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Aaron Points has never had to interview for a job. So the aspiring graduate of Victoria College's process technology program wouldn't miss an opportunity to see what the experience is like. Dillon Hammond of Dow Chemical, Bobby Garner of Invista, Shawn Wehmeyer and Lance Harlan of Formosa Plastics, and Beth Baker of Austin Water recently spent six hours conducting mock interviews with 14 students on the VC Process Technology Program. The exercise helped students prepare for the difficult questions they will have to answer when applying for a job. “I've worked for a couple of companies and they really needed help, so they hired me. There wasn't an actual interview process, ”said Points, who will complete the program with an Associate of Applied Science in the spring. "So that was a new experience for me." Fred Chastain, VC pr

Polytech students develop wearable technology Jordan Bowen from FOX 13 reports LAKELAND, Fla. - - If you own a smartwatch, you can consider yourself a wearable technology consumer. The concept has grown in popularity in recent years and now three Florida Polytechnic University students are receiving huge funding for their own portable prototype. A handle doesn't take much, but we've found it can do a lot more than you might think. "Gesture technology can help people prevent harm and potentially save lives," said Kevin Racktoo, senior hardware engineer at DEX Interfaces. Racktoo and David Terry and Aaron Apigo are seniors at Florida Polytechnic University. It was only four months ago that they had the idea for a portable device that could be used to control an electric longboard with hand gestures. "If you want to go forward, you can move your hand forward," said Racktoo. The prototype is being developed under the name DEX Interfaces and is al

"We hack everything." These are the words of Brian Paige, vice president of information technology at Calvin University. That's right - the words of Calvin's Chief Information Officer. He and his students are busy at work on Mondays and Thursdays at 3:30 p.m. "This is a hacking class," said Paige. Hit the range Information Security (CS364) is co-taught by Paige and his colleague Adam Vedra, the University's Chief Information Security Officer. The two spend a lot of time with their students in the US Cyber ​​Range, a virtual computer security lab specially designed for practicing hacking and counter-hacking techniques in a controlled environment. "The Cyber ​​Range provides an environment in which some of the tools related to cybersecurity can be legally and safely investigated," said Enoch Mwesigwa, a senior computer science major. "This has helped me to better understand the hackers' mindset and to frustrate and recogniz

Svetlana Filiatreau, director of BIT-Cyber, said locating this section of BIT-Cyber ​​in Northern Virginia should help harness the strengths of the area's population. "This diverse group of immigrants in Virginia has the potential to solve global cyber threats if we deliberately incorporate this uniqueness into our work with industry," said Filiatreau. Jessica Gulick '07, founder and CEO of cybersecurity marketing and cyber games company Katzcy and commissioner for the US Cyber ​​Games, was a guest speaker for the program. She said it is important that the program's students embrace its diversity and use it as a strength. “Cybersecurity is different from IT [information technology] that there's more to it than just managing security policies. It's about understanding behavior online. It's about understanding why people do certain things and what they're trying to get from them, ”Gulick said. "When it comes to understanding people, you

Svetlana Filiatreau, director of BIT-Cyber, said locating this section of BIT-Cyber ​​in Northern Virginia should help harness the strengths of the area's population. "This diverse group of immigrants in Virginia has the potential to solve global cyber threats if we deliberately incorporate this uniqueness into our work with industry," said Filiatreau. Jessica Gulick '07, founder and CEO of cybersecurity marketing and cyber games company Katzcy and commissioner for the US Cyber ​​Games, was a guest speaker for the program. She said it is important that the program's students embrace its diversity and use it as a strength. “Cybersecurity is different from IT [information technology] that there's more to it than just managing security policies. It's about understanding behavior online. It's about understanding why people do certain things and what they're trying to get from them, ”Gulick said. "When it comes to understanding people, you