With the use of advanced digitalization expanding to more operations across a range of industries — especially in the manufacturing sector and related major tech-based businesses — reliable cybersecurity systems are becoming essential to the ability of companies to operate in safe digital environments. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security reports cybersecurity threats to critical infrastructure pose one of the greatest strategic risks for the country. The School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence, part of the Fulton Schools, now has a $4.5 million grant from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to establish an institute to develop national and global cybersecurity educational standards and curriculum.