Category: Articles
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Equifax breach is a reminder of society’s larger cybersecurity problems
There are a lot more holes in cybersecurity fences. iomis/Shutterstock.com Equifax breach is a reminder of society’s larger cybersecurity problems Richard Forno, University of Maryland, Baltimore County The Equifax data breach was yet another cybersecurity incident involving the theft of significant personal data from a large company. Moreover, it is another reminder that the modern…
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Computer Science Mini-Summit reveals trouble with high school CS curricula
Filling the Black Hole On August 8, 2012, Computer Education for the 21st Century’s Computer Science Education Mini-Summit revealed the problem with high school Computer Science curricula, and, more importantly, what’s being done to fix it. Photos: Shelby Clarke “High School is a black hole for most students with respect to Computer Science,” says Jan…
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Camilla Hyman joins CSEE staff
Ms. Camilla Hyman recently joined the Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Staff as the Business Services Specialist for the department. Ms. Hyman has replaced Ms. Donna Meyers, who retired at the end of Spring 2011. This summer, Camilla Hyman joined the Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Department as Business Services Specialist–a role that had been…
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CSEE faculty and staff say goodbye to UMBC
Three members of the CSEE community retired at the end of the Spring 2011 semester: Professor Sue Evans, Senior Lecturer, has taught Computer Science 201 since she began her teaching career at UMBC in 1997. Dr. John Pinkston, Professor, also came to UMBC in 1997 and served as the first Chair of the newly combined…