With an investment over the next 5 years, Synchrony Financial and UConn aim to counter teh growing threats of foreign and domestic cybercrime by developing information security talent and leading research to help companies and coumsers stay ahead of these threats. Through the partnership, Synchrony Financial will provide an endowment for the Synchrony Financial Chair in Sybersecurity to lead cybersecurity education at UConn and help develop a strong pipeline of information security talent. In addition to research, Synchrony Financial committed funding toward a Cybersecurity Fellows Program and a scholarship program that will provide stipends to UConn graduate students interested in this subject where they will study and conduct independent cybersecurity research.
