Join the Top Secret Colonials (TSC) for a lab and demonstration of the Flipper Zero, a handheld pentester-like tool that can read, write, and emulate NFC and RFID tags, analyze and produce signals, use and read infrared data, and much more that can be installed onto the device through forums like GitHub.
Join us in Wheatley 110 this Wednesday, 4/24, at 4:30 as we demonstrate what the Flipper Zero can do.
Ryan Sydlic from ISC2 will be holding a presentation at 4:30 pm in the Wheatley Atrium. His presentation will be an informative session on ISC2 and the benefits of being a member. SET credit will be awarded and pizza will be served. This event is sponsored by the Top Secret Colonials (TSC).
Ryan Sydlik joined Telos in 2019, and serves as a security engineer. He has 10 years’ experience in information technology including cloud computing and cybersecurity in the government, healthcare and financial sectors.
Ryan is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), AWS Certified Solutions Architect and is ITIL certified. He has a graduate degree from the University of Maryland and an undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame.
We hope you can join us for this event!
Dr. Parul Yadav, RMU’s Spring 2024 Rooney Scholar, will be presenting on Cybersecurity and AI Implications in the Wheatley Atrium on Wednesday, February 28th from 4:30-5:30pm. Students will receive 1 hour of SET credit. Pizza will be served.
It is with great pride that the CIS Department recognizes the TRISS 2023 scholarship recipients. This year 14 Top Secret Colonials (RMU Cybersecurity students) were awarded money from the Three Rivers Information Security Symposium (TRISS). TRISS takes place in the Pittsburgh region each year and is the largest technology conference in this region. Students were required to be registered full-time in Cybersecurity or a similar IT degree and were required to submit a transcript (3.0 GPA or higher), letters of recommendation, and a personal statement to be considered. RMU’s students received the largest amount of money and had the largest number of recipients followed by CMU, Pitt, and other universities in our region. The recipients were as follows:
Congratulations!
The first meeting of the semester will be on September 11, 2023 at 4:30pm in the Wheatley Cafe.
Below you will find the registration form for TSC’s Spring 2023 Gaming Marathon. The marathon is being held March 25th & 26th from 10am-10am in Wheatley. All participants must register, and the registration fee is $5. It will be $10 if you wait to register until the day of. Registration fees will only be accepted as cash given to any officer or Dr. Paullet (office is Wheatley 229) in an envelope with your first and last name. ALL money raised from this event will be donated to St. Judes Research Hospital. This event is SET eligible. Please let us know if you have any questions!
Below the registration form you will find a link to pay directly to St. Jude’s. If you pay via link please take a screenshot to show that you have paid to get in the door. The screenshot must show your name.
Registration Form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSet8hEwgNmyEmokhB8dFpH1cQjfeqApLgbTaAHTMhgu_wI_gg/viewform?usp=sf_link
Payment Link:
http://fundraising.stjude.org/goto/topsecretcolonials
Tim Dauk (’22) will be on campus on Wednesday, March 15th to present on how to apply for a job in technology in the Federal Government. The presentation will be held in the Wheatley Cafe from 4:30 – 5:15. Information on the presentation and speaker is listed below. Students will be awarded 1 hour of SET credit. Pizza will be served.
Abstract: Applying for positions in the Federal Government can be quite different from applying for private sector jobs. This session will go over some of the differences. Benefits and position requirements will be discussed. A brief tour and familiarization with USAjobs.gov will be provided. Finally, time will be reserved for questions and answers.
Bio: Tim Dauk joined the PA Air National Guard in 2002 as an aircraft maintainer, specializing in RF systems, such as radios and navigational aids. He became a federal employee in August 2006 doing the same. He then moved to Quality Assurance in maintenance. Currently, he fills the role as an Information Systems Security Manager. His duties include vulnerability scanning, risk management, communications security, and emissions security. Tim currently has a Security + certification, and is working toward CISSP and CAP certifications. Tim is a recent graduate from RMU earning a B.S. Digital Forensics & Cyber Security in May 2022.
The Top Secret Colonials (TSC) will hold their first meeting for this semester on Tuesday, January 17th in the Wheatley Cafe at 3:30 pm. We have a lot of events planned for the semester and are ready to get you all involved!
If you have friends that are interested in joining the club, please encourage them to come as well.
Below you will find some general information on why you would want to become an official member. Dues can be paid via the link, to one of the officers or you can drop off the dues to Dr. Paullet (Wheatley 229). If she is not there, please make sure that the dues are in an envelope with your name, email address and t-shirt size.
The Top Secret Colonials are always accepting members. Please read below about the benefits of being an official TSC member.
Yearly dues to be a member of the Top Secret Colonials is $25.00. Please know that by joining you will be given the annual TSC t-shirt once we have this year’s design plus you will be given a bag with several TSC items upon payment of the annual dues. If you use Paypal please send an email with your t-shirt size. There are several benefits to paying dues and becoming a member that I would like to mention:
1) You are a member of the Top Secret Colonials
2) Job and Internship Opportunities – TSC receives opportunities not posted to the reas of the school from alumni of the club
3) Year t-shirt and additional TSC items
4) The payment of dues lists you as an active member. As an active member, you are able to list the organization on your resume.
5) Invited to tech workshops and hands-on labs
6) Networking opportunities that can lead to part-time and full-time positions.
7) Invitations to TSC planned events
8) As a member you can earn SET credit
9) Attendance to conference and competitions
Paypal link:
CIS @ RMU 