Cybersecurity News

TowerCares donation supports UMBC Cyber Scholars program

Gift of $300,000 for a new cybersecurity scholarship fund

Cyber threats, ransomware, and data breaches have become daily realities in our increasingly digital world. Despite the surge in cyberattacks and cybercrime, Maryland faces over 24,000 unfilled...

Posted: March 25, 2025, 12:12 PM

Three short talks on Security Challenges for Medical Devices

8-9:30 am EDT, Wednesday March 26, 2025 online

UMBC is a member of the International Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, which will hold an online seminar on the Security Challenges for Medical Devices from 8-9:30 am on Wednesday, March 26,...

Posted: March 13, 2025, 11:31 AM

talk: The New Manhattan Project = Militarized AI

12–1pm EST, Friday, February 28, 2025, online

The New Manhattan Project = Militarized AI Justin M. Pelletier, Rochester Institute of Technology 12–1pm EST, Friday, February 28, 2025, online  The resurgence of great power competition,...

Posted: February 22, 2025, 6:57 PM

Talk: Formal Methods or Usable Security: Why Not Both?

McKenna McCall, 11:45 ET, Monday, Feb 17, ITE325

Formal Methods or Usable Security: Why Not Both? McKenna McCall, CMU 11:45-12:45 Monday, Feb 17, UMBC ITE 325 and online Formal methods research involves using mathematical techniques to...

Posted: February 16, 2025, 9:19 AM

Talk: Unveiling Privacy Risks in AI: Data, Models, and Systems

11:30-12:30 ​Friday, February 14 in ITE325b and online​

​Shengwei An will give a talk on Unveiling Privacy Risks in AI: Data, Models, & Systems, 11:30-12:30 ​Friday, February 14 in ITE325b and online​. Artificial Intelligence has become deeply...

Posted: February 14, 2025, 9:36 AM

Talk: Do LLMs Exhibit Cybersecurity Misconceptions? 1/31 online

Evaluation of LLMs on CCI and CCA examinations

Do LLMs Show Cybersecurity Misconceptions? Evaluation of LLMs Performance on Cybersecurity Concept Inventories Shan Huang, UIUC Joint work with Jeffrey Herman and Alan Sherman, et al....

Posted: January 29, 2025, 8:42 AM

CodeBot'25 Workshop: Can We Trust AI-Generated Code?

Workshop Feb. 25-26, 2025 in Columbia, MD and online

Can We Trust AI-Generated Code? Workshop sponsored by UMBC & Army Research Laboratory Feb. 25-26, 2025 UMBC Training Centers, Columbia, MD & online position paper deadline extended...

Posted: January 7, 2025, 5:22 PM

6th International Country-to-Country Capture the Flag Competition

Students register by February 1, 2025

The International Cyber Security Center of Excellence and Northeastern University invite students to participate in the 6th International Country-to-Country (C2C) Capture the Flag (CTF)...

Posted: December 22, 2024, 10:58 AM