{"id":32780,"date":"2024-05-09T17:29:59","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T17:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2024\/05\/09\/former-cybercom-boss-nakasone-to-lead-vanderbilt-defense-institute\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:52:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:52:22","slug":"former-cybercom-boss-nakasone-to-lead-vanderbilt-defense-institute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/cyber\/2024\/05\/09\/former-cybercom-boss-nakasone-to-lead-vanderbilt-defense-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"Former CYBERCOM boss Nakasone to lead Vanderbilt defense institute"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The former head of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency is headed back to school, so to speak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vanderbilt University on May 8 named retired Army Gen. Paul Nakasone<\/a> as the director of its nascent Institute for National Defense and Global Security, describing him as one of the \u201cnation\u2019s founding cyberwarriors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nakasone is expected to join the university June 1, shortly before the institute officially opens its doors. It will be associated with the engineering school but will welcome input from all disciplines, according to an announcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The move by Nakasone follows a six-year stint overseeing elite military hackers and global intelligence collection<\/a>. The retired general was last year a keynote speaker at the Vanderbilt Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\t