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CAES-Focus Areas

Cybersecurity

Our world benefits from advances in automation and interconnectivity, yet progress is diminished when operations are exposed to remote and malicious interference.   Boise State University’s Institute for Pervasive Cybersecurity is a leader of innovative cybersecurity research and advancement in Idaho and the region. The Institute is currently welcomes and facilitates strategic partnerships with industry, higher education, business and government to improve cybersecurity for Idaho and the nation. The Institute also works to commercialize ground-breaking research and tools, and educate graduates to become the change-makers and forward-thinkers of the 21st century.

Campus Lead

  • Ed Vasko

    Edward Vasko, CISSP, is a cybersecurity professional and entrepreneur with over 30 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Boise State, Vasko established and held senior vice president roles with Avertium, and also founded and was CEO of Terra Verde, a Top-500 Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) with over 2000 clients around the world.

    Institute of Pervasive Cybersecurity

    Edward Vasko, CISSP, is a cybersecurity professional and entrepreneur with over 30 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Boise State, Vasko established and held senior vice president roles with Avertium, and also founded and was CEO of Terra Verde, a Top-500 Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) with over 2000 clients around the world.