From teacher to protector

Lynn Houston’s call to cybersecurity

Stay safe was the sign-off of 2020 as everyone hunkered down in fear of coronavirus. But there are other enemies out there of which we need to be wary. While doctors and scientists labor feverishly on vaccines to halt the spread of COVID-19, our own Lynn Houston (PhD English 2003), along with other top minds in the field of cybersecurity, are hard at work countering daily attacks on our systems.

volume 24, issue 1

Everything is alive; everything is interconnected.

—Cicero

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From teacher to protector: Lynn Houston’s call to cybersecurity
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