8
May
Cyber Security Graduate Sara Daredia Is Passionate About Helping Others
Helping others has always been a passion for Sara Daredia. Whether it was within her religious community or her family. She quickly realized that this character trait could apply to her future career as well. “Helping others has really been something that makes me feel purposeful and fulfilled, and I can’t find that anywhere else.… Read more »
19
Apr
Graduate Students Find Security Vulnerabilities in Life360 App
Is anything ever safe and secure in today’s digital age? Probably not, but a group of graduate students in the Carlos Alvarez College of Business at UTSA were surprised to discover security vulnerabilities in a location sharing mobile application designed to promote family safety. As part of a semester-long research study, M.S. Information Technology student… Read more »
13
Apr
Meet a Roadrunner: Tito Sanchez
Meet Tito Sanchez, an undergraduate cyber security student at the Carlos Alvarez College of Business! Expected Graduation: Summer 2023 Favorite class, professor or topic you’ve learned about this year? I have had a few favorite classes, professors, and a TA that have had a significant impact on me. First, Dr. Mitra has always been a… Read more »
16
Mar
Meet a Roadrunner: Jacob Corder
Meet Jacob Corder, an undergraduate cyber security student at the Carlos Alvarez College of Business! Expected Graduation: 2024 Favorite class, professor or topic you’ve learned about this year? My favorite class so far has been IS 2053 with Ian Burress. What hobbies or interests do you have outside of school? I volunteer at church. I… Read more »
16
Mar
Meet a Roadrunner: Christine Ziese
Meet Christine Ziese, an undergraduate online cyber security student at the Carlos Alvarez College of Business! Expected Graduation: 2024 Favorite class, professor or topic you’ve learned about this year? One of my favorite subjects has been Information Assurance and Security because the labs are hands-on and cover a variety of topics that are pertinent to… Read more »
2
Mar
UTSA Cyber Competition Team Competes in Global Finals
UTSA’s cyber competition team competed in the global finals of the Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition (CPTC) in New York this spring. The interdisciplinary team, comprised of cyber security and computer science majors, was one of 15 groups worldwide who advanced to the finals. Team members were Timothy Avram, Alex Bryant, Aditya Dindi, Mason Eckenrod, Julian Peña and Jacob Rahimi. Team coaches were… Read more »
12
Oct
Cyber Professor Awarded $1.5 Million in Grants
Continuing his work on Internet of Things (IoT) and critical infrastructure security, Elias Bou-Harb, associate professor of cyber security in the Carlos Alvarez College of Business at UTSA, has been awarded $1.5 million from the National Science Foundation for two grants focused on related research, development, operations and training. These grants include collaborations with researchers… Read more »
11
Oct
Roadrunner Spotlight: Online Cyber Student Jacob Luevanos
Only one of 326 students in the online cyber security program here in the Carlos Alvarez College of Business at UTSA, Jacob Luevanos first chose UTSA to experience life outside of his hometown, but later appreciated UTSA’s flexible modality. When deciding upon his major, Luevanos considered what he was interested in outside of academics, his… Read more »
5
Oct
Roadrunner Spotlight: Cyber Student Christopher Placencio
After almost eight years of working on his degree and beginning at a community college, cyber security transfer student Christopher Placencio is ready to finish his degree at the Carlos Alvarez College of Business at UTSA. Transferring from one institution to another is never easy, especially taking the leap during a pandemic. Placencio originally came… Read more »
9
Sep
Roadrunner Spotlight: Graduate Student Joshua Speshock
Playing an active role in student organizations and having the passion to invariably learn has helped Joshua Speshock succeed in his graduate student journey. With an impressive Technical Marketing Engineer internship with XSOAR under his belt, Joshua shares his knowledge as a leader of several study groups within the university while pursuing a M.S. in… Read more »
7
Sep
College Launches New Applied Cyber Analytics Program
Leading the way in cyber security education once again, the Carlos Alvarez College of Business at UTSA has launched a new B.S. in Applied Cyber Analytics program that is the first degree program of its kind and scale in the country. “This is a next generation degree program,” said Nicole Beebe, chair of the Department… Read more »
16
Jun
Anthony Rios Awarded NSF Grant to Conduct AI Research
Anthony Rios, assistant professor of information systems and cyber security in the Carlos Alvarez College of Business at UTSA, received a $550,000 National Science Foundation CAREER award to study natural language processing (NLP) within artificial intelligence. The five-year award is part of their Faculty Early Career Development Program. CAREER is the NSF’s most prestigious award… Read more »
