UMBC CyberDawgs

Welcome

Welcome to the UMBC CyberDawgs homepage! We are a group of UMBC students who share a common interest in cybersecurity and good security practices in all aspects of computing.

Next Event

-Club Meeting: Week 7 (Monday, April 1st, 7:10 PM-9:00 PM in COMMONS 331 (No webex)
-Topic: Movie Night: WarGames

How To Get Involved

There are a few things you can do to get involved with the club.

  1. Join our discord!
  2. Follow our myUMBC page
  3. Attend our weekly meetings
    • Meeting location for the Fall 2023 semester is ENG 231 with a hybrid/virtual option on Webex
    • Meeting time is Monday 7:10pm - 9:00pm
  4. Checkout the calendar

Meetings

We hold general club meetings every Monday from 7:10pm to 9pm in ENG 231. We encourage anyone who wants to learn more about cyber security and how to develop skills in the field to come to our meetings. If you’re new to cyber or computing security, no worries, you can still come. Security’s nowhere near as hard as people say, so don’t be scared away :)

No prior experience is required to attend or participate in our meetings.

What To Expect From A Meeting:

Our meetings vary in subject material from week to week. If you have specific topics you would like to learn more about, please email our club secretary. If you would like to present a talk or teach a new skill, please email our club president.

Club Events

Along with our normal club meetings, we also provide great opportunities for individuals who are interested in learning about and participating in cyber related competitions. Here’s what we’re doing:

Cyber Competition Team

Some of our club members try out for and compete together on a collegiate cyber security competition team. We compete under the same “CyberDawgs” name.

Planned Competitions

Team Competition History

National CCDC 2021: 7th place
Mid Atlantic CCDC 2021: 1st place, advanced to national CCDC
ISTS 2021: 4th place

National CCDC 2020: 5th place
Mid Atlantic CCDC 2020: 1st place, advanced to national CCDC
SANS NetWars Tournament of Champions 2020: First Timers 1st Place

DoE Cyberforce 2019: National 1st Place
Boston Marathon: Qualifier and Finisher
Mid Atlantic CCDC 2019: 5th Place
ISTS 17 (2019): 1st Place

DoE Cyberforce 2018: Brookhaven 1st place, 12th overall
CSAW Finals 2018: 10th place in US-Canada, 27th overall
CSAW Quals 2018: 10th place (undergrad, North America), 37th overall, qualified for North American finals
MACCDC 2018: 2nd Place

CSAW Finals 2017: 7th place in North America, 11th overall
CSAW Quals 2017: 9th place (undergrad, North America), 46th overall, qualified for North American finals
National CCDC 2017: 1st place
Mid Atlantic CCDC 2017: 1st place, advanced to national CCDC

CSAW 2016: 16th (undergrad, North America)
Mid Atlantic CCDC 2016: 4th place

MDC3 2015: 1st place
National CCDC 2015: 4th place
Mid Atlantic CCDC 2015: 1st place, advanced to national CCDC

Contact Information

Board

President: William Brooks (wbrooks1 @ umbc.edu)
Vice President: Isaiah Roland-Reid (i27 @ umbc.edu)
Treasurer: Ryan Castro (ryancas1 @ umbc.edu)
Secretary: Jeremy Romanik Romano (jeremyr2 @ umbc.edu)

Honorary Board

Chief Historical Officer: Sophia Hamer (chamer1 @ umbc.edu)
Senior Infrastructure Engineer: Kevin Chen (kevin.chen @ umbc.edu)

UMBC Liaisons

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Charles Nicholas (nicholas @ umbc.edu)
Professor, Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Affiliate Professor, Department of Information Systems
Director, Graduate Computer Science Programs

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Richard Forno (rforno @ umbc.edu)
Principal Lecturer, Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Director, Graduate Cybersecurity Programs
Assistant Director, UMBC Center for Cybersecurity

Corporate Relations: Caroline Baker (cbaker @ umbc.edu)

Club Sponsors