A Cal Poly Pomona student cybersecurity team placed third in at the Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition (CPTC) international finals Jan. 7-10. During the event, 15 teams used their hacking skills as penetration testers for a fictitious small city. They assessed…
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Cal Poly Pomona students can play a puzzle-solving program to discover how their gaming skills can translate to careers in cyber security and obtain scores that can grant access to additional workshops and improve their qualifications for work opportunities. CyberStart…
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Joseph Dillon, a computer information science senior, has competed in national cyber security competitions for seven years – four in high school and three at Cal Poly Pomona. Even with his experience and preparation for each competition, there would be…
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Cal Poly Pomona is launching a Cyber Security Instructional Research Project (CSIRP) that will promote innovative teaching, research and collaboration. The project, which integrates existing campus IT services, will be a cross-disciplinary hub that offers collaborative lab and office space,…
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Cal Poly Pomona will host the 99th annual Pacific Division Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) on June 12-15, 2018. The meeting will include public lectures, technical sessions, posters, workshops, several sessions focused on science…
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Learn how to avoid hackers, phishing scams, banking fraud, blackmailing schemes, and the risks of using free public WiFi, at the Cyber Security and Awareness Fair on Tuesday, Oct. 31, between 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. in BSC Ursa Major.…
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The commander of national cyber operations delivered a blunt assessment of threats against the United States while making a patriotic call for the next generation of digital specialists to join the government’s battle against hackers. “You can pull out any…
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Over the past few years, demand for trained cybersecurity professionals has surged as two million information security jobs have gone unfilled. To fill this shortfall for trained cyber security professionals, Cal Poly Pomona is working with the National Security Agency…
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The Cal Poly Pomona cyber defense team has earned a coveted spot in the 2016 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition after winning the western regional finals. Cal Poly Pomona students defeated teams from universities that included Stanford and UC Berkeley…
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One of the world’s top social networking sites, an electric car manufacturer and a government defense contractor might seem to have different company objectives, but all share at least one thing in common: they want a skilled cybersecurity workforce. In…
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