December 10, 2024
Distinguished Professor Brian Levine worked with Michael Keller of The New York Times for new reporting on apps and the sexual abuse of children. Keller used Levine's App Danger Project as a part of his reporting of apps.
November 25, 2024
Eugene Bagdasarian, assistant professor in the Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS) at UMass Amherst, has been awarded a Distinguished Paper Award at the 2024 USENIX Security Symposium.
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November 18, 2024
On October 25th, over thirty Manning CICS graduate students attended the second annual Cybersecurity Institute Hackathon with alumni, faculty, and cybersecurity industry professionals from the Massachusetts-based nonprofit MITRE with the goal of... more
November 12, 2024
The UMass Cybersecurity Club's Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition (CPTC) team won first place in the New England Regional competition beating seven highly competitive teams including Northeastern, West Point, and Rutgers and advancing to the... more
September 11, 2024
The Scholarship for Service (SFS) Program funds the next generation of cybersecurity professionals. UMass Amherst provides scholarships to students whose computer science, electrical and computer engineering, or math degrees are focused on... more
September 10, 2024
Applications for starting a Fall 2024 or Spring 2025 internship are currently open.
Applications received by 9/18/2024 will get priority consideration.
July 08, 2024
Congratulations to Professor and director of the UMass Cybersecurity Institute Brian Levine, who was appointed Distinguished Professor following approval by the UMass Board of Trustees for his contributions to research, leadership, teaching, and... more
June 25, 2024
Expanding the cybersecurity ecosystem through graduate and undergraduate education is core to the institute's mission.
June 18, 2024
Max Sonderegger was one of eight graduating seniors chosen by the UMass Amherst Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS) Undergraduate Awards Committee to receive its 2024 Outstanding Undergraduate Achievement Award, the college's... more
March 31, 2024
The Cybersecurity Institute continues its unique on-campus paid internship program in cooperation with the Digital Evidence Lab of the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General (AGO) and the Northeastern District Attorney's Office (NWDAO). This... more
