Wednesday, June 15, 2011
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culty and staff members participated in The Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education (CISSE) in Fairborn, Ohio. Representing Capitol were Dr William Maconachy, vice president for academic affairs; Dr. Helen Barker, dean of the School of Business and Information Sciences; Danielle Faison, department chair of information assurance; and Vincent Nestler, adjunct professor.
culty and staff members participated in The Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education (CISSE) in Fairborn, Ohio. Representing Capitol were Dr William Maconachy, vice president for academic affairs; Dr. Helen Barker, dean of the School of Business and Information Sciences; Danielle Faison, department chair of information assurance; and Vincent Nestler, adjunct professor.The colloquium consisted of numerous keynote speakers who addressed the growing need for cybersecurity education and professionals in today’s society. Poster sessions and workshops were also available to attendees.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Executives from Lockheed Martin visited the Cyber Battle Lab on April 26 and presented a white paper titled “University Cyber Lab / Range Capabilities,” to the college community.Capitol College tasked assurance industry leaders to invest resources to protect the nation’s critical information infrastructure, and the comprehensive study described common system attack scenarios, educated students and educational professionals on these attacks, and protected against them where possible.
Haden Land, vice president and chief technology officer for Lockheed Martin’s Information Systems and Global Solutions Civil Product Line business, presented a generous donation to Capitol’s information assurance program and Cyber Battle Lab. Dr. Michael Wood, president; Dr. Vic Maconachy, vice president for academic affairs; and Dr. Michael Gibbs, vice president for advancement; accepted the gift on behalf of the college community.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Capitol College was one of eight institutions in the Mid-Atlantic region to be represented at the annual Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition’s (CCDC) Regional Finals at The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab in Laurel, Md.During the competition, Capitol students were tasked with defending their team’s servers from 25 hackers trying to infiltrate each team’s networks. Students were able to simulate real-world scenarios that are commonly seen in the workplace, and also learn from industry experts.
Prior to the regional finals, the Cyber team spent months preparing and researching various tactics and defenses used to shield real-time network attacks. This was the sixth annual Mid-Atlantic CCDC, and the first time that Capitol entered the competition.
Friday, January 21 & 28, 2011
The CBL hosted over 100 middle and high school students as part of the Cyber Battle Lab outreach program held in conjunction with Maryland MESA. The program was designed to encourage middle and high school students in Maryland to consider pursuing a college education and career in information assurance (IA) and other science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields.Various cybersecurity demonstrations and workshops were available, which detailed the benefits and rewards of STEM education and careers. Additionally, students were provided a presentation about the rewards of a Capitol College education and the availability of financial aid at the institution.
Friday, December 20, 2011
Lt. Governor Anthony G. Brown announced that Capitol had received an $80,475 BRAC Higher Education grant. Capitol was just one of eight institutions in the state to receive the distinguished grant.Capitol used the funds to continue the development of the Cyber Battle Lab.
“I applaud Capitol College and the eight other institutes of higher education on their successful grant application. It is only through our partnerships that Maryland will reap every benefit of BRAC,” Lt. Governor Brown said. “Governor O’Malley and I have set clear priorities that put an emphasis on job creation and we wholly understand that our strong network of public, independent and community colleges play an important role in reaching our ambitious goals.”
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Executives from Lockheed Martin visited campus and announced a donation of $20,000 to the college. The gift supports the Center for Space Science and Education and Public Outreach’s (SSEPO) Emerging STEM Leaders Workshop Series and the Cyber Battle Lab (CBL) Outreach Program.
Lockheed Martin representatives participated in a demonstration by the students working at the Cyber Battle Lab as they simulated wireless cracking to gain unauthorized access to a private wireless network, which opens the door to the network for hackers to enter the network and do as they please.
“We thank the Lockheed Martin Foundation for their continued support of our Center, its programs and our students” said Dr. Michael G. Gibbs, vice president for advancement and Space Science Education and Public Outreach director. “We look forward to expanding upon our partnership to educate students and encourage them to develop the skills needed to achieve leadership careers in business and STEM fields.”
Thursday, July 15, 2010
The Cyber Battle Lab Advisory Board met on campus to receive an update on recent education and outreach activities and Lt. Gov. Brown's visit to campus, as well as tour the lab. The Board also continued to develop plans to implement educational programs for middle school and high school students.
Friday, May 28, 2010
Thus far, we have used the Cyber Battle Lab to demonstrate the capabilities of the equipment we have on hand. We developed two scenarios and simulated a Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) and a web defacing attack on a web server in a real network setting.
Our audience has included the Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, Robotics Fest participants and a large group of high school students that visited the college to learn about Information Assurance.
We are prepared to repeat and improve these demonstrations as we continue to progress and build up the lab to capacity. We look forward to participating in the college’s STEM awareness efforts and partnering with others.
Our next step is to expand our reach to online viewers and participants.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
On Tuesday, May 25, the college conducted an Information Assurance (IA) Awareness Seminar in the Cyber Battle Lab. The event was sponsored by CyberWatch - an Advanced Technological Education Center, headquartered at Prince George’s Community College (PGCC) and funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Their mission is to increase the quantity and quality of our nation’s information assurance (cyber security) workforce.
In attendance were 34 high school juniors, four college students, two high school faculty members, one high school counselor, and two community college information technology faculty eager to learn more about information assurance. Some considering it as a college major, others wanting to get a better understanding of what it entails, and a few faculty members and counselors hoping to better communicate this discipline as an optional career path for their students. A couple faculty members came all the way from Blue Ridge Community Technical College in Martinsburg, West Virginia. They were interested in additional information that could benefit them as they roll out their new information security curriculum.
The event was a tremendous success! Everyone was pleased with the experience, particularly the battle lab demo and the keynote speaker, Dr. Don Goff, who gave a compelling speech on the merits of pursuing IA. There were also many questions and comments with respect to the security clearance presentation.
The event culminated with a tour of the NSA Cryptologic Museum in Fort Meade. On the way to the museum, the counselor asked the same question of the participants that she had asked earlier that morning: “How many of you are considering information security as your primary career path?” Prior to their arrival on campus, this question yielded zero responses. By 2 p.m., 8 of 32 students raised their hands confidently.
Click the image above to view more photos from the IA Awareness Seminar.
