Texas A&M Cybersecurity Events
Texas A&M Cybersecurity Center holds inaugural GenCyber Teach the Teachers Camp
The Texas A&M Cybersecurity Center held the inaugural GenCyber Teach the Teachers camp June 19-23. The GenCyber program sponsors summer camps across the nation designed for elementary, middle and high school teachers that focus on engaging learners with sound cybersecurity principles and teaching techniques.
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Aggies Invent “SOCOMM”
From October 13-15 Aggies Invent will host “SOCOMM” (Special Operations Command), a 48-hour challenge at the Engineering Innovation Center.
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Aggies Invent “Bring Your Own Idea”
From September 1-3 Aggies Invent will host “Bring Your Own Idea,” a 48-hour challenge at the Engineering Innovation Center.
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SECURE—A Research Experience for Teachers
The Secure teacher Education on Cybersecurity by Utilizing Research Experiences (SECURE) is a six-week research experience for Brazos Valley high school teachers and community college faculty. This RET program provides an opportunity for the teachers and faculty to gain new knowledge and insights about engineering research in the area of cybersecurity. Participants will have the necessary tools and research to build new classroom curriculum related to cybersecurity.
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Texas General Counsel Forum
Texas A&M Cybersecurity Center Director Dr. Daniel Ragsdale was featured on a panel discussing “what general counsel need to know about cybersecurity” for the Houston Chapter of the Texas General Counsel Forum.
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Dallas County Worries Russian Hackers Targeted Election System
With recent news that Russian hackers targeted the Dallas County web servers in the run-up to last November’s election, Cybersecurity Center Director Dr. Daniel Ragsdale discusses ways that local, state, and federal entities can cooperate and implement standards to ensure that election systems remain secure.
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A New Kind of Warfare
As cyberthreats increase, so do the number of students choosing to protect their nation on the cyberspace front. Texas A&M University’s Bush School of Government and Public Service is proving to be the ideal training ground for these students. Since its founding in 1997, the Bush School’s faculty mixture of top-tier academics and real-world practitioners have prepared graduate students for careers in public administration, public service and international affairs. This includes grooming students for careers in national security.
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Texas A&M receives award during annual cybersecurity summit
Texas A&M University is quickly establishing itself as one of the country’s leading academic centers for cybersecurity as the subject continues to permeate a broader scope both nationally and internationally.
The National Security Agency, in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security, officially named the university as a National Center of Academic Excellence in cyber operations during the ninth annual National Cyber Summit in Huntsville, Alabama, this week.
National and International Cybersecurity News
Many firms hit by global cyber-attacks
Firms around the globe are reporting they have been hit by a major cyber-attack. Ukrainian firms, including the state power distributor and Kiev’s main airport were among the first to report issues.
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Dallas County Worries Russian Hackers Targeted Election System
With recent news that Russian hackers targeted the Dallas County web servers in the run-up to last November’s election, Cybersecurity Center Director Dr. Daniel Ragsdale discusses ways that local, state, and federal entities can cooperate and implement standards to ensure that election systems remain secure.
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U.S. Power Companies Warned ‘Nightmare’ Cyber Weapon Already Causing Blackouts
The computer code, dubbed “CrashOverride” by Maryland-based Dragos, and “Industroyer” by ESET in Slovakia, is a genuine cyber weapon that can map out a power station’s control network and, with minimal human guidance, issue malicious commands directly to critical equipment.
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Students, instructor flocking to SU cyber security program
Dr. Daniel Ragsdale, Director of Texas A&M Cybersecurity Center comments on the increasing cyber threats in the United States.
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Daniel J. Ragsdale, Ph.D.
Director, Texas A&M Cybersecurity Center
Professor of Practice, Computer Science and Engineering
Dr. Daniel “Rags” Ragsdale is a thirty-year Army veteran whose service included combat deployments to Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom), Afghanistan (Enduring Freedom), and Grenada (Urgent Fury). He is currently a Professor of Practice at Texas A&M and is the Director of the Cybersecurity Initiative for the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES). In that capacity he is responsible for managing and directing cybersecurity research and educational initiatives at Texas A&M. (read more)
Email rags@tamu.edu
Office 979.845.7398
Address Donald L. Houston Center, 200 Discovery Drive, 3112 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843