College of Engineering

To detect, remove, and prevent malware on your devices, cyber experts have to figure out where the code came from and what it’s doing. But dissecting malware’s code and behaviors to understand its mechanisms is becoming a find-a-needle-in-a-haystack problem. Modern malware is complex and adept at “hiding” on your devices.

A single cyberattack can shut down a hospital, lock up a university’s data, or drain a company’s bank account overnight. With hackers growing more sophisticated and cybersecurity professionals in short supply, many U.S. organizations find themselves vulnerable and underprotected. At LSU, student cyber defenders are stepping up to help—staffing LSU-run security operations centers (SOCs) where they gain hands-on experience while protecting organizations and people from digital threats.

BATON ROUGE–The LSU Board of Supervisors has appointed Wade Rousse, Ph.D., as the President of the Louisiana State University System, and James Dalton, Ph.D., as Executive Vice President of the LSU System and Chancellor of the Flagship A&M campus in Baton Rouge.