Category: Cybersecurity
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SFS cyberdefense scholarship applications due April 27
SFS cyberdefense scholarship applications due April 27 The next application deadline for SFS cyberdefense scholarships to UMBC is 12noon Friday April 27, 2018, for possible scholarships beginning fall 2018. See www.cisa.umbc.edu for details and application forms. These major scholarships include tuition, generous stipend, and more, in return for government employment. Applicants must have at least…
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🗣 talk: Classifying Malware using Data Compression, 12-1 Fri 4/20, ITE229
The UMBC Cyber Defense Lab presents Classifying Malware using Data Compression Charles Nicholas, UMBC 12:00–1:00pm Friday, 20 April 2018, ITE 229 Comparing large binary objects can be tricky and expensive. We describe a method for comparing such strings, using ideas form data compression, that is both fast and effective. We present results from experiments applying…
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🗣️ talk: Human Factors in Cyber Security, 12-1 Fri 4/13, ITE 229, UMBC
The UMBC Cyber Defense Lab presents Human Factors in Cyber Security Dr. Josiah Dykstra Cyber Security Researcher, US Department of Defense 12:00–1:00pm Friday, 13 April 2018, ITE 229, UMBC Humans play many roles in the effectiveness of cyber security. While users are often blamed for security compromises, human strengths and weaknesses also affect people who…
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talk: Cybersecurity as a Team Sport – Understanding Counsel’s Role, 6pm Wed 4/4
The UMBC at Shady Grove Cybersecurity Program Presents Cybersecurity as a Team Sport – Understanding Counsel’s Role Allison Bender J.D. 6:00-8:00pm Wednesday, 4 April 2018 The Universities at Shady Grove Building III (Camille Kendall Academic Center) Room 4230 9636 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville, Maryland 20850 Directions/Parking In this presentation by seasoned incident response counsel, Allison Bender,…
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talk: Creating Educational Cybersecurity Assessment Tools, 12pm Fri 3/9
The UMBC Cyber Defense Lab presents Creating Educational Cybersecurity Assessment Tools Alan T. Sherman Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering University of Maryland, Baltimore County 12:00–1:00pm Friday, March 9, 2018, ITE 229, UMBC The Cybersecurity Assessment Tools (CATS) Project provides rigorous evidence-based instruments for assessing and evaluating educational practices. The first CAT will…
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UMBC Cyber Dawgs Capture The Flag Cybersecurity Competition, Sunday March 11
UMBC Cyber Dawgs Capture The Flag Cybersecurity Competition The national champion UMBC Cyber Dawgs will hold the second annual computer security Capture The Flag (CTF) competition on Sunday, March 11th from 11am-7pm in the UC Ballroom. This CTF event is a Jeopardy-style competition where teams of four people use their laptops to discover answers to…
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talk: Circuit Complexity of One-Way Boolean Functions, 12pm Fri 2/23, ITE229
The UMBC Cyber Defense Lab presents Experimentally Measuring the Circuit Complexity of One-Way Boolean Functions Brian Weber, CSEE, UMBC 12:00–1:00pm, Friday, 23 February 2018, ITE 229 I present preliminary results from an exhaustive search for one-way functions in certain classes of small Boolean functions. One-way functions are functions that are easy to compute but hard to invert. They…
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talk: Towards Hardware Cybersecurity, 11am Tue 2/20, ITE325, UMBC
Towards Hardware Cybersecurity Professor Houman Homayoun George Mason University 11:00am-12:00pm Tuesday, 20 Febuary 2018, ITE 325, UMBC Electronic system security, trust and reliability has become an increasingly critical area of concern for modern society. Secure hardware systems, platforms, as well as supply chains are critical to industry and government sectors such as national defense, healthcare,…
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talk: Results of the 2018 SFS Research Study at UMBC, 12pm Fri 2/9, ITE228
The UMBC Cyber Defense Lab presents Results from the January 2018 SFS Research Study at UMBC Enis Golaszewski Department of Information Systems University of Maryland, Baltimore County 12:00–1:00pm, Friday, 9 February 2018, ITE 228 (or nearby) January 22-26, 2018, UMBC SFS scholars worked collaboratively to analyze the security of a targeted aspect of the UMBC computer system. The…
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UMBC faculty, alumni and partners discuss cybersecurity and industry challenges
UMBC faculty, alumni and corporate partners discuss cybersecurity and industry challenges Cybersecurity is regularly a headliner in the news, especially when personal information stored online has been compromised, whether through a breach, hack, or threat. On Thursday, December 7, UMBC hosted experts from industry and academia at the National Press Club to discuss the…