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U.S. Department of Commerce selects FIU as partner in cybersecurity education outreach

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) granted FIU, and its partner New America, a cooperative agreement to host the annual National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Conference and Expo over the next five years. “At FIU we pride ourselves in being a solution center…

Posted on April 12, 2018January 15, 2019 by Alberto Oria by Alberto Oria

Educating a generation of cyber warriors

When the USS John S. McCain collided with an oil tanker off Malaysia in August of 2017, it became the fourth naval ship in less than a year to suffer such an accident. A theory emerged that hackers were to blame. As an examination into the matter continues, Admiral John…

Posted on April 10, 2018January 15, 2019 by Alberto Oria by Alberto Oria

Channel 7 News – Connect U: FIU offers students specialized training in smart devices

(WSVN) - We take for granted that our smartphone can communicate with our car and even our house, and it takes special computer experts to make that happen. 7’s Lorena Estrada shows us how students at Florida International University are getting special training to make these devices talk to each…

Posted on December 29, 2017January 15, 2019 by Alberto Oria by Alberto Oria

Experts talk cyberattacks on business, lead live ‘hack’

The “Hack” As part of the event, Selcuk Uluagac, assistant professor at the College of Engineering & Computing and director of the Cyber-Physical Systems Security Lab, led three cybersecurity demonstrations. Joined by doctoral students Amit Kumar Sikder, Leonardo Babun and Abbas Acar, the team showed how hackers can abuse smart devices. In the…

Posted on December 21, 2017January 15, 2019 by Alberto Oria by Alberto Oria

CyberCorps pays for students’ education, gives them job opportunities

Leonardo Babun can’t wait to face challenging cybersecurity projects once he graduates. And thanks to a new scholarship-for-service program that gives him the necessary tools and training to be successful, he’ll have multiple opportunities to work for the U.S. government. Ten years ago, Babun – a doctoral student in the Department…

Posted on October 20, 2017January 15, 2019 by Alberto Oria by Alberto Oria

Former FIU President (2009 - 2022) Mark B. Rosenberg

Department of Defense eyes students for jobs

The Department of Defense (DoD) is looking for a few good men and women — especially minorities — to fill civilian jobs. “Taking the Pentagon to the People” was a two-day event hosted by the College of Engineering & Computing at the Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs. The goal…

Posted on September 28, 2017January 15, 2019 by Alberto Oria by Alberto Oria

FIU to offer first Internet of Things degree in U.S.

Smart watches, smart phones, many home security systems and autonomous vehicles: The Internet allows them to communicate with each other and together they make the Internet of Things (IoT). Starting in the spring of 2018, FIU will be the first university in the nation to offer a bachelor’s degree in…

Posted on June 27, 2017January 15, 2019 by Alberto Oria by Alberto Oria

FIU’s cybersecurity plan aims to protect student, staff identities

The digital world has provided people with ever-expanding ways to express themselves online. But as we turn to social media, online shopping and other web-based conveniences that allow us to access anything we want from the comfort of our own homes, we increasingly expose ourselves to the threat of identity…

FIU's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

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