Category: News
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UMBC researchers develop better techniques to render characters with realistic skin
UMBC researchers partner with Epic Games to develop a better way to render video game characters with realistic skin.
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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.
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talk: Cybersecurity during COVID-19 and other emergencies, 12-1 Tue May 5
Dr. Richard Forno will discusses the role of cybersecurity and cybersecurity thinking within crisis management and incident handling, with an emphasis on maintaining operational resiliency and mission assurance during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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UMBC Cyber Dawgs rank #1 among university teams at annual Capture the Flag event
The UMBC Cyber Dawgs ranked #1 among university teams in a challenging cybersecurity competition hosted virtually by the University of Maryland, College Park on April 18.
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UMBC 16th Digital Entertainment Conference, 11-5 Sat. 4/18 online
UMBC’s 16th Digital Entertainment Conference, online 11-5 Sat. 4/18 16th UMBC Digital Entertainment Conference 11:00am-5:00pm, Saturday, April 18, 2020 Online on YouTube The Digital Entertainment Conference (DEC) is an annual event run by the students of the UMBC Game Developer’s Club that brings professional game developers from the area to UMBC to talk…
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UMBC Cyber Dawgs win Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition
UMBC Cyber Dawgs win Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition Last weekend, the UMBC Cyber Dawgs took first place in the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (MACCDC), which was held virtually. UMBC’s team was one of eight that participated in the competition, fighting to protect their networks efficiently and effectively from simulated cyber threats…
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Talk: Lance Hoffman (GWU) Cyber Policy Challenges, 12-1pm 4/24 online
Prof. Lance Hoffman of George Washington University will talk about the challenges we face for developing cyber policies, provide both historical context and some discussion of topical issues such as Zoombombing and the security of electronic voting systems as compared to mail ballots and traditional voting.
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online talk: Opal Hard Drives for Ransomware Resilience
The UMBC Cyber Defense Lab presents Opal Hard Drives for Ransomware Resilience Russ Fink, Ph.D.Senior Staff, the Johns Hopkins University / Applied Physics Laboratory 12:00–1 pm, Friday, 10 April 2020via WebEx: umbc.webex.com/meet/sherman Ransomware is crippling industry and government alike. Paying the ransom doesn’t guarantee you’ll get your files back, but it funds the criminals who…
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CSEE Prof. LaBerge receives USM Board of Regents’ Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching
E. F. Charles LaBerge, Professor of the Practice in the Computer Science and Electrical Engineering department, has been awarded the 2020 University System of Maryland Board of Regents’ Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching.