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Loyola University Chicago (LUC), College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Computer Science seeks qualified candidates for an appointment, to fill two positions, as Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) beginning Fall 2022. The successful candidates will be joining a department with 14 full-time faculty members serving 420 undergraduate majors and minors, and 85 master’s students enrolled in computer science, cybersecurity, information technology, and software engineering degree programs.

CMU will celebrate Cybersecurity Awareness Month with a virtual conference on October 29th. Join us for a day filled with insightful keynotes from experts in cyber defense; exciting breakout sessions with FBI, U.S. Army, CISCO, PwC, Beaumont Health, and other organizations.

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.