Courtesy Photo | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 03.20.2023
As part of the organized state militia, the Ohio Cyber Reserve (OhCR) is a volunteer civilian force, under the command of the adjutant general, ready to assist municipalities and state government in addressing cybersecurity vulnerabilities. The OhCR is also capable of responding to cyber-based attacks and reducing cyber threats through education and collaboration. (Ohio National graphic)...
Courtesy Photo | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 02.19.2021
Official logo of the Ohio Cyber Reserve (OhCR). The Ohio Cyber Reserve is a volunteer force under the command of the state adjutant general. OhCR teams of trained civilians will be available for the governor to assist eligible municipalities with cybersecurity vulnerabilities and provide recommendations to reduce cyber threats. OhCR volunteers will also provide workforce development to......
Photo by Cindy Ayers Hayter | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 02.17.2021
For the first time, a member of the Ohio Cyber Reserve (OhCR) was deployed on state active duty under the authority of Gov. Mike DeWine to assist in mitigating a recent cybersecurity breach of an undisclosed government agency. The deployment occurred just 16 months after passage of Ohio Senate Bill 52, which established the OhCR under the Adjutant General’s Department as part of the State......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Chad Menegay | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 12.09.2019
University of Akron President Gary L. Miller (at lectern) speaks at a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open an Ohio Cyber Range site Dec. 9, 2019, at the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio. The new Ohio Cyber Range is a virtual training ground and testing site aimed at enhancing cybersecurity in Ohio....
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Chad Menegay | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 12.09.2019
Mark Bell (from left), Ohio National Guard cyber security outreach coordinator, Col. Daniel Shank, Ohio assistant adjutant general for Army, and William Albright, legislative liaison for the Ohio Adjutant General’s Department, discuss the Ohio Cyber Reserve (OhCR) with Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose Dec. 9, 2019, in Akron, Ohio. The OhCR will be a part of the state defense force under......
Courtesy Photo | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 12.09.2019
Participating in the Dec. 9, 2019, ribbon-cutting for the R.C. Musson and Katherine M. Musson Charitable Foundation ICS Testbed and Ohio Cyber Range at the University of Akron are: Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy (from left), dean of UA’s College of Applied Science and Technology; state Rep. Tavia Galonski; Tim Timken of the Timken Foundation of Canton; UA President Gary L. Miller; Jay Musson of the......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Chad Menegay | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 12.09.2019
Col. Daniel Shank, Ohio assistant adjutant general for Army, speaks at a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open an Ohio Cyber Range Dec. 9, 2019, at the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio. In January, the Adjutant General’s Department, UA and the Ohio Department of Higher Education announced a $1.18 million agreement to double the capacity of the Ohio Cyber Range by adding servers, storage and......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Chad Menegay | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 10.25.2019
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (right) speaks to media members following a bill signing forming the Ohio Cyber Reserve Oct. 25, 2019, at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. The Ohio Cyber Reserve will be a civilian volunteer cyber force under the direction and supervision of the Ohio Adjutant General’s Department, and will assist eligible small governments affected by cyberattacks....
