October 6, 2025When George Mason University cyber security engineering student Noah Hinger interned at Surefire Cyber in summer 2023, his managers were so impressed with his work that they invited him back. Thanks to his previous experience, the Honors College student was able to take on more responsibility this summer at the computer security company and contribute to more projects.
Research Interests: Computer Network Security, Autonomous Vehicle Safety, Medical Safety and Sensitive Data Privacy, Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) Security Assurance, Machine Learning
August 29, 2025When cyber security engineering major Connor Wadlin learned about ransomware attacks on organizations, such as the one on the Health Service Executive in Ireland, in his CYSE 445 System Security and Resilience class, it confirmed his commitment to dedicating his educational and professional career to protecting and preserving human lives.
Research Interests: Cyber-Physical Systems, Cyber Chemistry, Formal Methods in Cybersecurity
Research Interests: Cybersecurity, Digital and Cyber Forensics, User and Data Privacy, Artificial Intelligence in Cyber Forensics and Security, Forensic Intelligence
Research Interests: Mathematical Modeling, Data Visualization, Systems Thinking, Systems Engineering, Engineering Design
July 31, 2025The Country to Country (C2C) Capture the Flag (CTF) contest is an international competition that issues challenges to code, decrypt, search, hack, and reverse engineer their way through as many challenges as possible.
January 27, 2025Students from George Mason University’s Competitive Cybersecurity (MCC) club have dominated in multiple national competitions. The team got 1st place in the 2024 VMI CyberFusion and 2nd place in the 2024 Spring National Cyber League. Next, the students will be competing in the inaugural DistrictCon Hacker Conference on February 21-22.
May 2, 2024A team of George Mason University researchers is probing the psychology behind cyberattacks as part of a U.S. intelligence community program aimed at turning the tables on hackers.
