Category: Cybersecurity
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Ukraine conflict brings cybersecurity risks to US homes, businesses
Ukraine conflict brings cybersecurity risks to US homes, businesses Richard Forno, University of Maryland, Baltimore County All cybersecurity is local, regardless of the world situation. That means it’s personal, too – in Americans’ homes, computers and online accounts. As violence spreads thousands of miles away from the U.S., my strong recommendation is that all Americans…
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talk: Users’ Preferences for Enhanced Misinformation Warnings on Twitter
Work on enhancements to the misinformation warnings where users are advised on the context of the information hazard and exposed to standard warning iconography.
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talk: Building Resilience against Cyberattacks, 12pm ET, Dec 15
ArtIAMAS Seminar Series, Co-organized by UMBC, UMCP, and the Army Research Lab Building Resilience against Cyberattacks Aryya Gangopadhyay, UMBC 12-1 PM ET Wednesday, 15 December 15, 2021Online via webex In this talk, we will address the issue of building resilient systems in the face of cyberattacks. We will present a defense mechanism for cyberattacks using…
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Webinar on NSA Codebreaker challenge and student opportunities, Sept 9
NSA will hold an NSALive Adobe Webinar on Thursday, September 9, 2021, from 4-6 pm EST to learn about the National Security Agency and Student Program opportunities, as well as a deep dive into the 2021 Codebreaker Challenge.
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UMBC’s Donna Ruginski and bwtech@UMBC finalists for CAMI’s Maryland Cybersecurity Awards
Congratulations to UMBC’s Donna Ruginski and bwtech@UMBC Research and Technology Park for their selection as finalists in the Cybersecurity Association of Maryland’s Fifth Annual Maryland Cybersecurity Awards.
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UMBC redesignated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense
UMBC redesignated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense UMBC has been redesignated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) through the academic year 2028. The CAE-CD designation indicates that UMBC is helping reduce threats to our national infrastructure by promoting higher education and research in cyber defense and…
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2021 NSA Codebreaker Challenge Now Open
NSA Codebreaker Challenge 2021 Now Open NSA’s annual Codebreaker Challenge offers students a closer look at the type of work done at NSA and provides the opportunity to develop skills needed to achieve the Agency’s national security mission. The problems touch on skills like software reverse engineering, cryptanalysis, exploit development, blockchain analysis, and more. It…
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National Cybersecurity Virtual Career Fair, Friday 9/17
The 5th annual National Cybersecurity Virtual Career Fair, sponsored by National Cybersecurity Training and Education Center and the CAE in Cybersecurity Community, will be held 1-4pm Fri Sept. 17, 2021.
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UMBC, State of Maryland launch Maryland Institute for Innovative Computing
Governor Larry Hogan yesterday announced the launch of the Maryland Institute for Innovative Computing (MIIC) at UMBC during a cybersecurity summit in Annapolis. Governor Larry Hogan yesterday announced the launch of the Maryland Institute for Innovative Computing (MIIC) at UMBC during a cybersecurity summit in Annapolis.
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talk: Thinking Like an Attacker: Towards a Definition and Non-Technical Assessment of Adversarial Thinking, 12-1pm ET 4/30
The UMBC Cyber Defense Lab presents Thinking Like an Attacker:Towards a Definition and Non-Technical Assessment of Adversarial Thinking Prof. Peter A. H. PetersonDepartment of Computer ScienceUniversity of Minnesota Duluth 12:00–1:00 pm ET, Friday, 30 April 2021via WebEx “Adversarial thinking” (AT), sometimes called the “security mindset” or described as the ability to “think like an attacker,”…