UTSA Hosts Training to Combat $16B Cyber Attack Threat

SAN ANTONIO — Last year, more than $16 billion was lost to cyber attacks across the country and in response to that, UTSA is hosting a vital training exercise to learn how to stop those attacks.

Trainees at UTSA will go through a hyper realistic, hands-on experience, showing them how to respond to real-world cyberattacks.

UTSA just opened a new cyber command center, because of how relevant cyber attacks have become.

Just one month ago, Uvalde CISD closed their district for several days, because of a ransomware attack that impacted everything from phones, to temperature control, and security.

This training being held at UTSA Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute will happen in a virtual security operations center environment.

The training works to keep security professional