Monthly Archives: February 2024

Professor Matt Rosenberg Recognized as a Top-Ranked Mobile Device Forensic Examiner in the Country

Matt Rosenberg, an Allegheny County Mobile Device Forensic Examiner ranked second out of nearly 4,000 digital forensic examiners in the United States. The U.S. Secret Service’s National Computer Forensics Institute recognized the top digital forensic examiners and Allegheny County’s Matt Rosenberg rose to the top. This ranking took into consideration an investigator’s ability to extract data in three areas: mobile devices, digital media, and hard drives.

In addition to his full-time job as an Allegheny County Mobile Device Forensic Examiner, Professor Rosenberg also teaches part-time at RMU, instructing students in several courses including Intro to Digital Forensics, Fundamentals of Cyber Forensics, and Mobile Forensics. Congratulations, Professor Rosenberg, on this prestigious ranking!

To read more about this accomplishment, see:
WPXI news: Allegheny County Mobile Device Forensic Examiner recognized as 2nd best in country

AWS DeepRacer Competition Now Open to Graduate Students!

Due to student interest, we’ve opened the AWS DeepRacer Competition to graduate students in the CIS department as well! There will be two separate competition tracks – one for undergraduate and one for graduate (see the flyer below for updates). 

Due to this change, the deadline for teams to sign up has been extended to February 14th. After the 14th, we will be contacting all teams to provide more information.

IT Security Analyst Intern position at Matthews International

Matthews International is seeking an IT Security Analyst Intern. The IT Security Analyst Intern must possess a working knowledge of Information Security Concepts. The IT Security Analyst Intern will assist with identifying and reporting all security issues, prioritizing threats, monitoring Threat intelligence feeds, and confirming threat mitigation is in accordance with company standards. They will be expected to collaborate with all business units to help respond to security alerts, phishing emails, process threat intelligence, and provide feedback on new information security technologies uses. This internship will begin on May 20th 2024 and will finish in August.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

The IT Security Analyst will assist and execute:

  • Threat hunting and reporting
  • Endpoint Security product administration and maintenance.
  • Responding to and working tickets in the Security Queue.
  • IT Security Email Inbox Management
  • Vulnerability scanning and remediation plans/goals.
  • Assist with generating reports and security management analytics.
  • Security Awareness Training Program Management
  • Other items as deemed necessary by manager.

QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS

•    Current enrollment and pursuing a BA or BS degree in a computer-related field.

If interested, you can apply here:
https://careers.matw.com/Corporate/job/Pittsburgh-IT-Security-Analyst-Intern-PA-15212-5838/1122171800/