March 2023 - The Colloquium for Information Systems Security announces the release of the Winter 2023 issue of our Journal publication. This volume highlights academic papers presented at the 26th Colloquium Online (November 2022) that foster significant advances in the body of knowledge. A special thanks to paper authors, reviewers, and editors for their time and dedication.

Abstracts and submitted slides for paper presentations exhibited at the 26th Colloquium are available below. Article order is alphabetical and features works corresponding to CISSE and CCERP tracks. This content is archived with submitted slides available for download. If presenting authors wish to revise slides or submit anew, please contact Andrew Belon.

February 2022 - The Colloquium for Information Systems Security announces the release of the Winter 2022 issue of our Journal publication. This volume highlights 22 academic papers presented at the 25th Colloquium Online (October 2021) that foster significant advances in the body of knowledge, particularly in teaching emerging topics of quantum computing, visualization of data, and cyber warfare. A special thanks to paper authors, reviewers, and editors for their time and dedication.

The Cyberspace Solarium Commission (CSC) was established in the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 to "develop a consensus on a strategic approach to defending the United States in cyberspace against cyber attacks of significant consequences."

Microsoft has detected multiple 0-day exploits being used to attack on-premises versions of Microsoft Exchange Server in limited and targeted attacks. In the attacks observed, the threat actor used these vulnerabilities to access on-premises Exchange servers which enabled access to email accounts, and allowed installation of additional malware to facilitate long-term access to victim environments.

The 19 Academic Centres of Excellence in Cyber Security Research (ACE-CSRs) help to build a strong and collaborative community of cyber security research in the UK.

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of West Florida received a total of $8 million in separate grants from the Department of Homeland Security and the National Security Agency to tackle the enduring challenge of filling public- and private-sector cybersecurity vacancies across the country.

October 2020 - The Colloquium for Information Systems Security announces the release of the Fall 2020 issue of our Journal publication.

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ArsTechnica spoke with IBM Senior Research Scientist Flavio Bergamaschi about the company's recent successful field trials of Fully Homomorphic Encryption. We suspect many of you will have the same questions that we did—beginning with "what is Fully Homomorphic Encryption?"

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By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to better ensure continued American economic prosperity and national security, it is hereby ordered as follows:

April 2019 - The Colloquium for Information Systems Security announces the release of the Spring 2019 issue of our bi-annual publication.

The CERT Certificate in Cyber Security Engineering and Software Assurance program targets software-reliant systems engineering and acquisition activities to infuse an awareness of cybersecurity and an approach to identifying security requirements, engineering risk, and supply chain risk early in the lifecycle.

Executive Order: Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure.

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to protect American innovation and values, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Starting Early Friday May 12, 2017, a massive ransomware campaign hit computer systems of hundreds of private companies and public organizations across the globe.

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The purpose of the hearing is to review and discuss cybersecurity policy recommendations provided by recent reports.

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Cyber-Security: Geo-Politics, Law, and Policy examines the legal and policy aspects of cyber-security.

The NICE Program Office is pleased to announce that the NIST Special Publication 800-181: The NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework, is open for public comment!

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As part of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s “Skills for Business” initiative, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is funding the development of a visualization tool that will show the demand for and availability of critical cybersecurity jobs across the nation.

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The NICCS Supervisory Office is excited to announce that the NICCS Training Catalog now hosts over 2,000 courses! The NICCS Training Catalog is a searchable database that provides a robust listing of cybersecurity and cybersecurity-related training courses offered in the U.S. for students and cybersecurity professionals to find the training they need.

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