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talk: Statistics and Big Data at Google, 5-6 Thr 11/3, UC310

A general-audience, non-technical talk; no statistics needed

Statistics and Big Data at Google Dr. Tim Hesterberg, Google 5:00-6:00pm Thursday, 3 November 2016 UC 310, UMBC Google lives on data. Search, Ads, YouTube, Maps...they all live on data. Join...

Posted: November 1, 2016, 10:20 PM

Six new SFS cybersecurity scholars to join UMBC in 2017

Six new cybersecurity scholars were inducted into UMBC's NSF-sponsored Scholarship for Service program in an event held in Germantown on October 20. Three are currently students at Montgomery...

Posted: October 31, 2016, 1:35 PM

Understanding Ambiguity in Privacy & Security Requirements

talk by Prof. Aaron Massey (IS), 11:15am Fri. Nov 4, ITE229

The UMBC Cyber Defense Lab presents Regulatory Compliance Software Engineering: Understanding Ambiguity in Privacy and Security Requirements Aaron Massey, UMBC Department of Information...

Posted: October 30, 2016, 8:45 AM

Online discussion: Building the Cyber Workforce

Watch discussion online 10-11 Fri, Oct. 28

Today's cybersecurity industry is expected to grow by almost $100 billion dollars by 2020. That means that there will be an unprecedented number of jobs to fill to meet the demand and keep to our...

Posted: October 26, 2016, 8:04 AM

Credibility, Privacy and Policing on Online Social Media

talk at 1:00pm Friday, 14 October 2016, in ITE 229 at UMBC

Credibility, Privacy and Policing on Online Social Media Prof. Ponnurangam Kumaraguru ("PK") Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi, India 1:00-2:00pm Friday, 14 October...

Posted: October 10, 2016, 9:48 AM

Security of Software Defined Networks

11:15am-12:30pm Friday, 7 Oct 2016, ITE 229

The UMBC Cyber Defense Lab presents An Introduction to the Security of Software Defined Networks Enis Golaszewski  11:15am-12:30pm, Friday, 7 October, UMBC, ITE 229 We introduce...

Posted: October 5, 2016, 9:19 PM

talk: Against the Odds: How I Became a Computer Scientist

Claudia Pearce (UMBC MS’89, PhD’94) NSA 4:30 Tue 10/11

2016 ADVANCE Distinguished Lecture Series Against the Odds: How I Became a Computer Scientist Dr. Claudia Pearce (UMBC MS '89, PhD '94) National Security Agency 4:30-5:30 Tuesday, 11...

Posted: October 5, 2016, 8:31 AM

Live webinar on paid internships at NSA and more

5-6pm Thursday October 13, register now!

What's it really like to be an intern at the National Security Agency? Learn about the wide array of available opportunities from former NSA interns who are now NSA employees.  Join them for a...

Posted: October 4, 2016, 3:50 PM

Talk: Analytic approaches to study the chronnectome

UMBC Alumnus Dr. Vince Calhoun, 1pm Fri Oct 7, ITE 229

Analytic approaches to study the chronnectome (time-varying brain connectivity) Recent years have witnessed a rapid growth in moving functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) connectivity...

Posted: October 2, 2016, 1:37 PM

Rick Forno discusses e-voting security on WYPR

In recent months, as the U.S. presidential election has approached, concerns over email hacks and the security of voting systems have frequently appeared in the news. Rick Forno, assistant...

Posted: September 27, 2016, 11:45 PM