Colleges upgrade courses, as cybersecurity job market heats up

Scott Blake

July 12, 2019 2:21 am

FURTHER STUDY: Patrick DaSilva, a computer engineer at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, is studying electrical engineering and computer science, with a concentration in embedded systems security, as a graduate student at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.  / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO — FURTHER STUDY: Patrick DaSilva, a computer engineer at the U.S. Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division in Newport, is a PhD candidate in the Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering Option Program at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.  / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

In recent years, colleges and universities across Rhode Island have upgraded their cybersecurity course offerings, but reports show schools can’t pump out cyber-trained students fast enough. They’re people such as Patrick DaSilva, a computer engineer at the U.S. Naval Warfare Center Division in Newport who’s also a University of Massachusetts Dartmouth PhD candidate in the…