Welcome to FACETS Lab
The University at Albany's Forensics, Analytics, Complexity, Energy and Transportation Security Center (FACETS) is a leading research center in digital forensics and cybersecurity dedicated to protecting the nation’s electronic infrastructure.
FACETS fosters innovative research built on blended strengths in information security, data mining, cybersecurity, digital forensics and information technology security, as well as behavioral foundations of security, self-organized systems, cyber-warfare, resilient transportation, supervisory control, and data acquisition and other cyber-intelligent systems.
The center is funded by the National Security Agency, National Science Foundation, U.S. Small Business Administration, Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, the National Institute of Standards and Technology and others.
FACETS is located inside the Massry School of Business, which maintains a cyber innovation laboratory that allows simulated cyber-attacks — granting researchers the ability to create new innovations for cyber defense and collaborate with the regional cybersecurity industry.
Recent News
UAlbany Students Compete in National Cyber Policy and Strategy Competition
The “Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge” provides student teams with a deeper understanding of the policy and strategy challenges associated with management of a cyber crisis.
UAlbany, FIU Researchers Team Up to Launch $1.5 Million Virtual Cybersecurity Institute
The institute will help train the next generation of cybersecurity professionals for future military and civilian leadership positions.
Study looks at how businesses cope with “COVID fatigue”
A Massry School of Business study, funded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration, finds changing attitudes to the COVID-19 pandemic can result in risky behavior, and suggests ways businesses can manage and aid employees.