UH — Clear Lake announces addition of Cyber Security Institute

The University of Houston — Clear Lake recently announced the addition of its Cyber Security Institute.

According to a press release, "Trojans, botnets and malware have integrated into every day vocabulary because of worldwide usage of the Internet and University of Houston-Clear Lake will be doing its part to protect Internet users from the effects of such cyber threats through the creation of the Cyber Security Institute. The new institute is scheduled to open this spring and will include workshops and certification programs for local business owners, manufacturers, government employees, teachers, school administrators and non-profit organizations, as well as collaborative research projects with high-tech companies and other colleges and universities in the area."

UH — Clear Lake is at 2700 Bay Area Blvd., Houston.

For more information, call 281-283-3835 or visit www.newsroom.uhcl.edu/pr/uhcl/default.aspx.