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NSF Announces Jumpstart Into Cyber Summer Program for Underrepresented Students

The NSF announces a jumpstart into cyber summer program for underrepresented students.

CAE Tech Talk - May 18, 2023

CAE Tech Talk held on May 18, 2023.

DoD-Funded PC4A Project Offering Faculty Development Workshops to Community College Partners

Two faculty development workshops are being offered to PC4A partners in May 2023. Two workshops have already been held for WCCC and PHCC in April 2023.

Cybersecurity Club Competes in Hospital-Themed Hackathon

IUP’s Cybersecurity Club competed in a medical themes hackathon on April 4–7.

IUP Hosts Personnel from DoD NAVSUP Business Systems Center

IUP hosted personnel from DoD NAVSUP Business Systems Center on April 11, 2023.

CAE Tech Talk - April 20, 2023

CAE Tech Talk held on April 20, 2023.

CAE Forum, April 5

CAE Forum on April 5, 2023 with two presentations, the first titled "Are Personal Information Sharing, Awareness, Habits, and Practices a Concern for Cybersecurity?" and the second titled "Aviation and Aerospace Cybersecurity."

IUP Institute for Cybersecurity Hosting Personnel from Department of Defense Agency

Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Institute for Cybersecurity will host three senior personnel—including one IUP graduate, an Indiana native, and a central Pennsylvania native—from the Department of Defense’s Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Business Systems Center on April 11.

Farag Presents on PC4A Project at Inaugural DoD STEM Exchange

Waleed Farag recently presented at the inaugural DoD STEM Exchange Conference in Washington, DC on the progress of the PC4A Project.

IUP Students Compete in NCAE Cyber Games

IUP students competed in the NCAE Cyber Games, placing 5th and 10th.

Look Around: See Yourself in Cyber at NSA

The NSA is holding a roundtable discussion highlighting women in the Cybersecurity Directorate working in various aspects of the cybersecurity mission.

National Centers of Academic Excellence Tech Talk, Feb. 16

Join the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Security Tech Talk on February 16, 2023.

Farag Visits Homer City High School, Encourages Students to Pursue Cybersecurity Careers

Waleed Farag visited with Homer-Center Junior/Senior High School students to relay information about cybersecurity careers and promote the Institute of Cybersecurity activities and opportunities available to them.

IUP Offering Free Advanced Cybersecurity Camp for Middle and High-School Students

Thanks to an eighth year of funding from the National Science Foundation and the National Security Agency, Indiana University of Pennsylvania will offer a free, one-week GenCyber cybersecurity camp for middle and high school students.

IUP Offering Free Advanced Cybersecurity Camp for Middle and High-School Students

Thanks to an eighth year of funding from the National Science Foundation and the National Security Agency, Indiana University of Pennsylvania will offer a free, one-week GenCyber cybersecurity camp for middle and high school students.

National Centers of Academic Excellence Tech Talk, Jan. 19

CAE Tech Talk held January 19, 2023

NSA CAE Internship, March 2023

The National Security Agency, in partnership with the GBC Academy and US Cyber Command's DreamPort Program, seeks applicants for an eight-week paid internship program designed for college juniors and seniors about to enter the technical workforce.

National Centers of Academic Excellence Tech Talk, Dec. 15

Join the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Security Tech Talk on December 15, 2022. This month‘s presentations include “The Rise of Side Channel Attacks: the case of wireless and mobile systems” and “Enhancing Finger Photo Presentation Attack Detection for Secure Smartphone Unlock.”

CAE-Forum, Dec. 7

The CAE Forum on Dec. 7, 2022, will feature a presentation titled "Improving Cybersecurity by Addressing Cognitive Biases."

Farag Represents IUP in Panel Discussion with Pa. Labor and Industry Secretary

Waleed Farag attended a roundtable discussion at the River Valley STEAM Academy with Pennsylvania Labor and Industry Secretary Jennifer Berrier, along many other industry leaders and educators, including Pennsylvania College of Technology President Michael Reed, Indiana Chamber of Commerce President Mark Hilliard, State Senator Joe Pittman, and State Representative Jim Struzzi.

IUP Secures $731,099 to Develop Framework to Detect, Mitigate Cybersecurity Attacks in Zero-Trust Environments

An Indiana University of Pennsylvania computer science faculty member and director of IUP’s Institute for Cybersecurity has received $731,099 from the National Security Agency to develop cybersecurity solutions for contemporary work habits, including remote working environments.

CAE Forum, Nov. 2

The CAE Forum on Nov. 2, 2022, will feature the following two presentations: #1 The use of Steganography and Steganalysis Trends in Computer Forensics; and #2 Vulnerabilities of Machine Learning Algorithms to Adversarial Attacks for Cyber-Physical Power Systems.

NSA Future Computing Summer Internship 2023

For the second consecutive year, the Advanced Computing Systems Research Program in the NSA Research Directorate is joining with their counterparts in the High-Performance Computing Solutions and Operations organizations to provide a select number of undergraduate students with an exciting eight-week internship opportunity.

IUP Secures Funding for Full-Tuition Scholarship for Cybersecurity Doctoral Student

Indiana University of Pennsylvania has received $203,130 from the National Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity Program, which the National Security Agency manages, to support a qualified student seeking a doctoral degree in cybersecurity.

IUP Cybersecurity Day Set for October 18