This discussion will explore several likely cyber-related threats facing individuals, businesses, and global society at large over the next decade. In doing so, the state of cybersecurity at America's grassroots --our cities and communities-- will be examined since not only are these the most intimate levels of government interaction with citizens, but they often are fairly vulnerable targets.

Dr. Richard Forno is a Principal Lecturer in the UMBC Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, where he directs the UMBC Graduate Cybersecurity Program, serves as the Assistant Director of the UMBC Center for Cybersecurity, and is an Affiliate of the Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society (CIS). Prior to academia, his twenty-year career in operational cybersecurity includes helping build a formal cybersecurity program for the US House of Representatives, serving as the first Chief Security Officer for Network Solutions (then the global center of the internet DNS system), consulting to Fortune 100 companies, the government, military, and more. As a technologist and student of national security studies, Dr. Forno is an unconventional, albeit realistic, critical thinker about the relationships between technology, security, and society. His latest book is Cybersecurity for Local Government (Wiley, 2022.)

Still looking for styrofoam coolers to make cat shelters out of…

If you work at a hospital, a lab, a university, a blood bank, there are likely styrofoam coolers around…

It’s going down into the 20’s next week and so many colony caretakers have been asking me for shelters.  I just don’t have the quantity I need

PhD Candidate at Temple University and UMBC Alum ’2019. 

Social media platforms have begun to counter false news by integrating fact-checking services. These fact checkers verify posts’ content and inform users about the posts’ veracity before engaging with them. While the efficacy of fact-checking on users has been studied in prior literature, little attention has been paid to the factors that determine the effectiveness of fact-checking (e.g., fact-checking timeliness or reputation of the poster) to sway user reactions. Our multi-method study leverages the high external validity of observational data from Twitter (Study 1) complemented by the high internal validity of experimental data (Study 2) to build insights into how fact-checking methods and poster attributes affect news engagement (i.e., willingness to read, talk, comment, and share). 

We find when fact-checking flags news as false significantly decreases news engagement and that fact-checking timeliness and poster reputation moderate the effect of fact-checking. Moreover, we find that fact-checking affects news engagement by influencing users’ evaluation of the news believability and shareability. Our findings enrich the understanding of the impact of fact-checking on users’ engagement with news and suggest managerial implications for reducing false news engagement.   

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Be sure to check your ToDos on myUMBC for updates and notifications from the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships regarding your eligibility!

Through these conversations, you may find it helpful to know that others have forged their own paths - sometimes down long and winding roads and with both positive and negative experiences - that guided their career decision making process.  It is possible that by opening up this conversation with loved ones, a space to share your own career vision, dreams, and even fears may also open up as well.

You may find that these conversations re-energize you in your own career exploration and career planning activities! When you return to campus following this well-deserved break, please know that all of our Career Center resources are at your fingertips such as online materials and counseling appointments to explore career direction, services to connect you with employers and internship/job opportunities, and information to assist those of you who want to continue your education after UMBC.  We love to talk about all these resources and welcome you to visit us anytime either in-person on the 2nd floor of the Math and Psychology building, Rm. 201 or via virtual appointments on Handshake! 

Enjoy the holiday!

Hello anime fans!

Tonight we are meeting from 6 pm-11 pm in Sherman 003 (note the location) and on our Discord viewing channel, feel free to come down at any time! This week we will be watching:

6 pm: 86 episodes 16-17

7 pm: Aquatope on the White Sand episodes 16-17

7:45: projector break

8 pm: BYOA

9 pm: BYOA

10 pm: Vinland Saga episodes 16-17

Also, don't forget that our marathon event is coming soon! December 9-10!

For those that need a ride or are willing to give a ride to someone for the Santa's helpers event please arrive at the administrative parking circle near Sherman hall at 9 am tomorrow. Please let us know if you have any question.