Events and Workshops

The Center for Security Studies (CSS) offers conferences, seminar series and webinars that explore cybersecurity and homeland security issues and trends in an open and unclassified format. Speakers and panel members include a wide range of leaders and security experts from the government, industry and academia.

CSS events are designed for students, faculty, policymakers, government officials, military personnel, defense contractors, law enforcement officials, interagency and private-sector communities working and interested in the cybersecurity and homeland security fields.

Current Events and Workshops

Webinar: How to Obtain and Keep a Security Clearance
Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Is the lack of a security clearance holding you back from pursuing great job opportunities in cybersecurity and homeland security that you are otherwise qualified to pursue? Are you daunted by all the myths circulating about the security clearance process?

UMUC's Center for Security Studies is hosting a free Webinar to help you better understand the process. Recognized security expert Georgina Obenschain, vice president and director of Security, SAIC, will share her insights and tips about the security clearance process.

When: Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Time: 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. (EST) 

Don't miss your opportunity to uncover everything you need to know about the security clearance process!

Register Now. It's FREE.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation e-mail with instructions for joining the Webinar. For inquiries, please contact the Center for Security Studies by sending an e-mail to css@umuc.edu or calling 240-684-2432.  

About the Presenter

Georgina C Obenschain, is vice president and director of Security/CSSO Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). She has over 30 years of experience in government and private industry, with responsibility for the design and implementation of comprehensive corporate security programs. Her expertise includes effective translation of customer unique requirements into workable operational processes and procedures. She routinely serves on customer process review councils, validating proposed new performance requirements. During her 30 years as a security professional, Obenschain has facilitated more 10,000 personnel security clearances.

Previous Events and Workshops

Webniar: Cybersecurity—Can Policy Keep Up with the Pace of Technological Change?
Thursday, November 17, 2011

This Webinar on the state of cybersecurity and governmental policymaking featured Larry Clinton, president and CEO of the Internet Security Alliance (ISA). Mr. Clinton addressed innovative policy formulation and implementation strategies in the face of the unprecedented cybsersecurity challenges of our nation.

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Webinar: The Geopolitics of Cyberspace
Thursday, April 7, 2011

This Webinar featured a prominent speaker, Dr. Ron Deibert, director of the Canada Centre for Global Security Studies and the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto. He offered an in-depth presentation and discussion about the growing geopolitical competition over cyberspace and its implications for global security. Drawing from research of the Citizen Lab, and in particular the Information Warfare Monitor's Ghostnet and Shadows in the Cloud, Ron Deibert shared prominent trends contributing to cyberspace contestation and provided unique perspectives on the broader implications for world politics and security.

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Cybersecurity and Homeland Defense Symposium and Job Fair
May 7, 2010, at the UMUC Academic Center in Largo, Maryland

The Cybersecurity and Homeland Defense Symposium and Job Fair featured a keynote speech and panel discussions by prominent leaders in cybersecurity and homeland defense. The job fair brought together UMUC students, alumni and working professionals with the area's top employers in cybersecurity, information assurance, homeland security, emergency response management, law enforcement and criminal justice.

Our National Cybersecurity: Emerging Challenges and Strategies Seminar
November 11, 2009 at the UMUC Inn and Conference Center in Adelphi, Maryland

This seminar featured a keynote speech by Dale Meyerrose, the first CIO for the National Intelligence Community and current vice president and general manager for Cyberspace Solutions at Harris Corporation. Attendees included students, faculty, educators, policymakers, government and law enforcement officials, military personnel, defense contractors, interagency and private sector communities working/interested in cybersecurity, information assurance and homeland security. This seminar offered an in-depth presentation and discussion about the U.S. cyberinfrastructure, the breadth of our information architecture and how together they prevent security breaches and foreign and domestic attacks.

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Contact Us

To find out more about an upcoming event, contact CSS.