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Algonquin College and Field Effect partner to transform cybersecurity education

OTTAWA (September 7, 2023) — Algonquin College and Field Effect, a global cybersecurity solutions and services provider, are excited to announce they’ve formed a strategic partnership to transform cybersecurity education.

Core to the partnership is Field Effect’s Cyber Range, the company’s purpose-built cybersecurity educational platform. From training and simulation to testing, the platform’s interactive controls replicate real-life networks in a controlled virtual environment, while its course and simulations library empowers users to evolve from junior practitioners to expert security operators. Continue reading

AC students work to digitize small-town community communications

Learners in Algonquin College’s Computer Programming program are working to modernize community communications in rural Ontario. Their project will be one of the many to be displayed at the In-Class Projects Showcase on Aug. 3.

Students Maria Boulescu, Zachary Bimson, Changhwan Lee, Fabrizio Ruggirello and Davin Rousseau are developing a web-based “bulletin board” — developed to expedite and simplify community message posting — which is being designed for use in Vernon, Ont.
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