McClure School Blog

Take a look inside Ohio University's Cybersecurity Labs at the McClure School

In an exclusive coverage by 10TV in Columbus, Ohio, Dr. Rishabh Das discusses this emerging threat and outlines potential defensive measures to identify deepfake threats.

Ohio University is partnering with Checkpoint to enhance the cybersecurity workforce. The university will be a part of the global effort to prepare today’s students with vital cyber skills to protect our digital future. 

Dr. Rishabh Das is a new Assistant Professor at the McClure School of Emerging Communication Technologies teaching students about the importance of cyber security. We interviewed him to learn about his role as a professor, his research and the unique opportunities and guidance he offers to Ohio University students. 

Prof. Bruce Tong, recently joined as a full time faculty the McClure School. He will be bringing his vast industry expertise in compliance, network security and coding to various undergraduate and graduate courses in the ITS and the new Cybersecuity Operations program.

We recently touched based with ITS Alumn, Zach Miller. He is now a Principal Security Specialist Solutions Architect for Amazon's AWS. He shared with us his recent talk at AWS reInvent 2024 where he discusses how to use public key infrastructure (PKI) to issue and manage private certificates that identify corporate resources and secure communications

Prof. Alex Rossin, joined the McClure School in 2024. His expertise covers video game design, coding and VR/XR technologies. Read more about his background, his classes and his interests.

In February 2024, the Ohio Department of Higher Education awarded the McClure School of Emerging Communication Technologies a Super RAPIDS grant for 5G wireless equipment for $435,000. The grant was prepared by McClure School, Professor Julio Aráuz and will be used for supporting hands-one experience training, education and research for students and members of the community.

ECT Alum and McClure Faculty Bruce Tong uses ChatGPT and Python to get AI to "play" the classic, text-based game Colossal Cave Adventure. Problems arise and are solved. Dive in!

January 21-27, 2024 is Data Privacy Week. It is our honor to announce the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) extends their Westin Scholar Award to an Ohio University student with a passion for privacy and data protection. This prestigious award honors the late Dr. Alan Westin, a pioneer in the field of privacy.  

Ohio University graduate and McClure School instructor, Dr. Douglas Bowie sought a less stressful way to comprehend binary math and IP subnetting. His doctoral thesis focuses on how virtual reality technology can be utilized to decrease mental strain associated with learning subnetting, a foundational concept of information networking.

Nick Tipton, Information and Telecommunication Systems graduate, is our 2023 recipient of the McClure School's academically distinguished award.

An Ohio University graduate student utilizes 3D augmented reality technology in order to protect endangered species and environments. Photogrammetry allows for the mapping of entire ecosystems and collection of data regarding endangered species, expanding the horizon for technology's impact on conservation. 

In the fall semester, the McClure School's ITS program offered a class on the use of technology in urban environments. The class placed emphasis on a discussion on the positive and negative impacts of technology in cities and communities around the globe and worked with GIS systems to imagine how future technology could benefit our region.

Technology and IT companies sponsor, alumni revisit their old stomping grounds, and students volunteer to make connections with potential employers.

Matt Bange, ITS '11, shares how the McClure School has led him to his position at Five9 and what he had to learn hands-on in the field.  

Three ITS graduates discuss their experiences with the McClure School’s mentorship program and how it got them to their positions at top IT companies today.

The McClure School is proud to showcase our MITS graduate students' experience in ITS and all of their hard work at the school. 

Payge Winfield had a not-so-traditional journey into ITS and security engineering at the world’s third-largest technology company. Here is her story from high school to now. 

“Looking back, now that I’ve been out [of college] for seven years, I can very clearly make the connections to things that I learned when I was in college that I was too close to at the time to see." - Haley Baker