This year more than 60 UNLV cybersecurity students and Cyber Clinic members had the opportunity to attend the world’s largest hacker conference – DEF CON. Drawing 25,000+ attendees annually to Las Vegas, DEF CON includes speaker sessions, specialized onsite “villages” focused on individual hacker/security issues, competitions, and more. Students were able to take part in a variety of workshops…

  This year The Diana Initiative (TDI) held their annual conference on the campus of UNLV, making Bianca Ionescu’s participation all that much more meaningful. A current graduate student in the university’s Master of Science – Cybersecurity program, a CyberCorps SFS scholar, Vice President of the UNLV Cyber Clinic, and President of UNLV’s Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS) student chapter,…

Students with the UNLV Cyber Clinic had the opportunity to attend and volunteer at the annual Cyber Civil Defense Summit (CCDS) that took place in Washington, D.C. this June. Hosted by the UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC) this year’s theme was “Collaborative Advantage: Uniting Forces to Achieve More.” The summit brought together a community of cyber defenders, academics, and…

Computer Science Professors Yoohwan Kim and Juyeon Jo have received a fifth year extension on their Application of Artificial Intelligence to Cybersecurity for Protecting National Critical Infrastructure sub-award grant. Granted to the Consortium on National Critical Infrastructure Security (CONCISE), a consortium of four MSI's (Minority Serving Institution) that include the University of…

More than 125 Clark County School District (CCSD) high school students with a passion for technology and cybersecurity gathered at UNLV at the beginning of April for our most successful Tech Day yet! Organized by the UNLV Business Technology Advisory Board and Cybersecurity Programs at UNLV, the event welcomed four high school technology programs for an immersive day on campus. From engineering…

In February, members of the UNLV Cyber Clinic participated in Lied STEM Academy’s Introduce a Kid to Engineering Day (IKED) as part of their Lied STEM Rebel Navigator Day. This marked the second consecutive year the Clinic participated in the event.  Dozens of young students from elementary to middle school had the chance to explore science and engineering through interactive sessions and…

Applications are now open for UNLV's 7th Annual GenCyber Camp! ABOUT The UNLV GenCyber Camp is a FREE cybersecurity camp designed for high school students in Southern Nevada. Our program aims to educate students on safe online behavior, promote digital citizenship, and foster interest in cybersecurity careers. Participants engage in hands-on activities covering various cybersecurity topics and…

The UNLV Cyber Clinic (https://freecyberclinic.org/), led by Computer Science Professors Juyeon Jo and Yoohwan Kim, recently received a $6,450 donation from AT&T to support the students and efforts of the Clinic. Established over three years ago, the UNLV Cyber Clinic works to create the foundation for tomorrow’s cybersecurity professionals while assisting local small businesses with their…

This fall UNLV once again hosted Sandia National Laboratories signature Capture the Flag (CTF) event – TracerFIRE. This year’s event welcomed nearly 140 participants, including 27 UNLV students, the majority of whom had no prior TracerFIRE experience. Engaging new participants in the exercise is of key importance as TracerFIRE and other CTF events help students hone their technical skills and…

Applications are now being accepted for the NSF CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (SFS) program at UNLV for the 2025/2026 academic year. A highly competitive scholarship for students pursuing degrees in the cybersecurity field, the program provides for full tuition and academic fees, in addition to an annual stipend for living expenses and a professional allowance. In return for the financial…

Engaging the next generation of cybersecurity professionals is of utmost importance as the U.S. works to fill the nation’s cybersecurity workforce gap. In addition to hosting GenCyber Camps for middle and high school students, UNLV’s Cyber Clinic works towards this goal by meeting with area high school cyber clubs to offer guidance and mentorship, and recruit Junior Cyber Clinic Members. One…

This year UNLV was invited to not only attend the 2024 National Cybersecurity Education Colloquium (NCEC), but also to exhibit the University’s unique, student-led Cyber Clinic.  The University was one of only a few National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education (CAE-CD) designees invited to showcase their Cyber Clinic to other colleges interested in starting their own,…