Join the Cybersecurity Team!
Unlike any time before, society is at risk of cyber-attacks and lives under the oppressive threat of information being stolen with a “click.” The emerging threats against the electric grid and other elements of the country’s Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CIKR) have created an ever-increasing need for men and women to defend it.
The Cybersecurity Team at the University of Maine has taken it upon themselves to make themselves as competitive as possible this year. For new members, the team has provided hands on training and tutorials to catch them up to speed with current topics. For advanced members they selected special focus topics and have guided them through complex topics. Along with a revamped meeting structure, there has been an increased engagement with the student body and a swell in membership. The team actively provides the necessary resources for personal cyber research and teaches security related topics to new members.
This semester, the Team will have plenty of events and workshops for people of all skillsets. Next Wednesday, the team is hosting a physical security lab revolving around the art of “lock picking,” presented by TOOOL. Later this month, they will be attending the first inaugural Bangor Information Security Professionals meeting.
Alumni and students in the Cybersecurity Team have progressed to work at the elite companies of the field. They include: MITRE Corp., Dell Secureworks, BAE Systems, Sony, Nvidia, Cisco, nVisium, Networkmaine. Students have also gone on to graduate school, such as the Masters of Information Assurance Program at Northeastern University and the Masters of Information Systems at the University of Maine.
Meeting times are 5:30 pm Wednesday and 12 pm Saturday in 224 East Annex. For further information on how to get involved, email the team at umainecybersec@gmail.com or connected with them on Facebook.