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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

Talk: Assessing DOGE's Impact on Federal Cybersecurity and Data, 3/14

12–1pm EDT Friday, March 14, 2025, online

Assessing DOGE's Impact on Federal Cybersecurity and Data Dr. Richard Forno Assistant Director, UMBC Cybersecurity Institute 12–1pm Friday, March 14, 2025, online In just its first month of...

Posted: March 8, 2025, 3:46 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

Talk: Securing Distributed Networks with Reinforcement Learning & Game Theory

10-11am Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025; ITE459 and online

Securing Distributed Networks: Leveraging Reinforcement Learning and Game Theory for Attack Detection and Mitigation Dr. Md Tariqul Islam, Syracuse University 10-11am January 30, 2025; ITE 459,...

Posted: January 22, 2025, 10:20 AM

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

Talk: Privacy-Preserving Data Sharing in Intrusion Detection Systems, 12/6 online

12–1pm EST Friday, December 6, 2024, online

UMBC Cyber Defense Lab presents Privacy-Preserving Data Sharing in Intrusion Detection Systems Zhiyuan Chen Professor and Chair, UMBC Information Systems Department 12:00–1pm, Friday, December...

Posted: November 29, 2024, 5:28 PM

2022 NSA Codebreaker Challenge

The 2022 NSA Codebreaker Challenge is Underway The annual NSA Codebreaker Challenge consists of a series of tasks that are worth a varying amount of points based on their difficulty. Schools will...

Posted: August 9, 2022, 10:18 PM