Pasco County university adds cybersecurity certificate program

Saint Leo University, based in San Antonio, Pasco County, announced it will begin a cybersecurity certificate program starting Oct. 1 — the first day of Cybersecurity Month.

The move comes a few months after the school announced a graduate program for AI studies. The program is funded by Arnie Bellini, a Tampa-based tech entrepreneur and managing partner of Bellini Capital who founded ConnectWise in 1982. 

“The global cost of cybercrime is a staggering $8 trillion,” says Bellini in the statement. “Nation-states must defend their digital borders with the same urgency as their physical ones. We chose Saint Leo for this mission to significantly increase the number of cybersecurity professionals, given the university's strong reputation in cybersecurity training.”