GRAND FORKS — A symposium encouraging the best practices for cyber security has reached its fifth year, and more than 300 people are expected to be in the audience this week.

It is a “one of a kind” event, said Prakash Ranganathan, an associate professor and the director for cyber security research at the University of North Dakota College of Engineering and Mines. Alongside the College of Engineering and Mines and the Center for Cyber Security Research, it is also being jointly held by IEEE, a technical professional organization.

“UND is the only institution that has an IEEE annual event for cyber security,” he said.

The Cyber Awareness and Research Symposium, taking place Monday, Oct. 27 to Thursday, Oct. 30, at the UND Memorial Union will feature authors of peer-reviewed papers, a

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