Sarah Jarosz is a great up and coming bluegrass musician. She plays guitar, mandolin and banjo (and probably other instruments). This is one of her original songs performed at Threadgills in Austin - where Janis Joplin performed and where I ate many chicken fried steaks while in grad school. Also check out http://www.sarahjarosz.com/index.html
Eva loves to write poetry. She wrote this short ode to Maine on the flight back from our recent vacation at Migis Lodge. I took the photo from the main lodge at Migis looking over Sebago Lake.
Eva loves to write poetry. She wrote this short ode to Maine on the flight back from our recent vacation at Migis Lodge. I took the photo from the main lodge at Migis looking over Sebago Lake.
Top 10 Universities Preparing Future Cyber Security Professionals
Posted by jim on 9/16/09 • Categorized as Cyber Security, Featured
Tagged as: GMU, Mississippi State University, NIST, Oklahoma State University, Pitt, Syracuse, UMASS Amherst, UMD, UT, UW, WCUAs the need for increased cyber security is acknowledged, universities across the US are looking to help fill the gap with well trained graduates. Each of the following universities are certified National Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education by the National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security. Schools must meet a number of stringent criteria in order to receive certification. Below are the New New Internet’s top picks of programs preparing future cyber security professionals.
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
With a computer science program that allows undergraduate students to concentrate in information assurance, UMass Amherst is a leader in turning out skilled information assurance professionals that often are hired by private sector organizations like Raytheon.
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
UMD’s Cyber Defense Lab enables students to gain practical experience in cybersecurity. U.S. News and World Report America’s Best Colleges Guide just placed UMD on its list of universities that provide the best opportunities for student undergraduate research. Booz Allen Hamilton already has an aggressive cyber recruiting schedule at UMD, and other major cybersecurity firms are sure to follow suit.
Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
The Center for Computer Security and Research at Mississippi State is one of the key research centers for information security, developing advancements to secure America’s cybersecurity infrastructure. The program helps to place many of the graduating students with positions at the National Security Agency, CIA, and the Armed Forces.
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
The National Science Foundation recently gave a Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship for Service grant to Syracuse for graduate education in Systems Assurance. Syracuse’s graduate program in Systems Assurance also partners with National Defense University and the Air Force Research Laboratory in New York.
Oklahoma State University, OK
Oklahoma State offers a scholarship on behalf of the Department of Defense for undergraduate and graduate students concentrating in information assurance. A number of the faculty has research grants awarded by DOD.
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
With the Laboratory for Education and Research on Security Assured Information Systems, Pitt has a long track record of educating some of the best and brightest in cybersecurity, having opened its doors in 1962. The university was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to fund Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship for Service awards.
West Chester University, West Chester, PA
The Information Security Center at WCU offers courses that are certified by the National Security Agency to meet the National Training Standards for Information Systems Security Professionals and Systems Administrators. Educating all Computer Science graduates about information security is a central tenet of the program.
University of Texas, San Antonio, TX
With the help of several DOD scholarships and a long-standing partnership with the National Defense University, the University of Texas provides a steady stream of highly skilled and qualified graduates to the information security sector. Many faculty members have also received federal research grants.
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
The Center for Secure Information Systems at GMU offers programs dedicated to information security. The Center is sponsored by government and private sector alike, including BAE Systems, Air Force Research Laboratory, National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
The University of Washington’s Center for Information Assurance and Cybersecurity helps to teach and develop some of the future leaders in cyber security. With partnerships with industry leaders like Boeing and Microsoft as well as the Armed Forces, Center graduates can be found in organizations such as Booz Allen Hamilton and the Department of Homeland Security.
Does anyone have a different view on the top schools for cyber security?
OK, So this is partly a test to see how FlipShare, Posterous, FaceBook etc all play together and whether all the automatic cross posting really works.
Of course, Cath did look great skiing while we were in Maine, though I think both she and I felt the effects on various infrequently used muscles for a number of days after we returned from Maine.
This is an iPhone shot of the wooden horse. This is a life (pony) sized horse and Eva wants me to buy it for her. Not that there is any chance of that happening, but I do wonder wherein their house someone puts a life sized wooden horse.
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This is an iPhone shot of the wooden horse. This is a life (pony) sized horse and Eva wants me to buy it for her. Not that there is any chance of that happening, but I do wonder wherein their house someone puts a life sized wooden horse.
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A neighbor of ours has a periodic antique sale in his yard. He goes to auctions, and brings back mostly old yard furniture to sell, but also the occasional oddity. This looks like a carousel horse with its paint stripped, resulting in an eerily lifelike wooden creature.
A neighbor of ours has a periodic antique sale in his yard. He goes to auctions, and brings back mostly old yard furniture to sell, but also the occasional oddity. This looks like a carousel horse with its paint stripped, resulting in an eerily lifelike wooden creature.
I'm still playing with the iPhone camera. This is Lyra with retro processing courtesy of Camerabag.
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I'm still playing with the iPhone camera. This is Lyra with retro processing courtesy of Camerabag.
Sent from my iPhone
I am a technologist, foodie, photographer, gardener, music lover and political junkie. I have always saved ticket stubs, old business cards, doodles and other ephemera in shoe boxes, scrapbooks or desk drawers. Some things get saved and some are lost over time. I travel a lot, take many photos and try to keep notes of my experiences, whether interesting meals, great bottles of wine, or cool articles I have read. This site is my latest attempt to consolidate this content for the entertainment of my friends and family.