Research Scholar Program.
OSU Security Club members (L-R) Jack Wright, Otso Barron, Brandon Ellis, Lucas Ball, Gabriel Kulp, Lyell Read, Casey Colley, Michael Carris Jr., and Robert Detjens celebrate a win after a cybersecurity competition. Photos courtesy of the OSU Security Club.
As cyber and ransomware attacks become more prolific, demand for cybersecurity professionals continues to grow, but there is a dire shortage of people with the required skills. There are about 4,000 unfilled cybersecurity jobs in Oregon alone, and more than 460,000 nationwide, according to Cyberseek.
For the third consecutive year, a team of Oregon State University computer science students placed first regionally in the Cyberforce Competition hosted by the Department of Energy on November 15-16, 2019. They competed against 17 teams at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland, Washington. The team placed sixth in the nationwide competition, which included over 100 teams.
