UMBC Cybersecurity Institute

Christiana Chamon Garcia, Ph.D. presents an uncertainty-aware, physics-informed perspective on sensor trust, combining stochastic modeling, system constraints, multimodal fusion, & machine learning to judge if a measurement is unusual, plausible explanations, and if a discrepancy can lead to a security or safety problem. 1–2pm, Friday, Sept. 25, online https://cybersecurity.umbc.edu/home/news/post/163114/

UMBC students Carson Kegley, William Bowman, CTS, and Michaela Finazzo present the results of their analysis of the Secure Evidence Attribution Label protocol in this week’s Cyber Defense Lab seminar. 12–1pm ET, Friday, Sept. 11, online via WebEx. Read more at https://docs.google.com/document/d/13c3AGg-bM8XLALeDDL6ZEmZVC4P08aaw/

UMBC’s Career Center featured Cybersecurity MS student Sayee Bandishte as "Intern of the Week". Working as a Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Analyst Intern with UMBC DoIT, she supported the Maryland Public Service Commission by evaluating cybersecurity risks and controls for critical energy infrastructure using NIST frameworks. https://cybersecurity.umbc.edu/home/news/post/160984/

As quantum computing becomes more of a reality, edge devices will increasingly come under threat from quantum-capable adversaries. This one-day workshop will illuminate the challenges and opportunities posed by the post-quantum era. 8:30-3 pm, Tuesday, July 14, UMD, College Park. https://cybersecurity.umbc.edu/home/news/post/160958/

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 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 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/

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