Meet the student assistants in the TSYS Center for Cybersecurity. They are Malachi Biggers, Donovan Wright, and Jonah Simpson. Among other things, they support the cybersecurity Nexus program, run the Cyber Range and Lab, and help facilitate the Center's participation in the CyberSkills2Work consortium funded by the National Security Agency. According to Patrick Aiken, Director of the TSYS Center for Cybersecurity, "They are . . . fabulous student assistants in the TSYS Center for Cybersecurity . . . [I am] happy to have [them] as part of the team. [They] make my life better by doing what [they] do." Biggers is a cybersecurity major in the TSYS School. He previously an apprentice as a SOC Analyst at CSU, while he currently serves as a cybersecurity mentor at Hardaway High School and as a Student Ambassador in the Turner College. Wright is also a cybersecurity major in the TSYS School, while he previously worked as a computer repair technician at CSU. Simpson is a computer science major in the TSYS School. He is also an Honors College Student Ambassador and a member of the CSU varsity track team.
Officials in the Turner College's Butler Center for Research and Economic Development recently put the finishing touches on an extensive report on trends in educational programs and occupations in the Columbus area. The report also includes data on business and technology trends. According to Fady Mansour , Director of the Butler Center, there are several key takeaways from the report regarding 10 occupational gaps that currently exist in the Columbus area. First, software development occupation exhibits the biggest labor shortage, with the report adding that the TSYS School has a bachelor's degree program in information technology along with a new AI track for the bachelor's degree in computer science, both of which can qualify students for this occupation. Other educational programs are in demand, such as computer programming and cloud computing. Second, there is a gap of 30 employees per year in general and operations management. This gap could be addressed by the Turn...

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