{"id":1358870,"date":"2022-03-04T14:23:27","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T19:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1358870"},"modified":"2022-03-04T14:23:46","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T19:23:46","slug":"fla-gov-desantis-visits-usf-announces-20m-cybersecurity-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fla-gov-desantis-visits-usf-announces-20m-cybersecurity-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"Fla. Gov. DeSantis visits USF, announces $20M cybersecurity grant"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffla-gov-desantis-visits-usf-announces-20m-cybersecurity-grant%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1358870&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2687946\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2687946\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2687946\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AP22061640567271.jpg\" alt=\"Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference after announcing a $20 million dollar program to create cybersecurity opportunities through the Florida Center for Cybersecurity at the University of South Florida Wednesday, March 2, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo\/Chris O&#039;Meara)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AP22061640567271.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AP22061640567271-315x210-1.jpg 315w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AP22061640567271-655x437-1.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AP22061640567271-768x512-1.jpg 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2687946\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference after announcing a $20 million dollar program to create cybersecurity opportunities through the Florida Center for Cybersecurity at the University of South Florida Wednesday, March 2, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo\/Chris O\u2019Meara)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 11:54 AM PT \u2013 Friday, March 4, 2022<\/h5>\n<p>Students at University of South Florida took in a breathe of fresh air as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) visited to make a big announcement. At the USF campus Wednesday, the Republican announced a $20 million investment in cybersecurity workforce education, saying this will give young Floridians more opportunities and strengthen national security.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis \u00a0explained that USF will work with partners to expand programs for middle school, high school and college students to obtain credentials in cyber security. He added funding will be used to train new teachers and purchase training equipment.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the chair of USF Board of Trustees, Will Weatherford, stressed the importance of preparing for potential cyber attacks, which he described as a new type of warfare.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Governor DeSantis is at the University of South Florida to announce investments in cybersecurity workforce education. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hfcVPmDacb\">https:\/\/t.co\/hfcVPmDacb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis\/status\/1499044549951246341?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Looking ahead, DeSantis expects Florida\u2019s new grant to double enrollment in cyber security IT pathways at a middle school, high school and college level by 2024. He stressed investments like these are critical for strengthening national security.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/biden-pledge-to-release-u-s-oil-reserves-to-fight-skyrocketing-gas-prices\/\">Biden Pledge To Release U.S. Oil Reserves To Fight Skyrocketing Gas Prices<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference after announcing a $20 million dollar program to create cybersecurity opportunities through the Florida Center for Cybersecurity at the University of South Florida Wednesday, March 2, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. 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