Rapid7与USF合作建立Rapid7网络威胁情报实验室

A $1.Rapid7网络安全基金会将投资500万美元资助这项合作, 为下一代网络安全专业人员提供实践学习机会

Tampa, FL — February 13, 2023

As part of a shared mission to create a safer digital world, Rapid7, Inc. (NASDAQ: RPD), a leader in cloud risk and threat detection, 正在与南佛罗里达大学(USF)合作创建一个网络威胁情报实验室,以支持来自四所学院和众多学科的教师专家和学生的跨学科研究工作.

The Rapid7 Cyber Threat Intelligence Lab at USF is funded by a $1.5 million investment from the Boston-based company’s charitable arm, The Rapid7 Cybersecurity Foundation. 这一共同努力将促进网络威胁检测领域的新合作研究,并支持网络安全领域多元化人才发展的包容性方法. 它还将为南佛罗里达大学的学生提供实践学习和网络安全技能发展的机会,以及追踪全球威胁行为者的实际经验.

“Rapid7对南佛罗里达大学的投资将使我们的教师专家能够推进新的解决方案,并为我们的学生提供更多的实践学习机会,因为他们为这个高需求领域的职业生涯做准备,” said USF President Rhea Law. “对当地来说,加强网络安全和安全的需求是必不可少的, national and global scale, 我们非常感谢Rapid7一直以来的合作和支持.”

“随着网络安全行业继续面临日益严重的全球技能短缺, 培养和教育下一代网络领袖从未像现在这样重要,” said Corey Thomas, chairman and CEO of Rapid7. “南加州大学在吸引和培养教师和学生中丰富多样的新兴人才方面做得非常出色. 罗校长和她的团队在这项努力中一直是杰出的合作伙伴,我期待着分享这个项目在网络安全教育和可访问性方面取得的所有进展.”

该实验室将通过建立一个跨学科的教师领导基金会来启动,该基金会将在USF工程学院设立一个新的董事职位,并在USF的四个学院(艺术与科学学院)设立教师职位, College of Behavioral and Community Science, College of Engineering, and the Muma College of Business. 该实验室还将与位于南加州大学的佛罗里达州网络佛罗里达计划密切合作. 

“与Rapid7的合作加强了我们工程学院对推进网络安全研究和教育的承诺,为我们的教师和学生提供了接触现实世界数据和挑战的宝贵途径,” said College of Engineering Dean Robert Bishop. “这种以使用为灵感的方法对行业和我们的学生都有利, as they are trained on practical, relevant issues that are difficult to replicate in academic settings. It solidifies our position as a leader in this critical field.”

“Rapid7’s investment in USF is not only incredibly generous, 但考虑到对更好的网络安全工具和战略的需求,这也是及时的,” said USF Foundation CEO Jay Stroman. “我很感谢科里和他在Rapid7的团队给我的礼物,以及我们学生将获得的所有好处, our USF community, and all of us who live, work and play in the digital world.”

About the University of South Florida

南佛罗里达大学是一所高影响力的全球研究型大学,致力于培养学生 success, generates an annual economic impact of more than $6 billion. Over the past 10 years, no other public university in the country has risen faster in U.S. News and World Report’s national university rankings than USF. Serving more than 50,000 students on campuses in Tampa, St. 彼得斯堡和萨拉索塔-海牛,USF被指定为卓越的国家 被佛罗里达理事会评为研究型大学,将其列入最精英的类别 among the state’s 12 public universities. USF has earned widespread national recognition for its 少数族裔和收入有限的学生成功毕业的比率等于 or higher than white and higher income students. USF is a member of the American Athletic Conference. Learn more at www.usf.edu.

About Rapid7

Rapid7, Inc. (纳斯达克股票代码:RPD)的使命是通过使网络安全更简单、更容易获取,创造一个更安全的数字世界. 我们授权安全专业人员通过我们一流的技术来管理现代攻击面, leading-edge research, and broad, strategic expertise. Rapid7’s comprehensive security solutions help more than 10,000家全球客户将云风险管理和威胁检测结合起来,以快速和精确地减少攻击面并消除威胁. For more information, visit our website, check out our blog, or follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter.

About the USF Foundation

南佛罗里达大学基金会将大学与想要改变世界的捐赠者联系起来 提供私人的、慈善的支持来促进学生的成功、学术活动、 研究,以及南佛罗里达大学的其他战略重点. Our donors celebrate 这个国家最令人兴奋、最引人入胜的大学之一的活力、愿景和未来. 我们的员工和项目、我们的想法、我们的研究和我们的解决方案构成了一个雄心勃勃的 计划加强医疗保健、科学、技术、教育、商业、艺术和全球 partnerships. Learn more at www.giving.usf.edu.

About the Rapid7 Cybersecurity Foundation

Rapid7网络安全基金会是一个私人基金会和非营利资助组织, with over $1.5 million from Rapid7, 它的使命是通过使网络安全更容易为代表性不足的人访问来缩小安全成就差距, underserved, and under-resourced. It aims to democratize cybersecurity by promoting a diverse and inclusive cyber workforce; and advance security by supporting cybersecurity programs and solutions that are free and openIt does not make grants outside of its funding priorities or accept unsolicited grant requests. For more information, visit www.rapid7.org.


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