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Monday, February 22: LunaMetrics Presentation on Google Analytics

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Alex Moore from LunaMetrics will give a presentation on Google Analytics for CIS students on Monday, February 22nd at 4 p.m. in the Wheatley Atrium.

LunaMetrics (at LunaMetrics.com) is a Digital Marketing and Google Analytics consultancy helping businesses use data to illuminate the bridge between marketing, user behavior, and ROI. We love Google Analytics and Search Marketing, and we’re a Google Analytics Certified Partner and a Google Partner for AdWords. We focus on providing customer service and integrity in our consulting services, provide basic through advanced trainings nationwide, and keep analytics professionals up-to-date and on the ball with our blog.

Here is the schedule of events:

4:00 – 4:15 PM –  SET Registration and free pizza

4:20 – 5:00 PM –  LunaMetrics Presentation

5:00 – 5:45 PM –  Q & A session

Team Members still needed for Mylan Hackathon (deadline is Feb 12!)

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The ACM RMU Chapter is looking to form two to four teams to compete in the Mylan Hackathon, with each team being composed of five members.  The event will be held in Pittsburgh on February 26-27, 2016.  The group is looking for both CIS students and engineering students to compose their teams.  The Hackathon will involve brainstorming and coming up with a technology solution to meet a technology-in-healthcare challenge.

To learn more, please visit http://mylanapps.com/hacksummit/default.aspx

If interested, please fill out the following form:
https://docs.google.com/a/mail.rmu.edu/forms/d/117bExNStrKxSoBN09NEXfvEAWNHxKYKvT0NRWtPI-dQ/viewform?c=0&w=1&usp=mail_form_link

Also the direct link to register is :
Team name: RMU-ACM
Project: Microsoft Band 2
Last day to register is February 12
Please contact the ACM RMU Chapter President, Mohammed AlJaser at moast145@mail.rmu.edu with any questions.

Pittsburgh Technology Council – Wednesday, February 17th

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The Top Secret Colonials will be sponsoring a presentation by the Pittsburgh Technology Council on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 from 4:00 – 5:45pm.

Here is the schedule of events:

4:00 – 4:15 PM –  SET Registration and free pizza

4:20 – 5:00 PM –  PTC Presentation

5:00 – 5:30 PM –  Q & A session

Mylan Hackathon 2016

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Mylan is a global pharmaceutical company looking to provide the entire world with new medicine, and set new healthcare standards across the globe.

The ACM RMU Chapter is looking to form two to four teams to compete in the Mylan Hackathon, with each team being composed of five members.  The event will be held in Pittsburgh on February 26-27, 2016.  The group is looking for both CIS students and engineering students to compose their teams.  The Hackathon will involve brainstorming and coming up with a technology solution to meet one of these technology-in-healthcare challenges:

  • How could access to information overcome obstacles to HIV treatment in emerging markets?
  • How can information collected by Microsoft Band 2.0 be used to paint meaningful “health pictures?”
  • Via a Microsoft Kinect, how can we expand on its capabilities to enrich its use in telemedicine?
  • How will your voice change healthcare in the future (e.g. use of something similar to Amazon Echo)?
  • How can we better understand the state of “access” in the world?

More on the challenges can be found here:
http://mylanapps.com/hacksummit/pittsburgh.aspx

If students are interested to participate, they should contact the ACM RMU Chapter President, Mohammed AlJaser at moast145@mail.rmu.edu.
Listed below are the rules and description for the event itself:

Before the event:

  • Form your team, choose your challenge and talk about potential solutions. Assign roles and responsibilities within your team based on each member’s talents and interests. Consider what other teams might build and whether your solution will stand out.

During the event:

  • There is limited time to build your solution, so wasted moments may affect your outcome. Be honest and critical early on, that way, you’ll have time to course correct, if necessary.
  • Talk to the the Mylan coaches and ask for advice

Presentations:

  • When the buzzer sounds, you’ll have 5 minutes to present your solution. The cutoff time will be strictly enforced.
  • Teams will draw numbers out of hat to determine presentation order. Determine presentation roles – e.g., who will speak, who will run the laptop – in advance.
  • Designate one laptop as the presentation machine. Test loading material on it before you present. Make sure you can connect the laptop to our projector; we support VGA and HDMI.
  • Bring clickers or laser pointers with you, to help speed up the presentation process

For more information, check out their website here.

 

Top Secret Colonials Participate in CMU Data Privacy Day

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Snapchat-2544628316288256971A group of Cyber Forensics and Information Security students, including members of the Top Secret Colonials group, along with Dr. Karen Paullet, attended Data Privacy Day at CMU on Thursday, January 28, 2016.

The students attended a Privacy Clinic called “Learn how to Protect your Privacy” and listened to the keynote speaker, Ed Felten, Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer.  His talk was entitled “Making Privacy Work for Everyone.”

CMU states that “Data Privacy Day is an international effort to empower and educate people to protect their privacy and control their digital footprint. For more information, please visit StaySafeOnline.org.”0128161426_HDR

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Mylan Intern Networking Night – February 4th

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Mylan is holding an Intern Networking Night on Thursday, February 4th at the Robert J. Coury Global Center at Southpointe. Registration and refreshments will be held from 4:30-6pm and networking will be from 6-7:30pm.

Please RSVP for this event by Monday, February 1st at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/B8GBWKS.

Registration is limited and will be on a first come, first served basis. Register early to ensure you will have the opportunity to speak with leaders from your area of interest.

More information is included in this flyer: Mylan Intern Networking Night Flyer

The Black T-Shirt Cyber Forensics Challenge

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The staff in Stevenson University’s Cyber Forensics program is working with the programs at approximately 50 other colleges and universities in launching The Black T-Shirt Cyber Forensics Challenge, which is a joint academic and industry contest designed to promote interest in digital forensics, foster relationships among academic institutions, develop relationships between academia and the corporate sector, and provide a valuable hands-on exercise for learning and training.

We are looking for teams of students between 1-3 members to enter the challenge. There is no cost and this would be a great way to raise awareness of your skills and the Top Secret Colonials. We are permitted to have multiple teams but the teams are NOT permitted to work together. The annual challenge, which has already been built for this year, will run from January 1, 2016 to April 1, 2016. Challengers can register at any time in that window; once registered, links will be provided to download the data. Submissions will be due on April 1. The results will be scored in the month of April 2016.

Tools will not be provided but you can use FTK, the Password Recovery Toolkit, Splunk, DEFT, Autopsy, etc. to analyze the images. Teams are permitted to use whatever tools and methods they choose but they must be available and able to be recreated by the judges. Each member will receive a Black Cyber Forensics Challenge t-shirt.

This year’s contest involves confirming allegations of an exfiltration of company information by analyzing two computer images and network traffic. Point structure hasn’t been released yet. In addition to the main challenge, “Mini” Challenges” will be run throughout the year. These are similar to the annual challenge but smaller. The fall challenge for next year involves an executive returning from a business trip to find that there were very strange charges on her phone bill that she did not make.

More details can be found online at http://cyberforensicschallenge.com. Please email Dr. Paullet (paullet@rmu.edu) immediately so we can start forming teams.

FedEx Presentation on Monday, December 2

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FedEx will be on campus to give a presentation about their company and meet with students in the CIS department.  Please make room in your schedule to attend!

FedEx
Wednesday, December 2, 2015 (4:00 – 5:45pm)
Wheatley Center Atrium

4 pm – Registration and Pizza

4:15 pm – 5:15 pm – FedEx Presentation

5:15 pm – 5:45 pm – Q&A session

 

FedEx is currently seeking students interested in security, application development on all
platforms, and data analytics.

International student sponsorships available.

SET credit is available for attending this event.

HM Health Solutions Presentation Monday, November 16

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HM Health Solutions, a subsidiary of Highmark Health, will be on campus to give a presentation about their company and meet with students in the CIS department.  Please make room in your schedule to attend!

HM Health Solutions (Highmark Health)
Monday, November 16, 2015 (4:00 – 5:45pm)
Wheatley Center Atrium

4 pm – Registration and Pizza

4:15 pm – 5:15 pm – Highmark Presentation

5:15 pm – 5:45 pm – Q&A session

HM Health Solutions is committed to excellence in delivering innovative solutions to enable health plans achieve top-line revenue growth, reduce costs and gain economies of scale. With industry-leading expertise, HM Health Solutions delivers measurable results while increasing customer engagement. It’s extensive portfolio includes enterprise services, infrastructure management, data center housing and print management.

HM Health Solutions is seeking knowledgeable, creative individuals to join them as they continue to power the future of health care. Opportunities exist at all levels, from experienced professionals to internships, and also with our Rotation Program for high-potential recent college graduates.

They currently are looking to fill seats in a COBOL boot camp program that starts the 3rd week in January. Those chosen will be hired and then attend an extensive training that will prepare you for an important role on their team that can make a huge impact. More information on how to apply will be available at the event.

They are also looking to fill multiple roles in the areas of Cyber Security and Information Access Management.

International student sponsorships available.

SET credit is available for attending this event

FREE Women Learn Coding Event in November

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Interested in coding, but do not know where to start?  You are in luck ladies!

What is this?  This is an event perfect for all the women out there who want to learn how to code.  It is a free weekend workshop for women of all skill ranges – from never coded to professionals.  This event allows you to learn Ruby on Rails.

“Rails is the most well thought-out web development framework I’ve ever used.  And that’s in a decade of doing web applications for a living.  I’ve built my own frameworks, helped develop the Servlet API, and have created more than a few web servers from scratch.  Nobody has done it like this before.” – James Duncan Davidson, Creator of Tomcat and Ant

When/where is this?  November, in Pittsburgh’s very own Carnegie Museum of Art and Natural History.  4400 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15213

InstallFest starts on Friday November 13th, 2015, from 7 – 9:30 PM, the Workshop starts on Saturday November 14th, 2015, from 8:30 – 5 PM, and Sunday November 15th, 2015, even has an after-party for those who attend the event.

Why do this? Why not??  It is free.  It is also an experience that may change your life forever.

“A lot of graduates love it so much that they decided to learn how to code, and even came back as teachers and TAs” – Professor John C. Turchek

How to sign up?  Go online to https://www.bridgetroll.org/events/223 to register.  **Only 22 students can attend this event so sign up fast!