A group of ethical hackers from Cal Poly Pomona are finalists in a top cybersecurity penetration testing competition after finishing second to regional host, Stanford University. They now advance to the national round November 2-4. The Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition…
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The last thing that Joe Needleman expected at a cyber security competition was for the showdown to get shut down because of a real-life hacker. Needleman and Nate Hom represented a team of Cal Poly Pomona students at the inaugural…
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CSU Board of Trustees Chair Rebecca Eisen came to Cal Poly Pomona to talk about the CSU’s Graduation Initiative and get a closer look at the campus’ academic programs and sites. Just as important was the opportunity to share a…
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With hackers now gaining access to cell phones, security cameras even toasters and coffee pots, it’s more important than ever to learn about the latest ways to protect personal and business technologies. The 12th annual Cyber Security and Awareness Fair…
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Cal Poly Pomona has been selected by IBM as one of eight universities to teach cybersecurity to Watson, a learning computer most famous for its championship run on Jeopardy. Students and faculty will help make Watson more knowledgeable by feeding…
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In our ever more digitized world, secure personal data can end up in the hands of nefarious individuals with just a few errant keystrokes or missteps. Data Privacy Day on Jan. 28, an effort of the National Cyber Security Alliance,…
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How much privacy do you really have? Can your phone be hacked? Can your printer be accessed to spy on you? Ever wonder how to make your wireless devices more secure? The 11th annual Cyber Security and Awareness Fair on…
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In order to attract young girls into careers such as cybersecurity and other high-tech fields, Cal Poly Pomona’s College of Business Administration hosts more than 130 middle school and high school girls at CyberGirlz 3. This article ran in the…
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Computer Science Professor Mohammad Husain has received a grant for $1.8 million from the National Science Foundation to create a cyber-security training program for students. His project,”An Interdisciplinary, Learning-by-Doing Approach to Identify and Prepare Cyber Warriors,” will focus on student…
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Much of modern Southern California can be traced to a mid-century boom in the aerospace and defense industries. Manufacturing plants sprouted across the region practically overnight, replacing an avocado and citrus-driven economy with a tech-based one that supported millions of…
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