The Center for Information Assurance at the University of Memphis

NEW 7/19/12 On October 19, 2012, the University of Memphis Center for Information Assurance (CfIA) will host the 5th annual Cyber Security Expo at the beautiful U of M FedEx Institute of Technology (FIT). The focus this year will be "Providing Business Security: New Issues".
11/7/11 The Center has released the 2011 Cyber Security Expo Report.
10/7/11 On October 7, 2011, the University of Memphis Center for Information Assurance (CfIA) hosted the 4th annual Cyber Security Expo at the beautiful U of M FedEx Institute of Technology (FIT). The focus this year was Online Social Media Threats.
3/23/11 The Center for Information Assurance urges everyone to be cognizant of growing cyber threats, and the importance of cyber security education. Please join us for the National Cyber Security Awareness Campaign on Wednesday, March 23, 2011. The event is free, but seats are limited; please e-mail us (cfia@memphis.edu) with the confirmation of your plans to attend by March 15, 2011.
12/10/10 The University of Memphis Center for Information Assurance is proud to announce the call for applicants for the 2011-2012 Department of Defense Scholarship Program. Scholarship announcement, details and the application form are provided.
10/15/10 On October 15, 2010, the University of Memphis Center for Information Assurance (CfIA) hosted the 3rd Annual Cyber Security Expo at the beautiful U of M FedEx Institute of Technology (FIT). The focus this year was Online Fraud, Insider Threats and Cyber Crime. The PDF is available.
9/1/10 Dr. Simon has been awarded her third grant from the Department of Defense. This latest grant is entitled “Development of Online Graduate Courses in Business Information Assurance.” The online content will be directed toward the four graduate Management Information Systems courses that are part of the graduate Business Information Assurance certificate program. This certificate program is being implemented in the Fall 2010 semester.
5/12/10 Prof. Dasgupta is in the Advisory Committee of the International Conference on Emerging Security Technologies (EST 2010) at Canterbury, UK, 6-7, September 2010.
5/10/10 Prof. Dasgupta will give a keynote speech at the conference "Future Challenges in Network Security (FCNS)", Prague, Czech Republic, June 21-23, 2010.
5/5/10 Dr. Dasgupta and Dr. Simon were interviewed by April Norris of ABC 24 Eyewitness News in a clip called, "ID Thieves Are Using Coupons To Steal Your Info."
5/1/10 The University of Memphis has been designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Research for academic years 2010-2015. A press release will soon be posted on the NSA web site. A ceremony recognizing our achievement will be held on 8 June 2010 at a reception at the National Electronics Museum. We are the only University in the State of Tennessee to receive this designation.
3/16/10 The United States Intelligence Community will be having a Virtual Career Fair. For more information, please visit http://www.icvirtualfair.com/.
11/23/09 The University of Memphis Center for Information Assurance is proud to announce the call for applicants for the 2010-2011 Department of Defense Scholarship Program. An informational meeting will be held at 2 p.m. on December 3rd in the FedEx Institute of Technology, Suite 314.
11/23/09 Announcing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Scholarships and Summer Internships program.
10/17/09 - 10/19/09 Professor Dasgupta is a Program Co-Chair of Health-Inspired Network Defense working grout at National Cyber Leap Year (NCLY) Summit at Crystal Gateway Marriott, Arlington, Virginia. For more information, please visit: http://www.nitrd.gov/ProgramChairs.aspx.
10/15/09 Join us for the 2nd Annual Cyber Security Expo to be held on October 15, 2009. This year’s theme is: Global Cyber Security. Learn more and register at: http://cyberexpo.memphis.edu/.
9/10/09 ACT Online will present the program to the IT Professionals Group in Little Rock, AR. The IT Group will be comprised of the top 30 cities and 75 counties in Arkansas.
9/9/09 The Internal Revenue Service, Memphis Data Center will host a cyber security training session for 25-36 management officials.
9/4/09 Professor Dasgupta gives an invited talk on “Information Technology, Online Business and Risk Management” at J.D. Birla College of Business, Kolkata, India.
8/29/09 - 8/31/09 Dr. Dipankar Dasgupta is a Program Committee Member of IEEE International Conference on PrivAcy, Security, risk, And Trust (PASSAT).
8/27/09 - 8/28/09 ACT Online will host a Cyber Security Training Session to be held at the UT Austin AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center, 8:00-5:00 on Thursday and 8:00-12:00 on Friday.
8/7/09 - 8/8/09 ACT Online will host a Cyber Security Training Session for First Horizon employees at the University of Memphis.
7/30/09 - 7/31/09 ACT Online will host an onsite Cyber Security Training Session for International Paper employees in Memphis, TN.
7/8/09 - 7/10/09 Dr. Dipankar Dasgupta will be giving a tutorial at the Second IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence for Security and Defense Applications in Ottawa, Canada. For more information, visit http://ottawa.ieee.ca/ci/cisda2009/invited_speakers.html.
6/18/09 - 6/19/09 Join us for an onsite ACT-Online training session, free of charge, with complimentary continental breakfast, lunch, refreshments and parking! To register, go to http://www.act-online.net/.
6/17/09 ACT Online will present at the Software Assurance Forum in Arlington, VA, co-sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. For more information visit: https://buildsecurityin.us-cert.gov/daisy/bsi/events.html.
6/16/09 ACT Online will exhibit at the 2009 Nebraska Cyber Security Conference in Lincoln, Nebraska, hosted by The State of Nebraska and Southeast Community College. For more information about this event, visit: http://www.cio.ne.gov/cybersecurity/events.
6/1/09 - 6/3/09 ACT Online will present and exhibit at the Educause Southeast Regional Conference in Atlanta, GA on June 1-3, 2009. Find out more at www.educause.edu.
5/21/09 - 5/22/09 Join us for an onsite ACT-Online training session, free of charge, with complimentary continental breakfast, lunch, refreshments and parking!
5/19/09 The Advanced Learning Center and CfIA will host an ACT Online Training session for UofM ITD and LSP.
5/12/09 -5/14/09 ACT Online will exhibit at the TEI Conference is being held in Emmitsburg, MD. For more information on the our cyber security training sessions, please visit: act-online.net.
5/7/09 The National Security Agency and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security have re-designated the University of Memphis as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education for the academic years 2009-2014. The official certification will be presented to the U of M’s Center for Information Assurance (CfIA) at the annual conference of the Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education June 3 in Seattle.
4/7/09 University of Memphis hosted the semi-annual ACT Online partners meeting. An evening reception was held to welcome our guests, Sam Phillips, ACT Online Program Manager, the Department of Homeland Security, and collaborators from Vanderbilt University and SPARTA, Inc.
3/30/09 - 4/2/09 Dr. Dasgupta is organizing a Symposium on Computational Intelligence in Cyber Security (CICS) at the IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence (SSCI 2009) 30, Sheraton Music City Hotel in Nashville, TN, USA.
3/5/09 + 3/6/09 Join us for an onsite ACT-Online training session, free of charge, with complimentary continental breakfast, lunch, refreshments and parking!
2/21/09 ACT Online project members Tammy Alexander and Karla Hester will be special guests on The Small Biz Show on KWAM 990 where they answer questions about why cyber security training is important to your small business.
2/12/09 Tammy Alexander will serve on the panel for Mass Emergency Notification and Response Planning for College and University Environments, hosted by InfraGard in Nashville, TN. ACT-Online will also have an exhibit at the event. If you are in Nashville, please drop by our booth!
2/12/09 CfIA featured presentation at the University of Memphis ITD Quarterly Meeting.
1/22/09 ACT-Online training session, free of charge, with complimentary continental breakfast, lunch, refreshments and parking!
1/6/09 ACT Online Secure Software and Network Assurance are now available for Pilot Testing.
1/1/09 Dr. Dasgupta's Negative Authentication System is featured on the FedEx Institute website. Learn about Password Immunizer, a new way to secure sensitive electronic information, developed by the FedEx Institute of Technology's Center for Information Assurance.

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