Stony Brook University partners with Mineola’s RevBits to enhance cybersecurity education

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Stony Brook University is partnering with RevBits, a Mineola-based cybersecurity software company, whose CEO, David Schiffer, is one of the first graduates of the university’s computer science department. Terms of the deal were not immediately disclosed.
The university’s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Department of Computer Science’s Ethos Lab will integrate RevBits’ cybersecurity offerings into the classroom. The partnership is designed to advance cybersecurity education and equip students with practical experience responding to modern threats in a realistic, controlled environment.
“At the Ethos Lab, our core mission is to push the boundaries of cybersecurity and privacy research while equipping our students with the practical skills required to tackle real-world challenges,” Amir Rahmati, assistant professor of the university’s computer science department, said in a news release about the collaboration with RevBits.
“This partnership with RevBits allows us to bridge the crucial gap between academic theory and industry application,” Rahmati said.
“By giving our students hands-on access to a comprehensive security platform and integrating these advanced tools into our curriculum, we are preparing them to secure and defend complex production pipelines, providing invaluable experience for our students as they transition into the professional cybersecurity workforce,” Rahmati added.
The computer science department will use the RevBits cybersecurity platform to develop hands-on lab environments and support a cybersecurity-focused curriculum, helping students apply classroom concepts in practical settings. The platform simulates real-world cybersecurity scenarios across key areas such as protecting devices and email, managing system access, securing networks and detecting advanced threats.
“We are incredibly proud to participate in the educational process in general and specifically with Stony Brook University to help the next generation of cybersecurity professionals develop the necessary skill sets to battle the growing threat landscape,” Schiffer said in the news release.
“Additionally, as one of Stony Brook University’s first graduates of the Computer Science Department, I am honored to return in a collaborative and educationally enriching way,” he added.