Security Risk Advisors sponsors scholarships for ‘red team’ cybersecurity students

Security Risk Advisors, a cybersecurity consulting firm, is sponsoring $125,000 in scholarships for RIT students interested in “red team” cybersecurity, also known as offensive security.

Security Risk Advisors (SRA) has committed to annually sponsoring $25,000 in scholarships for the next five years. Each year, four students will be awarded the $5,000 “SRA RITSEC Red Team Scholarship.” An additional $5,000 per year will be provided for selected students to pay for a premier red team certification.

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RIT becomes test site for Yamaha immersive audio technology

Sungyoung Kim’s Applied and Innovative Research for Immersive Sound Lab (AIRIS) at RIT became a test site to explore future capabilities of one of Yamaha’s newest technologies, the Active Field Control System (AFC). Kim and his students will help develop next-phase improvements to the high-tech audio system.

“I was approached by Yamaha to discuss the future of this technology. The first step was to adapt all the Yamaha technology into our lab. That was phase one,” said Kim, an associate professor of audio engineering technology in RIT’s College of Engineering Technology, who has a background in developing immersive audio systems that enhance sound in modern spaces.

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US Air Force Research Laboratory representatives visit RIT 

RIT welcomed representatives from the Air Force Research Laboratory, Griffiss Institute, and Spaceforce to meet with faculty and PhD students from the NanoPower Research Labs (NPRL) at RIT. Representative, faculty, and student work was shared and presented with the intent of finding ways to collaborate through research opportunities, co-ops, and research funding.