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Event: Wanted, One Million IT Security Specialists by 2018

Students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to join CWIT and  STEMRules for a lunch event to hear from and network with diverse professionals from across the cybersecurity industry....

Posted: December 1, 2016, 9:16 AM

UMBC Hour of Code, 11-2 Dec 7-8, Main Street

The CS Education student org, with support from the CS Matters in Maryland CS education project, is planning UMBC’s first-ever Hour of Code event. Hour of Code is an initiative that organizes...

Posted: November 21, 2016, 1:43 PM

Rick Forno discusses DNC hack on NPR

On June 14, the Democratic National Committee announced that its computer system had been hacked. Rick Forno, director of UMBC’s graduate program in cybersecurity and assistant director of the...

Posted: June 28, 2016, 7:56 PM

Cyber Chase: the UMBC Cyber Dawgs

In 2009 a small group took shape at UMBC. A student-run club composed of individuals who shared one common interest: computer and network security. They would meet weekly and discuss the latest...

Posted: June 7, 2016, 3:20 PM