Graduate, undergraduate, and women’s scholarships are offered by the Center for Cyber Safety and Education of the International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC)². They will begin accepting applications on February 28, 2017 for graduate and undergraduate scholarships of up to $5,000, and
ACM RIIT 2016 Best Paper Award earned for ITM research by Anthony Ramirez and Alfredo Fernandez
ITM is happy to be in Boston! In the photo at right, Master of Cyber Forensics and Security alumnus Anthony Ramirez receives the Best Paper Award for the 2016 ACM Research in Information Technology (RIIT) conference in Boston. Anthony and Alfedo Fernandez earned
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) 2017 conference
The Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) 2017 conference will be held in Tucson, AZ on March 31st-April 1st. Scholarships are available for both faculty and students to attend the conference (details at ; in the past these scholarships, funded by NSF,
IIT Named National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the National Security Agency have designated Illinois Institute of Technology as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education, effective until 2020. Our ability to meet the increasing demands of the program criteria
ITM Professor Louis McHugh Interviewed for Channel 2 News
CBS Chicago Channel 2 News (WBBM) interviewed ITM Professor Louis McHugh for a story “ATM App Is Convenient, But Is It Secure?” about the security of ATM applications for mobile devices. See the video
WGN Television Interviews ITM’s Ray Trygstad
Ray Trygstad, ITM Associate Chair, Director of IT and Industry Professor, appeared on WGN News on Thursday, December 18. Professor Trygstad was interviewed for a story on the Sony Pictures cyber attack and the precedent they set by pulling the
IIT ITM Student wins 2nd place in Cyber Aces State Championship
IIT undergraduate Information Technology and Management (ITM) student Eric Tendian competed in the Cyber Aces State Championship offered by the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES). The competition featured the top 125 participants from a year-long competition led by Gov.
White House “Cyber Attack” was One Email Message
The news media was giving great play today to a “cyber attack” on the White House, which “penetrated a secure area.” The nature of this nefarious, newsworthy attack? ONE spearphishing email with a malware attachment. An attachment which, by the
Master’s Degree in Cyber Forensics and Security at IIT
Illinois Institute of Technology Announces Master’s Degree in Cyber Forensics and Security New Program Combines Technical, Legal, Policy and Compliance In 2011, the average organizational cost of a data security breach in the U.S. was $5.5 million according to a