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Students, Event
Tech for Tomorrow Gala
The Loyola University Chicago student chapter of WiCyS, the 7968 club and the Loyola International Government Student Organization (IGSO) hosted a Tech for Tomorrow Gala on March 20. Over 50 students attended to raise funds for IC Stars. The evening brought together students from across disciplines to celebrate the intersection of technology, leadership, and social impact. Attendees enjoyed an engaging program that highlighted the mission of IC Stars and its work to create pathways into technology careers for underrepresented communities. The event fostered meaningful conversations around innovation, inclusion, and the future of the tech workforce, while demonstrating the strong commitment of Loyola student organizations to community engagement and positive change.
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Students, CyberEd
CyberEd 2026
CyberEd 2026 has wrapped up! It was an informative workshop on building a cyber-ready workforce with a focus on Cyber AI. Experts discussed innovation to teaching, how to incorporate AI, and how to design the next curriculum for cybersecurity and AI. A central focus of CyberEd 2026 was curriculum design for the future. Presenters and panelists discussed how academic programs can evolve to meet emerging workforce demands by aligning cybersecurity fundamentals with AI-driven tools, techniques, and ethical considerations. Conversations emphasized the importance of interdisciplinary learning, adaptability, and strong collaboration between academia and industry partners.
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Students, Club, Talk
7968 Hosts CrowdStrike Red Team & IR Talk
The 7968 student club hosted a Red Team event on Friday, March 27, in partnership with CrowdStrike, connecting students with industry professionals working on the front lines of cybersecurity. Red team and incident response specialists shared insight into what it’s like to work in offensive security and incident response, offering a realistic look at the roles and responsibilities involved. The speakers discussed what a typical day looks like for a red teamer or an incident responder, the technical and soft skills needed to succeed, and practical ways for students to begin learning more about cybersecurity. They also highlighted what employers look for in entry‑level candidates and how students can start preparing now for careers in the field.
Students, Talk
Cybersecurity Leader Jigar Shah Visits Campus for Inspiring Talk on Leadership
On Friday, March 27, the Department of Computer Science welcomed Jigar Shah, a globally respected cyber and technology executive, for an engaging and thought‑provoking talk that drew strong interest from both students and faculty. Interestingly, Jigar began the session by intentionally creating a more interpersonal and conversational space, engaging with students one‑on‑one and emphasizing the importance of first exploring the basics of AI 101—not as experts, but as informed thinkers. He stressed that while technical expertise matters, soft skills often bring more to the table, especially when it comes to making split‑second decisions in roles such as incident response and crisis management. Drawing from real‑life experiences, Jigar shared sobering examples of cyberattacks capable of shutting down entire hospitals, delaying life‑saving treatments, and raising difficult questions around responsibility and accountability in a world increasingly dependent on AI-driven systems.
Students, Research
Research Poster at WiCyS 2026
Chloe Kilroy, a CyberRambler scholar, presented her work on "Cyberbullying Networks: Analyzing User Roles and Interactions on Instagram" at the 2026 Women in Cybersecurity conference in March. Go Ramblers!
Students, Competition
Cyberfire @LUC
The Department of Computer Science, in partnership with the 7968 cybersecurity competitions student club and Argonne National Laboratory, organized a local cybersecurity competition called CyberFire. Students were involved in solving multiple CTF (Capture The Flag) challenges and learned how to be a cybersecurity professional. Shout out to Argonne National Lab for hosting the competition!
Students, Conference
WiCyS 2026 Conference
Several students attended the annual Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS) conference in March 2026 in the DC area. They walked away from the conference after having been immersed in a mix of professional development, technical learning, community networking, and personal empowerment. Other attendees included Dr. TaiNing Wang and a booth at the career expo from Loyola University Chicago. Join the Loyola student chapter of WiCyS by going to their website to learn more.
Students, Competitions
NCAE CyberGames Competition
The Loyola University Chicago Ramblers participated in the 2026 NCAE CyberGames Competition on February 28. NCAE CyberGames is a national cybersecurity competition designed to help students develop hands‑on defensive security skills in a real‑world, team‑based environment. During the event, teams work together to protect computer systems, maintain essential services, and respond to evolving cyber threats—mirroring the fast‑paced challenges faced by cybersecurity professionals. While our team did not qualify for the finals this year, they performed strongly by keeping their services operational for most of the competition and actively securing them against simulated attacks. Their teamwork and resilience reflect the growing strength of Loyola’s cybersecurity community. Participants: Rashmeet Singh, June Goodloe, Dalton Goodwin, Areej Imran, Isabella Alongi, and Emma Corpus.
Students
Loyola Competes in the Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition
Loyola University Chicago competed in the Illinois qualifier of the Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC) on Saturday February 14. The team had to secure the system against a live red team while keeping services up and running and responding to various business injects. Students participating were Daniel Gaevskiy (team captain), Lillie Burr, Lucia Garr, Abulfazl Dashtee, Chloe Kilroy, Alexis Fenderson, Nika Primus, and Lynette Lim, and were coached by Dr. Eric Chan-Tin. The CCDC is one of the most respected cybersecurity competitions in the nation, giving students the chance to test real-world defense skills under live-fire conditions. Competitions like this help prepare students for careers in cybersecurity, incident response, and system administration by exposing them to pressure, teamwork, and rapidly evolving threats. Loyola’s participation highlights the growing strength of our cybersecurity program and the dedication of our students.
Faculty
Dr. Eric Chan-Tin Talks on the Future of Web Privacy
Dr. Eric Chan-Tin gave a talk at City University of Seattle on February 12 titled “The State of Web Privacy in 2026 – Is Your Web Browsing Really Private?” The university highlighted his leadership as a Professor of Computer Science, Founding Director of the Loyola Center for Cybersecurity, and PI for Loyola’s Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense. In his talk, Dr. Chan-Tin explained how website fingerprinting attacks can reveal which sites users visit—even when using HTTPS, VPNs, or anonymity tools—and discussed potential countermeasures and their practicality as privacy threats continue to evolve. His expertise continues to support Loyola University Chicago’s mission to lead in cybersecurity education, research, and community engagement. By shedding light on hidden risks in everyday technology, he helps prepare students, professionals, and the public to navigate a fast‑changing privacy landscape.
Students, Competition
PascalCTF 2026
Loyola University Chicago proudly participated in the 2026 PascalCTF, an international Capture the Flag (CTF) cybersecurity competition. Loyola ranked 144th out of 855 teams, earning 4,578 out of 7,403 possible points. PascalCTF brings together students and professionals from around the world to solve cybersecurity challenges that test skills in cryptography, reverse engineering, web security, and digital forensics. This year’s competition also featured thematic references to Blaise Pascal — the mathematician, physicist, inventor, and philosopher known for his foundational contributions to science and technology, and often credited as a pioneer of modern public transportation concepts. Loyola’s performance reflects the growing strength of its cybersecurity community and students’ commitment to hands-on learning and technical excellence.
Students, Scholarship
CyberRamblers CyberCorps Scholars Announced for 2026 Cohort
Loyola University Chicago is proud to announce the selection of the 2026 cohort of CyberRamblers CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (SFS) scholars. This prestigious, federally funded program supports students pursuing cybersecurity careers in public service and helps strengthen the nation’s cyber workforce. The 2026 CyberRamblers CyberCorps scholars are (pictured left to right): Dalton Goodwin, Aliyah Montes de Oca, and Joe Montroy. These students were selected based on their academic excellence, commitment to cybersecurity, and dedication to serving the public good. As part of the CyberCorps SFS program, scholars receive financial support, professional development opportunities, and pathways into critical government and public-sector cybersecurity roles after graduation. We congratulate Dalton, Joe, and Aliyah on this outstanding achievement and look forward to seeing the impact they will make in the cybersecurity field.
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Students, Scholarship
Loyola Welcomes a New Motorola Solutions Foundation Scholar
Loyola University Chicago is proud to recognize Dorsa Valipourkarimi as a recipient of the Motorola Solutions Foundation Scholarship, made possible through a generous grant from the Motorola Solutions Foundation. Dorsa’s selection reflects both her academic dedication and her commitment to pursuing a career in cybersecurity. Her participation in this program highlights Loyola’s ongoing commitment to preparing students to become the next generation of leaders in technology and security. We are grateful to the Motorola Solutions Foundation for its continued investment in student success and for helping expand access to experiential learning opportunities in cybersecurity.
2024 Archive
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2023 Archive
December 13 Talk by Dr. Neil Klingensmith on "Zero Involvement Authentication for the Internet of Things" at the US CYBERCOM Academic Engagement Network Tech Talk
December 1 NCL Fall 2023 Season
Loyola ranked 48 out of 521 colleges and universities!
Joshua Honig ranked 32 in Individual game, Eno Dynowski ranked 63rd
The Avengers, consisting of Ethan Davis, Waad Al Abdulrhman, Fayaz Syed, Nicholas Synovic, Nitya Guntaka, Mohammed Sheriff, and Matthew Marlovitz, ranked 66th in Team Game out of 454 teams
December 1 Our fall CS seminar series concluded with great security-related talks by external speakers: Dr. David Mohaisen from University of Central Florida and Dr. Shelia Kennison from Oklahoma State University.
November 15 Congratulations to Dr. Mohammed Abuhamad for his NSF award, "Education DCL: EAGER: Developing Experiential Cybersecurity and Privacy Training for AI Practitioners", to host multiple workshops for AI practitioners. https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2335700&HistoricalAwards=false
November 4 Josh Honig (captain), Eno Dynowski, Taryn Chovan, Madeline Moran, Sophia Homan, and Amy Kuhl participated in the DoE Cyberforce competition. The team ranked 17th out of 95 teams. Congrats!
September 22 A red team from Loyola participated in the Hack the Hospital competition, represented by Josh Honig (captain), Eno Dynowski, Nathan Ferrell, Amy Kuhl, and Sophia Homan.
June 9 Poster accepted and presented at the NCAE symposium.
May 19 Two papers presented at IEEE SVCC 2023
May 10 Congratulations to Erin Robertson, National Cyber Scholars 2023 - https://www.nationalcyberscholarship.org/winners-2023
April 22 Congrats to Eno Dynowski for his Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award!Madeline Moran and Maddie Juarez also presented a poster each at the URES 2023.
April 15 A team from Loyola participated in the National Cyber League Spring 23 season.Well done to Eliora Horst, Katherine Lieber, Madeline Moran, Erin Robertson, Amy Kuhl, Nathan Ferrell, Kenneth Hernandez!
April 7 Team from Loyola participated in the Hack the Hospital Qualifying and qualified for the finals!Participants: Eno Dynowski, Josh Honig, Amy Kuhl, Kenneth Hernandez, William Mack
April 6 Congrats to Nimra Khan and Taryn Chovan for being awarded the Scholarship for Women Studying Information Security
April 1 Participation in NCAE CyberGames MidwestParticipants: Madeline Moran, Yehudah David, Nathan Ferrell, Erin Robertson, Eliora HorstMVP: Eliora HorstMost Improved: Yehudah David
February 18 Loyola University Chicago participated in the state CCDC (Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition on February 18. This is the first time Loyola has participated in CCDC. Ramblers participating were Eno Dynowski (captain), Josh Honig, William Mack, Robert Bitunjac, Kenneth Hernandez, Amy Kuhl, Erik Pautsch, and Taryn Chovan. The team did well and showed good performance for a new team.
2022 Archive
December 9, 2022 Loyola University Chicago participated in the National Cyber League Fall 2022 season. The university, as a whole, ranked 84th overall and 64th for CAE colleges. The best team from Loyola, comprised of Eno Dynowski, Taha Siddiqui, Amy-Lauren Kuhl, Robert Bitunjac, William Mack, Yuxin Chen, and Jess Bajerek, scored 1430 points! (the team ranked 100th out of 3,900 teams scored 1440 points)
November 19, 2022 Loyola University Chicago participated in the Global Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition (CPTC). The team at Loyola consisted of Eno Dynowski, William Mack, Robert Bitunjac, Kenneth Hernandez, Josh Honig, and Emily Meister.
November 9, 2022 A team of students participated in the Department of Energy CyberForce Competition on November 4-5, 2022. The team led by team captain Josh Honig ranked 24th overall and 1st in GreenTeam scoring out of over 150 teams/universities. Congratulations to Josh Honig, Madeline Moran, Taryn Chovan, Amy Kuhl, Jess Bajerek, and Kenneth Hernandez!
September 29, 2022 Congrats to Madeline Moran, Amy Kuhl, Erin Robertson, Kenneth Hernandez, and Nathan Ferrell for being selected as the 2022-2023 Motorola Solutions Foundation Cybersecurity Experiential Scholars! This program, led by Dr. Eric Chan-Tin, introduces students to hands-on cybersecurity practice and research. #MotoSolutionsCares
September 24, 2022 Anne Wagner and Rachel Gordon attended Grace Hopper Celebration 2022!
August 1, 2022 Loyola University Chicago participated in the 2022 CAE-NCX competition from April 11 to April 13. Loyola ranked 1st in the Software Development Module. Congrats to Haris Qazi, Madeline Moran, Eno Dynowski, William Mack, Robert Bitunjac, Kenneth Hernandez, Josh Honig, Laura Adams, Tim Abbenhaus, and Jack Hightower! Go Ramblers!
July 8, 2022 Loyola University Chicago participated in the National Cyber League Spring 2022 season. The university ranked #55 overall, out of over 500 colleges and universities. In the Team game, ForSociety (Nickolas Kusman, Haris Qazi, Pablo Czutrin, Jackson West, Collin Jones, Vasil Mitrev, Jack Hightower) ranked #76 with 2065/3000 points. Congratulations to all students who participated! Go Ramblers! To learn more about the National Cyber League and rankings for the season, please visit their website.
July 7, 2022 Loyola University Chicago was officially recognized as having been designated as a DHS/NSA National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense at a designation ceremony at NICE 2022, on June 8 2022.
May 17, 2022 Congratulations to Madeline Moran for being recognized as a 2022 recipient of the Loyola Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award.
March 18, 2022 Madeline Moran, a junior majoring in cybersecurity and computer science, and Eliora Horst, a MS student in computer science, attended the Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS) 2022 in Cleveland, Ohio. Pictured are Eliora in front of her poster "Where in the World is SHA-3?" and Madeline.
February 28, 2022 A team from Loyola University Chicago participated in the NCAE Cyber Games - Midwest Regionals on Saturday February 19. Although Loyola did not qualify for the finals, the team placed second in the CTF category. Congratulations to Madeline Moran, Kenneth Hernandez, Patrycja Dabrowska, Hannah Traud, and Chris Flores! Madeline was named MVP and Patrycja was most-improved player. Preparation for this competition is made possible through a grant from the Motorola Solutions Foundation. #MotorolaSolutionsCares
February 1, 2022 Congratulations to Daisy Reyes for receiving an Honorable Mention at the CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Research Awards. https://cra.org/about/awards/outstanding-undergraduate-researcher-award/
2021 Archive
December 17, 2021 Loyola University Chicago is one of 84 colleges and universities selected to partner with the United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) Academic Engagement Network (AEN) across our enterprise, which includes USCYBERCOM Headquarters, Joint Force HQ-DODIN, the Cyber National Mission Force, Air Force Cyber Command/16th Air Force, Army Cyber Command/ 2nd Army, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command, and the U.S. Coast Guard Cyber Command. The USCYBERCOM AEN consists of 70 universities, 14 community colleges, 4 Service Academies, and 4 Federal Graduate-level Colleges. https://www.cybercom.mil/Media/News/Article/2889614/cybercom-announces-academic-engagement-network-partners/
December 14, 2021 The National Cyber League Power Rankings for Fall 2021 are out! Loyola University Chicago ranked 46th overall, 15th in the Central Region, and 30th in CAE schools. In the Team game, we ranked 91st out of 3910 teams. Our best team, consisting of Haris Qazi, Jalan Cruz, Pablo Czutrin, Collin Jones, and Nickolas Kusman, scored 2325/3000 points! In the Individual game, the top 5 students were Haris Qazi, Jalan Cruz, Anthony Skinner, Vasil Mitrev, and Martin Zugschwert. Haris scored 2385/3000 points and ranked 139th out of 6478 participants. Congrats to all!
December 9, 2021 Eric Chan-Tin gave an overview of Loyola University Chicago for the "Getting to Know your Fellow CAEs" at the CAE Community of Practice (CoP) in Cyber Defense.
December 7, 2021 Three student teams from Loyola University Chicago participated in the metaCTF Cybergames during the weekend of December 4. Congrats to Eno Dynowski, William Mack, Robert Bitunjac, Haris Qazi, Pablo Czutrin, and Nickolas Kusman! Team Lactose Intolerant was ranked 84 in the student category and 177 overall. Team LUC was ranked 105 in the student category and 217 overall. Team Like Scoobs, we just got hacked! was ranked 347 in the student category and 725 overall. There were 1022 student teams and 1922 teams in total. Loyola University Chicago ranked 35th overall among all schools
December 7, 2021 We are happy to announce the five scholars of the cybersecurity experiential scholarships. From left to right, Madeline Moran, Patryjca Dabrowska, Hannah Traud, Kenneth Hernandez, and Chris Flores. This is made possible through a grant from the Motorola Solutions Foundation. #MotoSolutionsCares
November 22, 2021 Loyola University Chicago participated in the DoE CyberForce competition on Saturday November 13. The team consisting of Haris Qazi (team captain), Jalan Cruz, Nick Kusman, and Pablo Czutrin, was ranked 71st out of 120 teams. Congrats to the whole team!
October 29, 2021 Meredith Kasper, pen-test manager at Hurricane Labs, will present at Loyola University Chicago at 4:30pm. The talk will be livestreamed on Zoom. The talk will cover her experience in cybersecurity, what she does as a cybersecurity professional, and other fun cybersecurity stories.
October 26, 2021 Shafia Zubair, Manager of Information Security at Morningstar, will speak at Loyola about "Career in Cybersecurity: Is it right for me?". The talk will be livestreamed via Zoom at 4:00pm.
October 19, 2021 FBI Supervisory Special Agent Bixby will discuss cybersecurity at the FBI at 4:30pm in Dumbach 228. There will also be a livestream on Zoom.
October 4, 2021 Eric Chan-Tin gave a talk at the CISSE 2021 to go over the new BS in cybersecurity curriculum at Loyola University Chicago.
September 27, 2021 Loyola University Chicago is thrilled to have received a grant for $25,000 from the Motorola Solutions Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Motorola Solutions. Through the grant, we’ll provide cybersecurity experiential scholarships to five undergraduate students. Learn more. #MotoSolutionsCares
September 23, 2021 Sammy Gorbett, one of our instructors, gave a "Resume Building and Interviewing Skills" presentation at the CAE Midwest hub meeting.
September 1, 2021 Congratulations to George Thiruvathukal and Neil Klingensmith for their new NSF award on enabling computer vision applications at the edge using automated contextual analysis!
July 1, 2021 Congratulations to George Thiruvathukal and Neil Klingensmith for their new NSF award on researching low-power computer vision at the edge!
June 1, 2021 The Spring 2021 season of the National Cyber League has wrapped up. Congratulations to all students who participated. Overall, Loyola ranked 68 overall and ranked 20 in the Central region. For the Individual game, Anthony Skinner and Jalan Cruz ranked 173 and 298 respectively out of 3,301 players. For the Team game, Loyola had four teams participating. The first team consisting of Anthony Skinner and Jalan Cruz ranked 117 out of 922 teams with 2,285/3,000 points. The second team consisting of Gabe Huerta, Nick Kusman, Monica Sieklucki, Yong Shao, Mohammed Saleh, and Muhammad Lodhi ranked 143 out of 922 teams.
May 18, 2021 Congrats to Eno Dynowski for finishing in the top 400 of the Cyber FastTrack CTF competition! Eno was awarded a scholarship for the placement in the competition.
April 21, 2021 Congratulations to Anna Bakas for being recognized as a 2021 recipient of the Loyola Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award!
April 20, 2021 Dr. Polakis, Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago, wiill give a talk on "Awakening the Web’s Sleeper Agents: Misusing Service Workers for Privacy Leakage".
April 16, 2021 Congratulations to Haris Qazi for placing third at the CYRIN CTF competition! Haris had the third fastest time of competitors from the US and Europe!
January 14, 2021 Daisy Reyes gave a talk at FloCon 2021! Daisy is currently a junior in the B.S. in computer science program and is working on Autonomous Vehicles and Web Privacy.
January 4, 2021 Monica Sieklucki was selected to receive a Research Experience for Master's fellowship for Spring 2021. She is in the M.S. in computer science program, working with Dr. Abuhamad, on adversarial machine learning.
2020 Archive
December 2, 2020 Talk "Inside Out: Can Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, or Disgust Affect Your Security?" presented at the CAE forum by Eric Chan-Tin.
November 22, 2020 Congrats to Haris Qazi (team captain), Jalan Cruz, Justin Kim, Anran Wang, Jack West, Mike Robinson, Claudia Holtsclaw, Eno Dynowski, Gabe Huerta, and Titus Filimon for competing in the HTB Uni CTF 2020 competition! Great job!
October 26, 2020 Loyola University Chicago sent 3 teams (virtually) to compete in the MetaCTF CyberGames 2020. Congrats to Justin Kim, Gabe Huerta, Eno Dynowski, Shao Yong, Haris Qazi, Elijah Wooten, Anran Wang, Laura Adams, Tim Abbenhaus, and Duncan Rout! SeaShanty2 ranked 159 (out of 646 active teams) in the student category. The team ranked 254 (out of 995 active teams) overall including non-students teams. LUC ranked 257 in the students' category. The Fighting Mongooses ranked 357 in the students' category. Congrats to all who participated! https://compete.metactf.com/30/scoreboard
October 14, 2020 Cyber Fire Puzzles and Fun event wrapped up with 49 participants and 10 teams. Thank you to Argonne National Lab for hosting. Congrats to Trickbots! Stay tuned for the next cyber event!
July 30, 2020 Some Center for Cyber Security members participated in the AWS Security JAM x WiCyS Beginner and ranked 4th! Congratulations to those who participated.
June 24, 2020 Members of the Center gave the keynote speech on "2020 Vision for Web Privacy" at the ACM 3rd International Workshop on System and Network Telemetry and Analytics (SNTA). A copy of the keynote can be obtained at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXfDsL9_-PE
June 5, 2020 Loyola University Chicago has been designated as an NSA/DHS National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defence (CAE CD)
May 24, 2020 Members of the Center participated in the ATHENA Virtual Lecture Day, hosted by Women in STEM. The lecture was on "Web Privacy".
April 22, 2020 Congratulations to Spencer Johnston and Jackson West for winning the Loyola Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award!
April 21, 2020 Congrats to all students who participated in the National Cyber League competition for Spring 2020. Loyola University Chicago ranked 20th nationally. Special shout-out to "Z and the Big Boys", led by Robert Kania. The team scored 2,440 points and ranked 34 out of 931 teams. Other teams from Loyola University Chicago included BIG BANG, Script Kiddies, FlattenTheCurve2020, and Hacking4Hire. Participating students were Maha Alzanbaqi, Zara Batalvi, Job Coritana, Pablo Czutrin, Kevin Donohue, Meskerem Gebrehiwet, Matthew Hempe, Claudia Holtsclaw, Spencer Johnston, Anthony Kaczkowski, Robert Kania, Saad Khan, Jenet Kolaparan, Joe Mazich, Mustafa Mjawaz, Alec Park, Dipen Patel, Irfan Poljak, Haris Qazi, Mike Robinson, Abdul Salam, Logan Walsh, Michael White.
April 2, 2020 Due to university restrictions on gatherings, this event has been canceled.
2019 Archive
November 16, 2019 Loyola University Chicago participates in the DoE CyberForce competition. The team scored over 5,300 points and ranked 2nd (out of 104 teams) in "Operational Support". Students participating were Marcell Gyongy, Claudia Holtsclaw, Hans Johnson, Jessica Medintz, Abdul Salam, and Michael White.
November 13, 2019 Paul Edlund, Chief Technologist at Microsoft, gave a talk to the cybersecurity group at Loyola University Chicago.
October 27, 2019 Congrats to Nick Kolasinski, Michael White, and Gabe Huerta for placing first, second, and third in the National Cyber League (NCL) Fall competition at Loyola!
September 21, 2019 John Mikos, a junior in Computer Science, presented a poster at the STARS Celebration in San Diego, CA!
June 18, 2019 A delegation from the Philippines, consisting of law enforcement, a senator, and a lawyer, visited the cybersecurity center to learn more about the curriculum, research, and possible collaboration.
May 13, 2019 Nine students from Loyola University Chicago (Andrew Wolke, Taryn Chovan, Jessica Medintz, Brian Nguyen, Devin Zayas, Morgan Richardson, Michael Collins, Gabriel Huerta, and Job Coritana) participated in the spring season of the National Cyber League. In the individual game competition, Jessica Medintz ranked 480 out of 1263 competitors in her bracket. In the team game competition, the LUCTF team, consisting of Andrew Wolke, Taryn Chovan, and Jessica Medintz) ranked 144 out of 275 teams.
March 24, 2019 LUCTF participated in the Securinets Prequels 2K19 and placed 218 out of 436.
March 19, 2019 Center for Cybersecurity virtual website is set up.
March 12, 2019 The LUCTF team participated in the TAMU CTF!
February 24, 2019 The team from Loyola University Chicago, LUCTF, ranked 55 out of 539 teams in the MITRE Cyber Challenge 2019. Congrats to Taryn Chovan!
2018 Archive
December 1, 2018 Loyola University Chicago participates in the DoE CyberForce competition. Participants are Taryn Chovan, Morgan Richardson, David Cheng, Devin Zayas, and Jess Conway.