Securitas
Cybersecurity
Join Securitas!
The Securitas Living-Learning Community is for human-centered innovators who will work across disciplines to build, manage and safeguard the cyber spaces of the future.
Securitas equips leaders with the skills and tactics to keep people safe online, in-person and in hybrid spaces.
Located in Cochrane Hall, Securitas champions a broad vision of cybersecurity, and the kinds of people who can contribute. We are creative, curious, and civic-minded, with a genuine sense of community.
Within Securitas, we encourage and respect the multiple perspectives and diverse backgrounds needed to build, maintain, and critique emerging technologies and their impact.
Securitas" is derived from the Latin word meaning "freedom from care." Our focus is on integrated security, emphasizing the interconnected roles of technology, people, and the institutions that surround them.
For First-Year Students:
- New students can apply for Securitas once they have accepted their offer of admission and paid the matriculation fee. Communications regarding the application will be sent to your Virginia Tech email address.
For Returning Students:
- Current students can begin their application through the StarRez Portal starting September 30. For more details, please visit StarRez.
You! Students from all backgrounds are welcome, particularly those in the humanities and social sciences who want to learn about technology development, and technologists keen to explore social theory and impact. Securitas is for students who are curious, open-minded, interested in the impact of technology on the world, and looking for a career that fits their ethics.
- Join a supportive community where members learn from and respect one another.
- Gain a comprehensive understanding of cybersecurity's impact on daily life.
- Develop skills in collaborating with diverse teams, including leadership and motivation.
- Participate in weekly Cyber Mondays.
- Enroll in the relevant 1-credit class to explore cybersecurity fundamentals or develop skills in communication, teamwork, problem-solving, and digital literacy.
- Actively engage in LLC life, including student leadership, student-led events, and community service.
I am a sophomore/junior/senior, can I join?
- Yes! Students from any year can join Securitas as student members, with opportunities for advancement, including student affiliates, peer mentors, leaders.
I am a graduate student, can I join?
- We are unable to house graduate students, so for the year 2024-25 we invite you to help us shape this program by joining the Securitas Graduate Advisory Cohort. You will be invited to attend the ‘Cultivating Curiosity’ class as well as all Securitas events. In addition, we will meet once a semester to focus on the needs of graduate students, and what you would like to see. Securitas will be multi-generational; we simply do not know what this looks like (yet).
For additional information, contact us at livinglearning@vt.edu.