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Virginia Tech Grad Honored for Cybersecurity Innovations

2/26/2025

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Russ Housley, a proud 1982 Virginia Tech computer science graduate, has been honored as a fellow by the Association of Computing Machinery. His groundbreaking work in Internet security standards and leadership at the Internet Engineering Task Force has made a lasting impact. As the founder of Vigil Security, he continues to inspire the next generation of engineers while enhancing cybersecurity.

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Russ Housley, a proud 1982 Virginia Tech computer science graduate, has been honored as a fellow by the Association of Computing Machinery. His groundbreaking work in Internet security standards and leadership at the Internet Engineering Task Force has made a lasting impact. As the founder of Vigil Security, he continues to inspire the next generation of engineers while enhancing cybersecurity.