MC2 Researchers Have 13 Papers Accepted to Upcoming Cybersecurity Events
The papers highlight the center’s cutting-edge research in programming languages, encrypted databases, and more. August 10, 2020

New Faculty Member Brings Wide Range of Secure Software Development Skills
Leonidas Lampropoulos's research focuses on using programming language abstractions to make it easier to write, debug, and reason about software and their specifications August 7, 2020

Graduating Students and Postdocs Affiliated with MC2 Accept Positions in Academia and Industry
Being hired by top universities and companies is a testament to their creativity, hard work and ambition. July 20, 2020

Hicks Wins NSA’s Best Scientific Cybersecurity Paper Award
Hicks and a team of researchers won the NSA's 7th Annual Best Scientific Cybersecurity Paper Competition. October 2, 2019

MC2 Faculty, Students Have Five Papers Accepted to ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security
MC2 researchers are presenting work covering a wide array of security-related topics October 10, 2018

Mazurek, Hicks Receive NSF Grant to Study Factors Leading to Insecure Software
Project to focus on the human and organizational factors that contribute toward insecure software development September 12, 2018

Mazurek Part of Team Receiving Top Honors in NSA Cybersecurity Paper Competition
Mazurek's team wins the 5th Annual Best Scientific Cybersecurity Paper Competition September 27, 2017

MC2 Graduate Students Bring Passion, Innovation to the Field of Cybersecurity
Graduate students say MC2 provides a collaborative and supportive environment for research September 19, 2017

Mazurek, Hicks Receive Google Faculty Research Award
Researchers will develop tools/strategies that encourage software developers to write more secure code February 28, 2017

UMD Cybersecurity Symposium to Focus on Campus Research, Education Initiatives
5th Annual event to be held Dec. 5 at the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center November 15, 2016

MC2 Faculty, Students Present Nine Papers at ACM CCS 2016
UMD presented the most papers at the annual conference November 1, 2016

Paper Co-Authored by Gordon, Loeb, Lucyshyn and Zhou Receives Honorable Mention in NSA Competition
Gordon, Loeb, Lucyshyn and Zhou will be honored at Nov. 2 Award Ceremony October 17, 2016

Paper on Build It, Break It, Fix It Competition Sheds Light on Building Secure Software
2016 Contest Opens Sept. 22 September 22, 2016

First Run of Cybersecurity MOOCs Taught by MC2 Faculty Finishes with a Flourish
First UMD Cybersecurity Specialization Wraps Up with Competition-style Game July 24, 2015

UMD Researchers Awarded $3.4M DARPA Grant to Develop Automated Software-Analysis Tools
UMD Researchers Awarded $3.4M DARPA Grant to Develop Automated Software-Analysis Tools May 13, 2015

MC2 Doctoral Student Presents Research at HotSoS
MC2 Doctoral Student Presents Research at HotSoS April 21, 2015

MC2 Researchers Benefit from Amazon Award
MC2 Researchers Benefit from Amazon Award April 21, 2015

Michael Hicks Named Distinguished Scholar-Teacher
Michael Hicks Named Distinguished Scholar-Teacher March 26, 2015

MC2 Doctoral Student Spreads His Wealth of Bitcoin Knowledge
MC2 doctoral student Andrew Miller is co-teaching two Bitcoin classes February 20, 2015

Hicks Co-Organizes Seminar on Programming Languages and Cryptography
Michael Hicks, a professor of computer science with appointments in UMIACS and the Maryland Cybersecurity Center, recently co-organized a seminar that explored the synergy between programming languages and cryptography. December 19, 2014

Winning Teams Announced in Build It, Break It, Fix It Contest
The online contest—conceived by faculty and graduate students in the Maryland Cybersecurity Center (MC2)—drew the interest of students from 61 universities from across the U.S., including 39 students from the University of Maryland. October 15, 2014

Online Cyber Contest Challenges Students
Cybersecurity competition challenges students to Build, Break and Fix secure computing systems. August 13, 2014

NSA Highlights Papers by MC2 Researchers
NSA highlights papers by MC2 researchers as "Best Scientific Cybersecurity Paper" of 2013. August 7, 2014

Hicks Featured on Security Podcast
Dr. Michael Hicks discusses Programming Language Design and Implementation conference. July 2, 2014

MC2 Director, Faculty Named to President’s Task Force on Cybersecurity
Jonathan Katz and other MC2 faculty are part of President’s Task Force on Cybersecurity. March 20, 2014

Katz Named Director of Maryland Cybersecurity Center
Jonathan Katz, professor of computer science, was appointed to a three-year term. October 25, 2013

MC2 Director Talks Small Business Cybersecurity in U.S. News Article
One successful attack can destroy a company. Make sure yours is well-guarded June 23, 2013

Cyber Symposium Tackles Policy, Tech, Privacy & More - May 14-15
Maryland Cybersecurity Center showcase event features speakers from academia, private sector, government. April 26, 2013

UMD and Sourcefire Announce New Cybersecurity Partnership
UMD and Sourcefire to establish collaborative activities in cybersecurity July 13, 2012

UMD and CyberPoint Announce New Cybersecurity Partnership
UMD and CyberPoint's new partnership will promote cybersecurity education and research March 5, 2012

UMD and SuprTEK Announce New Cybersecurity Partnership
UMD and Superlative Technologies Inc. will collaborate on cybersecurity education and research. January 26, 2012

UMD and Lunarline Announce New Cybersecurity Partnership
New partnership to establish collaborative activities in cybersecurity January 6, 2012

UMD and Future Skies Announce New Cybersecurity Partnership
The University of Maryland and Future Skies, Inc. announced a new partnership December 5, 2011

Researchers Explore How Cyber-Attackers Think Like Regular Crooks
In unique collaboration, engineer and criminologist apply criminological concepts and research methods to study of cybercrime. November 29, 2011

Dr. Michael Hicks to Lead Maryland Cybersecurity Center as Director
Distinguished Professor Praised as Innovative Researcher, Scholar, and Leader October 26, 2011