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Cybersecurity Scholarships to UMBC

Apply by Feb 15

Cybersecurity Scholarships to UMBC We are seeking new applications for UMBC's CyberCorps: Scholarships For Service (SFS) cohort. Based on available funding on our grant, we hope to make 10-15...

Posted: February 5, 2023, 3:24 PM

talk: Validation of the Cybersecurity Curriculum Assessment

12-1 Fri February 3, Dr. Geoffrey Herman, Univ. of Illinois

The UMBC Cyber Defense Lab presents   Validation of the Cybersecurity Curriculum Assessment Geoffrey L. Herman Severns Teaching Associate Professor Department of Computer Science...

Posted: January 25, 2023, 9:11 PM

Some universities are blocking TikTok

UMBC's Dr. Forno explains some of the issues

Congress passed a bill in late December that banned the popular TikTok from government devices due to a growing concern about the popular video-sharing app owned by China's ByteDance. At least 19...

Posted: January 9, 2023, 10:10 PM

DoD CySP Cybersecurity Scholarships

Apply by February 1

DoD CySP Cybersecurity Scholarships at UMBC UMBC participates in the CySP scholarship (formerly IASP) funded by the Department of Defense (DoD). This full-ride scholarship is available for...

Posted: January 7, 2023, 3:26 PM

CyMOT program gets new funding for manufacturing security

Cybersecurity for Manufacturing Operational Technology

Nilanjan Banerjee, professor of computer science and electrical engineering (Marlayna Demond '11/UMBC UMBC researchers designed the Cybersecurity for Manufacturing Operational Technology...

Posted: December 14, 2022, 12:30 PM

Students Present Cybersecurity Research Projects; Tue 12/20

Information Security Research & Education (INSuRE) project

The UMBC Cyber Defense Lab presents Student Presentations from CMSC-491/691 Cybersecurity Research (INSuRE) 10:30-12:30 ET Tuesday, 20 December 2022, ITE 229, UMBC Students from Alan...

Posted: December 7, 2022, 4:09 PM

Talk: Think Like an Attacker, 12-1 Fri. 12/2 online

Towards a definition and assessment of Adversarial Thinking

The UMBC Cyber Defense Lab presents Think Like an Attacker: Towards a Definition and Non-Technical Assessment of Adversarial Thinking Peter A. H. Peterson University of Minnesota Duluth...

Posted: December 1, 2022, 2:54 PM

Talk: Forno on What Evils Lurk Over That Horizon? 6pm Dec. 8

Hear what new cybersecurity threats we should prepare for

As cyberattacks continue to grow in prevalence and sophistication, their costs continue to increase for corporations, governments, and consumers. But what are the next threats that we should be...

Posted: November 20, 2022, 5:52 PM

Talk: Myths in Cybersecurity: Pros & Cons of Analogies

Avoiding the hazards and pitfalls that derail us

The UMBC Cyber Defense Lab presents Myths in Cybersecurity: Pros and Cons of Analogies Dr. Josiah Dykstra Technical Fellow, National Security Agency 12-1 pm, Friday, 18 November 2022...

Posted: November 11, 2022, 3:41 PM

Talk: ARMR: From Idea to Commercialization

JHU/APL Autonomous Resiliency/Machine Recovery system

The UMBC Cyber Defense Lab presents ARMR: From Idea to Commercialization Russ Fink, Ph.D. (UMBC 2010) Chief Engineer, Resilient Military Systems Group The Johns Hopkins University /...

Posted: November 2, 2022, 6:06 PM