Ellen Hemmerly and Kent Malwitz were quoted in the September 7, Baltimore Business Journal in an article written by Jack Lambert, Cyber security attracts attention (and cash) from venture capitalists.

Lambert writes, “Cyber security is big business in Maryland. The state’s proximity to federal agencies in Washington, D.C., as well as nearby government contractors such as Northrop Grumman Corp. and Lockheed Martin Corp., has led to significant government investment in companies that can protect confidential data.”

Lambert goes on to write about his conversation with Hemmerly and Malwitz,

“The commercialization of cyber security products helped encourage investment, said Ellen Hemmerly, executive director of the UMBC bwtech Research and Technology Park. Companies developing new products for mobile devices like tablets and smartphones need to be protected, she said. And venture firms want to get in on the ground floor.

“We are seeing more and more folks trying to create a way to solve those cyber security issues,” Hemmerly said. “[Venture capital] money is agnostic. They are going to look where there is the business opportunities.”

Students and startups are taking advantage of those opportunities. Twenty-two cyber security companies are part of UMBC’S incubator and accelerator program in 2012, whereas only six companies were in the program when it began in March 2011.

Colleges and universities are seeing increased cyber security interest at the undergraduate level as well. UMBC taught 84 cyber security courses in 2011 compared to 70 courses in 2010, said Kent E. Malwitz, president of the UMBC training centers. The University of Maryland’s Cybersecurity Center has seen double the number of computer science and computer engineering majors over the last five to seven years, said Eric Chapman, the program’s deputy director.”

UMBC’s Training Centers launched its Cyber Academy program on September 10th, with the new certification program profiled by Baltimore Business Journal‘s Sarah Gantz in an article published September 7th.

In the subscriber-only article, UMBC Training Centers President Kent Malwitz spoke with Gantz about the idea behind the academy, where already-existing security courses will be tied with more specialized ones to aid in preparing students for entry-level technology jobs at cyber-security companies. The purpose will be to aid students who might not necessarily be as initially tech-oriented as others, and to help them gain more work in this information era, as well as the possible benefit to computer science students, as well.

“f you have a liberal arts background, you have a lot to bring to the table,” said Malwitz. “A lot of the knocks on people who are purely technical is they don’t have the communication skills.”

Gantz wrote that the program will be divided into three and four-week sessions, and will teach skills which can have immediate use as well give “a well-rounded understanding of how to apply technology in cyber security settings,” according to Homer Minnick III of  the university’s Center for Cybersecurity Training, who added that “the folks who really get into this are the ones who want to know how stuff works, [and have] a general thirst for more knowledge of whatever kind.”

Gantz wrote that as of July, there were 400 cyber security students involved in the Center for Cybersecurity Training, and with the addition of the Cyber Academy, the Center will grow to 1,200 by 2013.

Job Purpose:

Promote and nurture the education of students by planning and tailoring math, reading, or science based projects; monitoring, assisting with, and correcting, academic efforts; providing a safe environment conducive for learning.

Job Descriptions:

Duties:

• Educates students by planning and developing math, reading, or science based projects according to the program guidelines and requirements.
• Tailors course of study by developing modifications for several levels of academic ability and previous achievement.
• Develops and presents lesson plans designed to engage students in learning recognizing different types of learning styles and supporting an atmosphere of learning that looks and feel different from a standard day school classroom.
• Monitors and assist students with homework.
• Support teacher with maintaining order in the classroom by counseling students with behavioral problems and consulting with classroom teacher.
• Contribute to developing a safe, secure, and healthy educational environment by establishing, following standards and procedures established by Healthy Families, Healthy Communities.
• Inform teachers and/or Program Coordinator of deterioration in achievement and students with academic difficulties.
• Provide student support services by monitoring halls and activities.
  

Skills/Qualifications:

Classroom Management, Verbal Communication, Resolving Conflict, Presentation Skills, Self-Motivated, Motivating Others, Listening, Deals with Uncertainty, Objectivity, Confidentially.

The Internship is located at Beechfield Elementary/Middle School.  The address of the location is 301 South Beechfield Ave. Baltimore, Md 21229. 

Interested Candidates should submit a completed resume and cover letter to:

Steven Kinney

stevenkinney@blackmentalhealth.com

Office: 410.338.2642

Fax:  410.338.1771

Alumna Jeehye Yun ’97, computer science, was profiled along with her cybersecurity company Secured Sciences Group (SSG) by The Baltimore Business Journal‘s Jack Lambert in an article published on September 7th.

Yun told Lambert that SSG–a member of UMBC’s Research and Technology Park, and which is in the process of working with the research park on a plan to attract investors–is particularly adept at cutting through red tape and redundancies which can occur in government applications, saying, “We can take a lot of disparate policies and figure out where the overlaps are.”

The alumna, who is CEO/President of SSG as well as a former teacher at her alma mater from the late-90’s, also told Lambert that the company’s upcoming technology will new technology will hopefully cut through the quantity of material companies have to sift through from government grant applications and contracts by finding the overlaps between for organizations like the Department of Defense, the Navy and the Marines.

Yun also noted that her company’s products also have value for colleges, management consultants and small businesses, saying, “The biggest rule of thumb for us is, actually, are we solving a problem where we would want to use the product?”

Ocean City Bus Trip

(seb)

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Bus departs The Commons Circle @ 8:30am

All Guests = $15.00

Ticket #: 47 of 49

Humanities Without Apology

Office of Institutional Advancement

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

7:00pm

Performing Arts & Humanities Building, Proscenium Theater

All Guests = FREE

Plenty of tickets left (no ticket numbers available)

New York City Bus Trip

(seb)

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Bus departs The Commons Circle @ 8:00am

All Guests = $30.00

Ticket #: 33 of 106

Homecoming Comedy Show - B.J. Novak

Homecoming Comedy Show - B.J. Novak