Welcome Back CyberDawgs!

We have a lot planned for this semester and hope you all are excited to get started as we are!

Our meetings will occur every Monday Night from 7:15 PM to 8:15 PM (new time) in ILSB 118 and via Webex: https://umbc.webex.com/meet/CyberDawgs. Everyone is welcome, regardless of whether you're well-versed in cybersecurity or new to the field.

Sept 9th | First Meeting: Club Welcome, Board Intros, Historical Presentation, Semester Plans, and a Very ‘Brief’ Intro to “Cyber”

Sept 16th | Intro to VM\CTFs\Trainings

Sept 23rd | Cyber Team and Tryout Info

Sept 30th | Cyber Career Panel

Oct 7th | Resume Building Night

Oct 14th | How to Win CDE

Oct 21st | How to Lose CDE [CDE Debrief]

Oct 28th | Web Attacks\Vulnerabilities

Nov 4th | Protocol Analysis

Nov 11th | Cyber Movie Night (Movie: The Imitation Game)

Nov 18th | Reverse Engineering

Nov 25th | FireTalks (Speakers: Club Members) [more info to come out soon]

Dec 2nd | Election for Anticipated Vice President Vacancy

Dec 9th | End-of-Semester Celebration

A new CTF challenge will be released at the end of each meeting in the Club Discord. They will be fun, beginner-friendly, and designed to help you build your skills. At the start of each meeting, we will walk through the previous week's challenge. There will be tech prizes for the top 3 solvers.

Our Cyber Defense Exercise (CDE) will be on Saturday, October 19. CDE is a Red/Blue competition open to all UMBC students. It is a great way to experience a competitive environment while learning about cybersecurity. Registration information will be out soon.

We will hold a movie night during our November 11th Club Meeting as a break from the technical jargon. We offer free pizza, popcorn, and drinks. This will be a great chance to hang out with fellow club members and relax from the stress of school. The movie will be The Imitation Game.

At the final club meeting on December 9th, all students are invited to take a break before exams. We provide free pizza, drinks, candy, music, and games. We will also announce winners of our CTFs and hand out prizes!

Our Discord and myUMBC will be where we post updates about meetings and events. Links to these pages can be found at: https://linktr.ee/cyberdawgs. There are also links to view our club’s Google Calendar and Website [in-depth information about the club and team].

Finally, don’t hesitate to ask questions and introduce yourself in ⁠the member-introductions channel in the Discord. And as always, Don't Do Crime.

William Brooks