To galvanize research and education in the discipline, and to provide a pipeline of graduates to industry and government jobs, the Texas A&M University System created the Texas A&M Cybersecurity Center in 2015. Daniel J. Ragsdale, a 30-year Army veteran, was appointed its director.

Computers around the world were halted by a ransomware that exploits a Microsoft Windows fault that was originally discovered early this year. Dr. Ragsdale, Director of Texas A&M Cybersecurity Center, comments on this recent attack.

Dr. Ragsdale, Director of the Texas A&M Cybersecurity Center, explains the implications of the recent changes made to the internet privacy rules in the United States.

Texas A&M University has been chosen as a partner in the Cyber Private Public Partnership Initiative (P3i), a collaborative effort with the National Security Agency. Cyber P3i’s goal is to develop university partnerships with world class cybersecurity and cyber-engineering programs to assist United States Army Reserve soldiers and transition active duty soldiers in building foundational […]

The Texas A&M Cybersecurity Center hosted a Capture the Flag (CTF) Tournament for the 2017 Department of Information Resources Information Security Forum in Austin, TX on April 12, 2017. Click here for more information about the Department of Information Resources.