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HS2 implements blockchain technology into its supply chain

HS2, the controversial high speed railway being developed from London to Manchester, has begun to implement blockchain in parts of its procurement pipeline.

Major construction companies Costain, Skanska and Strabag took part in the trial, with oversight being provided by professional services firm Deloitte.

Deloitte’s blockchain lead, Alexander Marx, spoke at New Civil Engineer’s TechFest on December 2 about the benefits this will bring.

Explaining the reasoning for blockchain implementation, Marx said it provides three value cases: trust, transparency, and accountability.

He said: “Trust because you create a single version of the truth that everyone shares, and it’s verified. Transparency because you can share information across that network to encourage collaboration.

“And finally, accountability, because you can trace the business process from start to finish with clear and undeniable records of what’s been done when.”

Thanks to this complete confidence in the supply chain, smart contracts and payment automation can start to be used during HS2’s construction. In the trial, this reduced the total number of business processes for timesheets and administration from 24 to 11.

Another important rationale behind blockchain implementation is material origination. Every piece of inventory used in the rail network’s construction will be stored on the blockchain, keeping a record of where it was manufactured, how it was transported, and where it fits in the final structure.

This becomes particularly valuable with the growing adoption of digital twins, as all this information can be easily modelled and accessed in the construction’s digitised version.

HS2 has started using blockchain with one of its plant suppliers too, Lynch. This has enabled the project to reduce bottlenecks as information becomes universal and increasingly automated.

Marx said: “What we hope to do in the next few years is expand out in terms of its features and functions.

“It can be applied more broadly to other areas of timesheets and invoicing, while also looking at the rest of the process to move towards a one stop shop, essentially, for how you procure plant.”

He added that in the long run this could expand into other processes, such as different types of procurement or even how to capture carbon.

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U.S. State Department Phones Hacked With Israeli Company Spyware – Sources | Technology News

By Christopher Bing and Joseph Menn

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc iPhones of at least nine U.S. State Department employees were hacked by an unknown assailant using sophisticated spyware developed by the Israel-based NSO Group, according to four people familiar with the matter.

The hacks, which took place in the last several months, hit U.S. officials either based in Uganda or focused on matters concerning the East African country, two of the sources said.

The intrusions, first reported here, represent the widest known hacks of U.S. officials through NSO technology. Previously, a list of numbers with potential targets including some American officials surfaced in reporting on NSO, but it was not clear whether intrusions were always tried or succeeded.

Reuters could not determine who launched the latest cyberattacks.

NSO Group said in a statement on Thursday that it did not have any indication their tools were used but canceled access for the relevant customers and would investigate based on the Reuters inquiry.

“If our investigation shall show these actions indeed happened with NSO’s tools, such customer will be terminated permanently and legal actions will take place,” said an NSO spokesperson, who added that NSO will also “cooperate with any relevant government authority and present the full information we will have.”

NSO has long said it only sells its products to government law enforcement and intelligence clients, helping them to monitor security threats, and is not directly involved in surveillance operations.

Officials at the Uganda embassy in Washington did not comment. A spokesperson for Apple declined to comment.

A State Department spokesperson declined to comment on the intrusions, instead pointing to the Commerce Department’s recent decision to place the Israeli company on an entity list, making it harder for U.S. companies to do business with them.

NSO Group and another spyware firm were “added to the Entity List based on a determination that they developed and supplied spyware to foreign governments that used this tool to maliciously target government officials, journalists, businesspeople, activists, academics, and embassy workers,” the Commerce Department said in an announcement last month.

NSO software is capable of not only capturing encrypted messages, photos and other sensitive information from infected phones, but also turning them into recording devices to monitor surroundings, based on product manuals reviewed by Reuters.

Apple’s alert to affected users did not name the creator of the spyware used in this hack.

The victims notified by Apple included American citizens and were easily identifiable as U.S. government employees because they associated email addresses ending in state.gov with their Apple IDs, two of the people said.

They and other targets notified by Apple in multiple countries were infected through the same graphics processing vulnerability that Apple did not learn about and fix until September, the sources said.

Since at least February, this software flaw allowed some NSO customers to take control of iPhones simply by sending invisible yet tainted iMessage requests to the device, researchers who investigated the espionage campaign said.

The victims would not see or need to interact with a prompt for the hack to be successful. Versions of NSO surveillance software, commonly known as Pegasus, could then be installed.

Apple’s announcement that it would notify victims came on the same day it sued NSO Group last week, accusing it of helping numerous customers break into Apple’s mobile software, iOS.

In a public response, NSO has said its technology helps stop terrorism and that they’ve installed controls to curb spying against innocent targets.

For example, NSO says its intrusion system cannot work on phones with U.S. numbers beginning with the country code +1.

But in the Uganda case, the targeted State Department employees were using iPhones registered with foreign telephone numbers, said two of the sources, without the U.S. country code.

Uganda has been roiled this year by an election with reported irregularities, protests and a government crackdown. U.S. officials have tried to meet with opposition leaders, drawing ire from the Ugandan government. Reuters has no evidence the hacks were related to current events in Uganda.

A senior Biden administration official, speaking on condition he not be identified, said the threat to U.S. personnel abroad was one of the reasons the administration was cracking down on companies such as NSO and pursuing new global discussion about spying limits.

The official added that the government has seen “systemic abuse” in multiple countries involving NSO’s Pegasus spyware.

Sen. Ron Wyden, who is on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said: “Companies that enable their customers to hack U.S. government employees are a threat to America’s national security and should be treated as such.”

Historically, some of NSO Group’s best-known past clients included Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Mexico.

The Israeli Ministry of Defense must approve export licenses for NSO, which has close ties to Israel’s defense and intelligence communities, to sell its technology internationally.

In a statement, the Israeli embassy in Washington said that targeting American officials would be a serious breach of its rules.

“Cyber products like the one mentioned are supervised and licensed to be exported to governments only for purposes related to counter-terrorism and severe crimes,” an embassy spokesperson said. “The licensing provisions are very clear and if these claims are true, it is a severe violation of these provisions.”

(Reporting by Christopher Bing and Joseph Menn; editing by Chris Sanders and Edward Tobin)

Copyright 2021 Thomson Reuters.

Leonardo247 Wins the 2021 Multi-Housing News Excellence Award for Most Innovative Technology

The Multi-Housing News Excellence Awards program recognized Leonardo247 for its cutting-edge technology that streamlines operations for property managers

LOS ANGELES, December 03, 2021–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Leonardo247, the award-winning property operations and maintenance software developer, today announced that the company won the silver medal in the 2021 Multi-Housing News Excellence Award for Most Innovative Technology. The 2021 winners were selected by a panel of judges representing expertise across all multifamily disciplines. Multi-Housing News revealed the winners at the virtual event yesterday, December 2nd, 2021.

“We are honored to receive this award,” said Leonardo247 founder and CEO, Daniel Cunningham. “Our goal with the Leonardo247 platform is leveraging AI and cloud technologies to make property operations and maintenance simpler and smarter for those who manage it, and provide rich, accurate data and insights for those who own it. To be recognized by such a broad spectrum of our peers with the Most Innovative Technology award is evidence that we are achieving that goal.”

Leonardo247 offers three software-as-a-service products: an integrated property operations and maintenance platform, a self-service due diligence platform and a newly introduced property risk data management and reporting platform. The company has more than 1.5 million multifamily units residing on its platform, and it recently ranked it near the top 10{4224f0a76978c4d6828175c7edfc499fc862aa95a2f708cd5006c57745b2aaca} on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest growing privately held companies in the United States.

The Multi-Housing News Excellence Awards program honors the multifamily industry’s most noteworthy people, companies, and properties that created new projects and developed technology that helped faculty managers and residents despite the past tough year. The Most Innovative Technology Award category recognizes the company that incorporated cutting-edge technology that appeals to their specific demographic of residents and technology companies that have developed new products for multifamily companies or properties.

About Leonardo247

Leonardo247 is the award-winning developer of the Leonardo247 smart property operations and maintenance platform. Cloud-based and mobile-first, Leo streamlines operations for multifamily real estate owners and operators by delivering daily tasks, workflows, inspections, and procedures to onsite operations teams on the go. The platform integrates with the industry’s leading property management and enterprise systems providing management with real-time visibility into physical operations, risk mitigation, and asset performance across the entire organization. With more than 1.5 million units under care, the nation’s largest multifamily property owners and managers depend on Leo to keep their communities happy, healthy and in top condition. For more information, call (877) 995-3662 or visit www.leonardo247.com.

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MIT ID cards go digital | MIT News

MIT community members have a new and easier way to navigate campus life at the Institute: the MIT Mobile ID, a digital version of the MIT ID card for iOS and Android devices. Developed prior to the pandemic and released by Information Systems and Technology (IS&T), the MIT Mobile ID can be used just like a physical ID. A simple wave of your device — an iPhone, Apple Watch, or Android phone — near a reader is all it takes to open a door or pay for a coffee. 

“The Mobile ID has made my life so convenient on campus overall this semester,” says Danielle Allison, a junior in mechanical engineering. “I can scan into buildings using my watch when my hands are full, and I have easy access to my TechCash and Pharos balances with a single tap.”

In fact, if you routinely walk around with your phone in your hand (or an Apple Watch on your wrist) the MIT Mobile ID will take on the same functionality that your physical MIT ID card does on campus, making it quicker and easier to do routine things such as accessing buildings and parking facilities, paying for food and beverages, and releasing Pharos print jobs. Moreover, if you keep your MIT Mobile ID in your Apple Wallet, you will also be able to view your TechCash and dining dollar balances. 

“Throughout the pandemic, our community has been absolutely incredible as they have embraced a variety of new protocols that have helped to ensure the health and safety of the MIT campus,” says Mark V. Silis, vice president for information systems and technology. “The MIT Mobile ID was developed in an accelerated effort as part of the MIT Atlas program’s continuing commitment to transforming the campus experience for our faculty, students, and staff.”

Rapid adoption

After an invitation-only initial pilot phase, the MIT Mobile ID was announced to members of the undergraduate Class of 2025 during Orientation kickoff on Aug. 29. Adoption was swift, with about half of first-year students enabling their digital ID on day one. 

As initial transaction data showed the Mobile ID was being used successfully across campus, IS&T proceeded with the full community rollout in mid-September. Since then, adoption and use has been strong. Currently, more than 14,000 community members have enabled their digital IDs. In October, Mobile IDs were used for almost 50,000 transactions (other than building access), more than doubling use in September.

Pre-Covid planning

In conjunction with the Department of Facilities, IS&T began planning for a digital version of the MIT ID back in September 2018. Before digital IDs could be offered to community members, a number of systems and devices would require upgrades or replacements.

Specifically, thousands of access card readers across campus would have to be upgraded. A new application to replace legacy physical access control software that Institute “gatekeepers” have used for decades to grant individuals access to specific spaces would need to be developed. Finally, engineers would have to design, test, and deploy the Mobile ID across a variety of devices. 

Card reader replacement began in late 2019 and the rollout of the MIT Mobile ID was initially targeted for community-wide release in 2020. Work was proceeding as planned when the global Covid-19 pandemic hit.

Responding to pandemic challenges and opportunities

To safeguard the health and well-being of the community during the pandemic, MIT established requirements for those who access campus, including regular Covid testing and health attestations. With entry to Institute buildings restricted to those satisfying these requirements, ID cards quickly became vital to mitigating the effect of Covid and making life on campus as safe and seamless as possible.

However, this posed a new challenge, as MIT’s comprehensive measures to manage spread of the virus required issuing physical IDs to many additional people, including all vendors, contractors, and suppliers who supported campus operations. As campus began to reopen and with a commitment to the 2021-22 academic year being fully in-person, a more efficient and practical alternative to printing and managing so many plastic ID cards was needed. A digital ID could speed the onboarding process for new community members, allow for quicker and easier contactless interactions, and enable faster entry to campus spaces, since many people often have their phones in hand.

An additional challenge was determining how to deploy a digital ID across a variety of devices. Fortunately, there was a clear and convenient solution: the MIT Atlas mobile app. The Atlas app has become an essential tool for MIT community members during the pandemic, allowing them to keep up with health screening requirements to access Institute buildings and spaces, declare travel plans, upload vaccination information, and invite visitors to campus. As such, it was a natural platform for deploying the MIT Mobile ID.

A team effort

While the pandemic increased the urgency and scope of the digital ID project (for example, card readers would have to be added to many more building entrances), modernization planning and work done prior to Covid meant that IS&T and its partners didn’t have to start from scratch. As a result, much was completed in the 18 months from the pandemic outbreak to the start of the current school year.

“Teams from the Department of Facilities and IS&T did an incredible job upgrading more than 4,700 card readers, as well as hundreds of access control panels and intrusion alarm systems, at more than 120 buildings across campus,” says Marco Gomes, IS&T’s senior director of infrastructure operations. 

Additionally, Gomes noted, team members completed this work while also performing various other critical activities in support of MIT’s safe return to operations. Thanks to those efforts, campus access is now fully integrated with the Covid Pass system, with the MIT Mobile ID playing a central role. 

Future enhancements

While the MIT Mobile ID already offers many useful features, in the coming months IS&T and its partners across the Institute will continue to enhance and improve its functionality, including enabling the Mobile ID to be used as a T pass once the MBTA has enabled digital credentials.

In the meantime, MIT community members and affiliates should be sure to keep their physical ID cards, especially for the purposes of identification as well as for riding on the MBTA system. As cards may get lost or damaged, IS&T has made it easier for people to get a new or replacement card using the new self-service card-printing kiosk in the entryway of E17 at 40 Ames Street.

“We envision that the MIT Mobile ID will become an integral part of our campus fabric and help support our community in their efforts to keep us healthy and safe during these challenging times,” says Silis.

26 technology news to start the morning informed of the latest

Welcome to the morning tech roundup on ComputerHoy.com. The best news of the last 24 hours, linked in headlines, and organized by categories.

We have traveled to Hawaii to witness live Introducing Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Processor, its most powerful SoC that mobiles will carry in 2022. We tell you everything first-hand.

You haven’t been able to buy RTX 2,000 and 3,000 series graphics cards in a year and a half, but NVIDIA is already preparing to launch the 4,000 series…

Surprising the email Elon Musk sent to all of his employees last weekend: The Raptor engine on your Starship rocket is “a disaster,” and SpaceX is “at risk of bankruptcy“.

Technological news

Qualcomm returns to the top, this is how the Snapdragon 8 gen 1 performs. Read the news

Twitter changes its privacy policies and will now be able to delete photos that it considers do not meet its standards. Read the news

QR scanner, PDF viewer and more: they discover several apps on Google Play infected with a banking Trojan. Read the news

The surprising milestone that Bizum will achieve for the first time in 2021. Read the news

Four cryptocurrencies to watch closely in 2022 according to experts. Read the news

Mobile phones

Huawei would be preparing a folding phone that would rival the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip. Read the news

All about the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, the heart of the TOP phones of 2022. Read the news

Prestigious analyst reveals the date when Apple will make the iPhone obsolete. Read the news

Computers and tablets

Microsoft Doesn’t Want You To Back Down With Windows 11: Here’s How It Prevents You From Going Back To Windows 10. Read The News

A 3: 2 ratio monitor to work with? This is the Huawei Mateview 28 “. Read our analysis and opinion

The Nvidia RTX 4000 would already be a reality: release date and chip size. Read the news

Lifestyle

Huawei would be preparing a smartwatch with which you can measure your blood pressure. Read the news

If you are a student, Amazon gives you 5 euros: so you can get them. Read the news

Amazon Prime offer for students: all services free for three months and with no commitment to stay.

One-day shipping, Prime Video, and other benefits just for being a student.

10 surprising uses of the hair dryer in the kitchen Read the news

These are the most reliable and durable appliance brands according to the OCU. Read the news

Leisure and gaming

YouTube is updated on Android TV, finally improving the interface for playing a list of videos. Read the news

This extension allows you to recover the lost ‘Dislike’ counter in YouTube videos. Read the news

Netflix wants you to secure your account and for that it asks for your phone number. Read the news

Waiting is over: Rocket League Sideswipe lands on iOS and Android. Read the news

Motor

Ford is developing a cable to charge electric cars in 5 minutes. Read the news

Android Auto begins to implement dual SIM support. Read the news

Science

Elon Musk sends a desperate email to employees and advises that SpaceX is “at risk of bankruptcy”. Read the news

Nanochips that reprogram our cells: this is the technological future of medicine. Read the news

The curiosities of the day

A study finds that a certain type of grocery cart makes you spend more. Read the news

This device turns your photos into scents. Read the news

After watching this video, you will lose the urge to eat one of McDonald’s most popular hamburgers. Read the news

This has been the tech news summary of the day. Have a nice day!

Brent Pry named Virginia Tech Football head coach

BLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech President Tim Sands and Director of Athletics Whit Babcock announced on Tuesday that Brent Pry has accepted the Virginia Tech Football head coaching position. The Altoona, Pennsylvania, native joins the Hokies after serving the past eight seasons as defensive coordinator/linebackers coach at Penn State. Pry returns to Blacksburg after working as a defensive graduate assistant for the Hokies from 1995-97 under head coach Frank Beamer and defensive coordinator Bud Foster.

Pry will be formally introduced to Hokie Nation at 9 a.m. ET Thursday in Blacksburg. Details on the press conference will be shared with the media when finalized. The media session is not open to the public, but will be streamed live at HokieSports.com/Watch.

“Laura and I are looking forward to cheering on Coach Pry and the Hokies under his direction,” President Sands said. “We are pleased to welcome him back to Blacksburg. Coach Pry understands what it means to be a Hokie, and now he will have the opportunity to lead our team into Lane Stadium while Hokie Nation jumps to ‘Enter Sandman.’ Coach Pry owns an exemplary record during his previous coaching stops, and we expect that he and his family will call Blacksburg home for many seasons. We wish them the very best as we embark on this journey together.”

“We are excited to welcome Coach Pry, Amy, and their family to Virginia Tech and the Blacksburg community,” Babcock said. “I’m confident that Hokies everywhere will come together to embrace and support them as we enter this new chapter in the history of Virginia Tech Football.

“Coach Pry owns a winning track record on the football field, as well as a history of developing young men into leaders off the field and in the classroom,” Babcock continued. “He’s earned his way up the coaching ranks, and we believe he is the right person to lead Virginia Tech Football and to achieve the goals that we all aspire to attain. He and his staff will aggressively recruit our region to keep in-state recruits home and attract the talent necessary to win championships in Blacksburg.”

“On behalf of Amy and our family, we are extremely grateful to President Sands and Whit for extending us this opportunity at Virginia Tech,” Pry said. “Working for Coach Beamer and Coach Foster as a graduate assistant in the 1990s, I was privileged to have been a part of this program as the Hokies established themselves as a national power, consistently proving they could beat anyone in the nation.

“Even after I departed Blacksburg, I always continued to appreciate Virginia Tech, its great players, its championship teams, and its wonderful traditions from afar. The resources, facilities, university backing of Athletics, and phenomenal fan support that Virginia Tech enjoys made this a very desirable situation. But just as importantly, the opportunity to raise our children in a community like Blacksburg also has great appeal. We can’t wait to meet the team, the support staff, and Hokie Nation. We will be prepared to hit the ground running in order to attract the type of student-athletes to Virginia Tech who can help us achieve sustained success. Go Hokies!”

Pry indicated that J.C. Price will remain on his staff as associate head coach/defensive line coach. Price led the Hokies to a 29-24 victory over Virginia as interim head coach in Tech’s 2021 regular season finale. He will continue to serve in that role through Tech’s bowl game. Pry worked with Price during his senior season as a player in 1995 when Tech finished the season with 10 consecutive wins, culminating with a 28-10 win in the Sugar Bowl over No. 9 Texas.

A 30-year coaching veteran, Pry has coached teams that have qualified for 15 bowl appearances and have finished in the FBS top 25 in total defense eight times. He has played an instrumental role in coaching top 10 defenses at Virginia Tech, Penn State, Vanderbilt, Georgia Southern, and Western Carolina. Since his promotion to defensive coordinator in 2016, the Nittany Lions have posted three seasons with 11 wins and four seasons with nine or more victories. He helped the Nittany Lions to the 2016 Big Ten Championship after defeating No. 6 Wisconsin in that conference’s championship game. His longtime association with current Penn State head coach James Franklin dates back to 1993-94 when Franklin was the quarterback for East Stroudsburg University, where Pry coached outside linebackers and defensive backs.

“I’m truly excited for Brent and his family,” Franklin said. “He’s a passionate leader who’ll inspire his team to play their best football; but his greatest strengths are his dedication, relatability and humility. It’s those characteristics combined with his deep understanding of X&Os that will serve Virginia Tech and the entire Blacksburg community best.”

Pry was a 2021 Broyles Award nominee for the top assistant coach in the country as the Nittany Lions ranked fourth nationally in Red Zone defense (66.7{4224f0a76978c4d6828175c7edfc499fc862aa95a2f708cd5006c57745b2aaca}), seventh in scoring defense (16.8 ppg), eighth in defensive pass efficiency (111.98), and held their opponents to 4.7 yards per play. Under Pry’s direction in 2020, Penn State ranked third in the Big Ten in total defense (328.8 ypg), good for 17th nationally, second in pass defense (198.6 ypg), second in TFL (6.7 per game) and fourth in rush defense (130.2 ypg).

Pry’s defense helped lead Penn State to an 11-2 record in 2019, ranking eighth nationally in scoring defense (16.0 ppg). The Nittany Lions also led the nation in fewest yards per carry (2.6) and forced fumbles (22), while ranking fifth in rushing defense (95.0 ypg) in 2019. The Penn State defense led the nation in sacks per game (3.62) and ranked fourth in tackles for loss (8.2) in 2018. His 2018 squad also ranked fifth in the county in yards per pass attempt (5.67), eighth in defensive pass efficiency (106.1) and 11th in Red Zone scoring percentage (.750).

Penn State also registered an 11-2 record in 2017 with Pry earning his first Broyles Award nomination. The Nittany Lions finished seventh in FBS in both scoring defense (16.5 ppg) and sacks per game (3.23) during the 2017 campaign. After taking sole reins as Penn State’s defensive coordinator post in 2016, the team posted an 11-3 mark and finished seventh in the nation, averaging 8.1 TFL per game. As co-defensive coordinator for Penn State in 2014, Pry helped direct a unit that finished second in FBS in total defense (278.7 ypg).

“Virginia Tech is getting a great coach and a wonderful fit for our football program in Brent Pry,” Hall of Fame coach Frank Beamer said. “Not only is Brent exceptionally intelligent, he also possesses a great deal of football knowledge. Growing up as the son of a coach, he’s been around the game all of his life. I’m confident that he’ll do a tremendous job as head coach of the Hokies.”

Pry’s father, Jim, played collegiately at Marshall and began his own 40-year college coaching career at his alma mater in 1973-74. The elder Pry went on to enjoy a distinguished career that included stints at Illinois, Duke, Dartmouth, Akron, East Stroudsburg University, Buffalo, VMI, and Bethune-Cookman, as well as time as a high school head coach.

“It’s been such a pleasure to watch Brent grow, mature and excel at a very high level in the coaching profession,” said former Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster, who has served as a longtime mentor to Pry. “I’m so excited that he’s earned this opportunity to lead our football program. The best coaches are the ones who are always striving to get better, who are open to new ideas and who can put their players in the best position to be successful. Brent embodies all of those qualities and so many others that it takes to be a leader. I’m so excited that he’s coming back to Virginia Tech.”

Pry served as co-defensive coordinator at Vanderbilt from 2011-13 prior to his arrival in State College, Pennsylvania. While at Georgia Southern in 2010, his defensive unit helped the Eagles to a win over No. 1 Appalachian State and an appearance in the NCAA FCS semifinals. A member of the Memphis staff from 2007-09, Pry’s defensive line corps helped the Tigers to back-to-back bowl appearances. He also coached at Louisiana-Lafayette (2002-06), helping the Ragin’ Cajuns to their first Sun Belt Conference championship following a four-year tour of duty at Western Carolina (1998-01). During his stint as a graduate assistant at Tech from 1995-97, he was part of a staff that guided the Hokies to three bowl berths.

Pry lettered as a defensive back at the University of Buffalo before suffering a career-ending injury. He began his coaching career as an undergraduate student in 1992. He graduated with a degree in history from Buffalo in 1993. Pry and his wife, Amy, are the parents of a son, Colby and two daughters: Madeline and Catherine.

PRY’S COACHING CAREER

  • 2022 – Virginia Tech (Head Coach)

  • 2018-21 – Penn State (Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers)

  • 2016-17 – Penn State (Associate Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers)

  • 2014-15 – Penn State (Assistant Head Coach/Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers)

  • 2013 – Vanderbilt (Assistant Head Coach/Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers)

  • 2011-12 – Vanderbilt (Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers)

  • 2010 – Georgia Southern (Defensive Coordinator/Safeties)

  • 2007-09 – Memphis (Defensive Line)

  • 2004-06 – Louisiana-Lafayette (Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers)

  • 2002-03 – Louisiana-Lafayette (Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers)

  • 2000-01 – Western Carolina (Defensive Backs/Special Teams)

  • 1998-99 – Western Carolina (Defensive Line)

  • 1995-98 – Virginia Tech (Graduate Assistant, Defensive Line)

  • 1993-94 – East Stroudsburg (Outside Linebackers/Defensive Backs)

BOWL GAMES COACHED

  • 2019 Goodyear Cotton Bowl – Penn State

  • 2019 VRBO Citrus Bowl – Penn State

  • 2017 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl – Penn State

  • 2017 Rose Bowl – Penn State

  • 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl – Penn State

  • 2014 Pinstripe Bowl – Penn State

  • 2014 BBVA Compass Bowl – Vanderbilt

  • 2012 Music City Bowl – Vanderbilt

  • 2011 Liberty Bowl – Vanderbilt

  • 2008 St. Petersburg Bowl – Memphis

  • 2007 New Orleans Bowl – Memphis

  • 1998 Gator Bowl – Virginia Tech

  • 1996 Orange Bowl – Virginia Tech

  • 1995 Sugar Bowl – Virginia Tech

PROMINENT PLAYERS COACHED

  • Micah Parsons (Penn State) – Dallas Cowboys; 2021 NFL first-round draft pick

  • Odafe Oweh (Penn State) – Baltimore Ravens; 2021 NFL first-round draft pick

  • Shaka Toney (Penn State) – Washington Football Team; 2021 NFL Draft seventh-round pick

  • Cam Brown (Penn State) – New York Giants; 2020 NFL Draft sixth-round pick 

  • Yetur Gross Matos (Penn State) – Carolina Panthers; 2020 NFL Draft second-round pick

  • Amani Oruwariye (Penn State) – Detroit Lions; 2019 NFL Draft fifth-round pick

  • Nick Scott (Penn State) –Los Angeles Rams; 2019 NFL Draft seventh-round pick

  • Troy Apke (Penn State) – Washington Football Team; 2018 NFL Draft fourth-round pick

  • Marcus Allen (Penn State) – Pittsburgh Steelers; 2018 NFL Draft fifth-round pick

  • Jan Johnson (Penn State) – Houston Texans

  • Koa Farmer (Penn State) – Las Vegas Raiders

  • Jason Cabinda (Penn State) – Detroit Lions

  • Mike Hull (Penn State) – NFL (2015-19); 2014 Big Ten Linebacker of the Year

  • Brandon Bell (Penn State) – Cincinnati Bengals (2017-18)

  • Oren Burks (Vanderbilt) – Green Bay Packers; 2018 NFL Draft third-round pick

  • Zach Cunningham (Vanderbilt) – Houston Texans; 2017 NFL Draft second-round pick

  • Clinton McDonald (Memphis) – NFL (2009-19); Super Bowl XLVIII Champion

  • Dontari Poe (Memphis) – Dallas Cowboys; 2012 NFL Draft first-round pick

  • Charles Tillman (Louisiana-Lafayette) – NFL (2003-15); Two-time Pro Bowler

  • Ike Taylor (Louisiana-Lafayette) – Two-time Super Bowl Champion; Pittsburgh Steelers (2003-14)

  • Chris Marve (Vanderbilt) – Three-time All-SEC

  • Hall Davis (Louisiana-Lafayette) – NFL (2010-14); 2010 NFL Draft fifth-round pick

  • C.C. Brown (Louisiana-Lafayette) – NFL (2005-11); Two-Time All-Sun Belt

  • Michael Adams (Louisiana-Lafayette) – NFL (2007-14)

  • Antwain Spann (Louisiana-Lafayette) – NFL (2005-09)

  • Darius Eubanks (Georgia Southern) – NFL (2013-15)

  • Brent Russell (Georgia Southern) – 2010 Consensus All-American

  • Lavelle Westbrooks (Georgia Southern) – 2014 NFL Draft seventh-round pick

  • Laron Scott (Georgia Southern) – NFL (2012-13); CFL (2014)