This October, Capitol College will be celebrating National Cybersecurity Awareness Month by hosting numerous events and activities on the Laurel campus.
On Wednesday, Oct. 10 at noon, Capitol’s Innovation and Leadership Institute will present the 2012 President’s Forum, and the event will be open to the public. Dr. Timothy Mucklow, senior historian at the Center for Cryptologic History will present and review the most famous cryptographic machine in the world, the German ENIGMA. He will also discuss America’s lesser known, but unbroken, SIGABA. Both machines will be on display in the Avrum Gudelsky Auditorium.
The college will also be holding a Cyber Battle Lab (CBL) open competition on Monday, Oct. 15 at 4 pm. Those looking to sharpen their cybersecurity skills are invited to this open competition, where participants will both defend and attack secure systems. Prizes will be awarded to the top three competitors. The CBL is a lab where students simulate, detect, analyze and defeat the type of cyber attacks that are frequently seen in the information assurance world.
Other events taking place during National Cybersecurity Awareness month include an information assurance advisory board meeting on Oct. 10, a MESA high school visit on Oct. 24, and a Project SCOPE (Security Clearance Overview and Preparation Education) workshop on Oct. 30. At the advisory meeting, members of the board will discuss the progression of Capitol’s information assurance curricula. The MESA high school visit will demonstrate some of the opportunities in higher education and in industry for students who want to pursue an education in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields. For the SCOPE workshop, representatives from the Fort Meade Alliance will provide high school students with an overview of the importance of being able to obtain security clearances in possible future careers. These three events are invitation only.
Finally, Capitol’s cyber team will be competing in the third qualifying round of the Cyber Maryland Competition on Oct. 4. Should the team qualify, they will participate in the final round of the competition on Oct. 17.
Event Details
Cyber Maryland Competition: Qualifying Round #3
Thursday, Oct. 4
Cyber Battle Lab
[Invitation only]
Innovation and Leadership Institute’s President’s Forum
Wednesday, Oct. 10
Avrum Gudelsky Memorial Auditorium
Keynote Address: 12 pm
[Open to public: Contact Deb Berger at dsberger@capitol-college.edu]
Information Assurance Advisory Board Meeting
Wednesday, Oct. 10
William G. McGowan Academic Center
Meeting: 2 pm
[Invitation only]
Cyber Battle Lab Open Competition
Monday, Oct. 15
Cyber Battle Lab
Competition: 4 pm
[Open to public: RSVP to Jason Pittman at jmpittman@capitol-college.edu]
Cyber Maryland Competition: Final Round
Wednesday, Oct. 17
Cyber Battle Lab
[Invitation Only]
MESA High School Visit
Wednesday, Oct. 24
Speaker: 10 am
Lunch/Tours: 11am
[Invitation Only]
Project SCOPE (Security Clearance Overview and Preparation Education) Workshop
Tuesday, Oct. 30
Avrum Gudelsky Memorial Auditorium
Workshop: 11:30 am
[Invitation Only]