As society grows increasingly dependent on electronic networks for managing everyday life, running the economy, and defending the nation, cybersecurity has become one of the most pressing challenges.

Can we protect the power grid, telecommunication networks, financial data, “smart” products, and our private information, while still enjoying the benefits technology affords us?

American universities are helping to answer that question, leading the way with multidisciplinary research, technology development, and education.

The second in a series on university research from the Association of American Universities (AAU), this link shows what university faculty, researchers, students, and alumni are doing to help secure electronic communications and data.

Read more from the AAU.