Category: Cybersecurity
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talk: Cybersecurity & Local Government: Findings from a Nationwide Survey, 12-12 EST 11/19
UMBC Prof. Don Norris and Laura Mateczun discuss data and results from the first nationwide survey of cybersecurity among US local or grassroots governments. 11-12 EST 11/19
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Alan Sherman and collaborators develop VoteXX with new strategies for secure online voting
Researchers from UMBC and xx.network have been working to design an online voting system that is resistant to coercion and would provide a secure way for people to cast their ballots from computers, tablets, and smartphones in the future.
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talk: Secure Computation: From Theory to Practice, 12-1pm Oct 30
Prof. Jonathan Katz will talk on “Secure Computation: From Theory to Practice”, 12-1pm EDT on Friday, October 30 online via Webex
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talk: Exploding Blockchain Myths, 5:30pm Tue 10/13
UMBC Data Science Meetup Talk Exploding Blockchain Myths Maria Vachino and Dr. James P. Howard 5:30-7:00pm Tuesday, 13 October 2020 In this talk, Maria Vachino from Easy Dynamics and Dr. James P. Howard from APL will provide an overview of what blockchain is and isn’t, focusing on non-cryptocurrency use cases, will explain the results of…
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talk: Psychometric Evaluation of the Cybersecurity Concept Inventory, 12-1 Fri 9/18
Seth Poulsen, UIUC talk: Psychometric Evaluation of the Cybersecurity Concept Inventory, 12-1pm EDT Friday, 18 Sept. 2020, online
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talk: Matt Green on Privacy-Preserving Cryptographic Protocols, 12-1 EDT Fri. 9/4, online
Professor Matthew Green of Johns Hopkins University will talk about Privacy-Preserving Cryptographic Protocols from 12:00 noon to 1:00pm at UMBC via Webex.
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UMBC collaborates with MxD to develop cybersecurity curriculum for workers in manufacturing
A grant from the Dod will support UMBC researchers in collaborating with MxD to develop a curriculum and online platform for manufacturing professionals to increase their cybersecurity skills and to protect manufacturing plants from cyber attacks.
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UMBC’s Naghmeh Karimi receives NSF CAREER Award to develop long-lasting security for cryptographic chips
Prof. Naghmeh Karimi received a prestigious NSF CAREER award to support her work to investigate how device-aging related risks compromise the security of cryptographic devices.
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CyberCorps SFS Spring Meeting at UMBC
UMBC’s Spring 2020 CyberCorps SFS meeting will take place from 10am to 2pm on Friday, May 22 and feature a discussion with Dr. Dan Guernsey (NSA), presentations by SFS students, and a hands-on Capture the Flag exercise. Open to the public.
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talk: Identifying and Addressing Concerning Behavior in the Digital Age, 12-1 Fri 5/8
Former secret-service agent Jason Wells talks about how the practice of identifying concerning and threatening behavioral indicators in others can be used and modified to recognize threats in cyberspace.