The University of New Brunswick’s National Cybersecurity Consortium, or NCC, will head up the newly created Cyber Security Innovation Network in a deal worth at least $160 million.
The NCC has already secured commitments of $80 million from the private sector — including cash and in-kind contributions from UNB itself worth $19.4 million — and the federal government will match the private funding with another $80 million over four years. The money is slated to be used for research and development, as well as commercialization of cybersecurity technology.
Created two years ago, the NCC is an
