UMBC Cybersecurity Institute

UMBC Cybersecurity Institute The UMBC Center for Cybersecurity is an interdisciplinary university center that unifies UMBC’s many cybersecurity capabilities.

The UMBC Cybersecurity Institute (UCI) provides unified interdisciplinary academic and research leadership, partnership, innovation, and public outreach in this critical discipline. The Center aims to provide both Maryland and the nation with academic and research leadership, collaboration, innovation, and outreach in this critical discipline by streamlining our academic, research, workforce devel

opment, and technology incubation activities to advance UMBC’s position as a leading research university in cybersecurity-related disciplines.

INCS-CoE explores the intersection of AI, cybersecurity, & safety. Its June 24 online session has two talks, 7-8:45 am E...
06/06/2026

INCS-CoE explores the intersection of AI, cybersecurity, & safety. Its June 24 online session has two talks, 7-8:45 am ET:
▶️ Montasir Abbas: Cyber-Resilient Emergency Response Systems: Integrating Digital Twins, Zero-Trust Architecture, and Reinforcement Learning for Critical Infrastructure Protection
▶️ Stephen Wolthusen: Abstraction in Critical Infrastructures Considered Dangerous
https://cybersecurity.umbc.edu/home/news/post/160577/

UMBC Professor Naghmeh Karimi and her students in SECRETS Lab, along with their collaborators, won the Best Hardware Dem...
05/09/2026

UMBC Professor Naghmeh Karimi and her students in SECRETS Lab, along with their collaborators, won the Best Hardware Demo award at the 2026 IEEE International Symposium on Hardware-Oriented Security and Trust. They demonstrated their research using PUFs ("physical unclonable functions") that leverage inherent microscopic manufacturing variations in a semiconductor to generate a unique, unforgeable digital fingerprint for a specific device. https://lnkd.in/enEcazH5

UMBC Prof. Chul Hyun Park talks on his study on 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗼𝘁𝗲: 𝗔 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿...
05/04/2026

UMBC Prof. Chul Hyun Park talks on his study on 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗼𝘁𝗲: 𝗔 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟮–𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 from 12-1 pm ET online via WebEx. He will describe the adoption and evolution of cybersecurity-related election policies, practices, and technologies, and how governments have responded to emerging digital threats, offering practical insights for strengthening electoral governance and demonstrating how cybersecurity policy can enhance election integrity. https://cybersecurity.umbc.edu/home/news/post/159626/

04/14/2026

Curious about what really happens during a cyberattack?

Join us for a live Mock Cyberattack Simulation and see how security teams respond in real time. From spotting threats to making fast decisions, you’ll get a firsthand look at the skills behind today’s cybersecurity field.

📅 Thursday, April 23
🕕 6:00–7:30 p.m.
📍 Attend in person at The Universities at Shady Grove or join virtually via WebEx

This is a great way to explore cybersecurity and experience the kind of applied learning UMBC is known for.

Register now: bit.ly/umbcsg-cybersim26

Adobe Senior Security Researcher Sai Kiran Uppu will discuss his research on extracting cybersecurity threat intelligenc...
03/25/2026

Adobe Senior Security Researcher Sai Kiran Uppu will discuss his research on extracting cybersecurity threat intelligence from unstructured reports, 12–1 pm ET on Friday, March 27, 2026, via WebEx. https://cybersecurity.umbc.edu/home/news/post/157712/

Dr. Josiah Dykstra talks on American Self-Defense in Cyberspace, 11am-12:30pm ET, Thur. March 12. He will describe cyber...
03/09/2026

Dr. Josiah Dykstra talks on American Self-Defense in Cyberspace, 11am-12:30pm ET, Thur. March 12. He will describe cyber threats, roles and responsibilities, technology, and policy considerations for achieving American self-defense in cyber; discuss options for defending against cyberattacks, achieving deterrence, and the interplay between offense and defense; and consider perspectives from computer science and engineering, political science, and economics.
https://cybersecurity.umbc.edu/home/news/post/157310/

UMBC Prof. Sanorita Dey discusses her research on how adolescents handle online interactions that can gradually escalate...
03/04/2026

UMBC Prof. Sanorita Dey discusses her research on how adolescents handle online interactions that can gradually escalate into phishing attacks. While many can recognize obvious scams, they often struggle to explain why a message is manipulative, how tactics unfold over time, or what protective actions should follow. She'll cover the theoretical framing, experimental design, and implications for AI-mediated cybersecurity education. https://cybersecurity.umbc.edu/home/news/post/157134/

The INCS-CoE (International Cyber Security Center of Excellence) will hold an online seminar via Zoom on the intersectio...
03/04/2026

The INCS-CoE (International Cyber Security Center of Excellence) will hold an online seminar via Zoom on the intersection of AI, cybersecurity, and safety from 7:00-8:30 am ET on Thursday, March 19, featuring three short presentations from its members. https://cybersecurity.umbc.edu/home/news/post/157122/

Enis Golaszewski and Neal Krawetz present their work on Verifying Provenance of Digital Media: Security Analysis of C2PA...
02/16/2026

Enis Golaszewski and Neal Krawetz present their work on Verifying Provenance of Digital Media: Security Analysis of C2PA and its Implementation, 12–1 pm ET, Fri., Feb. 20, 2026, online via WebEx. The Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity standard combats misinformation by using cryptography to bind tamper-evident provenance data, such as authorship, origin, and edit history, to digital media files. Their investigation uncovered three major weaknesses and suggests ways to strengthen C2PA. https://cybersecurity.umbc.edu/home/news/post/156583/

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