Undergraduate Information Security Scholarship program.

(ISC)² is accepting applications for its 2017 Undergraduate Information Security Scholarship program. 

The program is administered by the Center for Cyber Safety and Education, and was created to help aspiring information security professionals with the financial burden of their educational expenses. Multiple scholarships of up to $5,000 will be awarded, and international applicants are accepted. The application period runs from now to April 20.

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/isc2-opens-applications-for?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Rusenko Scholarships

From Dean Sears:

Applications are now being accepted for the College’s two unique scholarships that focus on entrepreneurship. The scholarships are available to full-time undergraduates for the 2017-2018 academic year, with additional eligibility criteria listed below. If you know students who would be strong candidates for these awards, please encourage them to apply.

The deadline to apply for either scholarship is Friday, March 31.

David Rusenko Emerging Entrepreneur Scholarship

· Eligibility: Full-time freshman or sophomore enrolled in the College of IST. Applicants must have an interest in innovation and entrepreneurial potential.

· Award: Up to $5,000 for one year

· Apply at https://ist.psu.edu/students/engagement/scholarships/app/rusenko_emerging_entrepreneur

David Rusenko Entrepreneur-in-Residence Scholarship

· Eligibility: Full-time junior or senior enrolled in the College of IST.  Applicant must have an interest in innovation and entrepreneurial potential.

· Award: Up to $10,000 for one year, support of a faculty mentor and 6 credits of independent study.

· Apply at https://www.ist.psu.edu/students/engagement/scholarships/app/rusenko_entrepreneur_in_residence

If students have any questions, they can send an email to scholarships@ist.psu.edu. Please spread the word and encourage students who are qualified and interested to apply.

Andrew

Opportunities at JPMorgan Chase

Find out more and apply online for Technology summer internship & full-time opportunities at jpmorganchase.com/techcareers by March 20^th, 2017.

Here are your chances to come hear more about JPMorgan Chase Technology Summer Internship & Full-time Opportunities on campus this semester:

Date	Event	Time	Location
Tuesday 1/24/17	JPMC Women in Technology Info Session *See flyer below for more details!	6-7pm	Thomas, Room 104
Wednesday 1/25/17	College of Engineering Career Fair	1-6pm	Nittany Lion Inn
Tuesday 2/14/17	Spring Career Days	11am-4pm	Bryce Jordan Center

A special event for women interested in technology If you want to be a leader in the Tech industry,  who better to learn from than the women who  are already driving our business forward? Our Winning Women in Technology program  offers you a first-hand look at what it's like fo r a firm that invests US$9 billion in technology  and has a team of over 40,000 technologists globally . You’ll hear about the range of opportunities  we have available – from the perspective of our  female executives. You’ll meet with some of our most influential  and inspirational female tech leaders. Listen  to their stories and get their advice – after all,  they were once in your shoes. JPMorgan Chase Women in Technology Information Session at Penn State When: Tuesday, January 24th, 2017, 6-7pm Where: Thomas Building, Room 104 Who’s it for: Women in Technology, Engineering,  IST, MIS, Math, and related majors We look forward to meeting you – our next generation of talent. Your career. Your way. jpmorganchase.com/techcareers

Mike Janesch

Technology Executive Director | Penn State Technology Recruiting Team Captain | Mike.F.Janesch@chase.com

Future Forum

IST’s career fair will take place in the building Thursday, January 26, 2016 from 10 am to 3 pm.  Get your resumes updated now and visit the company list to be prepared.

IST Diplomat Leadership Academy

Applications are now being accepted for next fall’s IST Diplomat class.  If you are interested in  being an IST student ambassador, please submit your application now.

The application deadline is January 31, 2018

EY Signature Series – professional development externship

A one-of-a-kind interactive learning experience will be broken out into three 75 minute sessions over the course of three consecutive Monday evenings.

Three Monday evenings: January 23, 30 and February 6, 2017 - 6 PM - 7:15 PM (205 IST Building)

Application process: Please apply through your school’s career services center and complete an online application at www.ey.com/us/apply

Complete the following position: 2016-2017 Campus Leadership/Emerging Leaders Program Application - U.S. - UNI0095P

PwC Explore – career discovery program

PwC Explore – career discovery program

PwC's Explore program is an experience you don't want to miss!  Explore is a one day program focused on helping participants identify and analyze their strengths, values and passions to better understand who they are and what they want to do.  Visit www.pwc.com/explore

Location: Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center (transportation from campus will be provided)

Date: Monday, January 16, 2017 (MLK Day – no class!)

Time: 9:00am-4:30pm (tentative time)

Dress: Casual

. Division of Development and Alumni Relations Internships for Summer 2017

The Penn State Division of Development and Alumni Relations is seeking applications for full-time paid internship positions for summer 2017. Current juniors, seniors, and graduate students interested in learning about a career in fundraising and nonprofit work may apply online before January 2, 2017. Past interns have played an integral role in one of the most respected and successful fundraising operations in the country. On November 2 at 7:00 p.m. in The Hintz Family Alumni Center Presidents Conference Room there is an information session for any interested students. More information about the program can also be found at giveto.psu.edu/internship<http://giveto.psu.edu/internship>.

The role is posted at: https://psu.jobs/job/66986 It is job # 66986 titled Division of Development and Alumni Affairs Intern. For questions or more information, contact Paige Schank, with the Office of Talent Management, University Development, atDDARinternship@ddar.psu.edu<mailto:DDARinternship@ddar.psu.edu>.

Volunteers needed to help with 2016 Military Appreciation Day Tailgate

We are in search of volunteers to honor those who have served in the U.S. Military on November 5th, for the 2016 Military Appreciation Day Tailgate.

Bryce Jordan Center: Volunteers are needed from 11 am to 9 pm, and will receive a free ticket to attend the PSU vs Iowa game (kickoff @ 7 pm). We also need a clean up crew not interested in attending the game. If you are interested in volunteering – please fill out the on-line form – link below:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Lt2WtgS20w-20oz7lR0NVUEXQdZw_BP_fJIwLe18bEM/viewform?ts=579a559a&edit_requested=true

GE Cyber-Security Workshop Oct 13

Please join General Electric for a cyber-security workshop.

6:00 – 9:00 Capture the Flag Event  in 206 IST Building
• Cloud-hosted challenge platform
• Students access via a Virtual Machine for Linux/Ubuntu environment (student
provided)
• Focused on training and learning versus competition
o Each challenge will have a mini-lecture and a how-to on the topic
• Challenges/Learnings
o Encryption
o Steganography
o PCAP analysis
o Forensic analysis
o Hash identification
o & others TBD
• Two expert GE Security representatives will facilitate 
• Pizza will also be served at the event


RSVP in Compass > Events > Workshops

Summer 2017 LEAP mentors needed

I’m writing to ask for your help to recruit student mentors for the LEAP program for next summer.  The college will need four mentors (two for SRA 111 and two for IST 110) this year.  Last year, we had some trouble and the Office of Summer Sessions was only able to find us three.  I’m hoping that with your help, we can find some talented students to help mentor next summer’s freshmen.  For more info about LEAP and the LEAP Mentor responsibilities and benefits, please see: http://summersession.psu.edu/leap/be-a-mentor/

CISSP review

The CISSP is the most powerful of security certifications as it opens the door to security management.

Although the CISSP requires a number of years of years of full-time experience, the Associates of (ISC)2 may be taken upon graduation and will turn into a full CISSP after you get the experience.  You would not have to retake the test.

Here is a link to a great, free, guide that explains the knowledge areas covered in the exam.

http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/what-you-need-to-know-for-passing-cissp-domain-1/

Codebreaker Challenge 2016

Codebreaker Challenge 2016 is starting this Friday (9 Sep 2016)! See the
attached flyer. Please get the word out to everyone (faculty and students)
right away and get registered! Does your school have what it takes to "crack
the code"? Last year's challenge went nuclear when over 300 schools jumped in
to compete!

Read the description below:

This Fall, NSA is launching its 4th annual Codebreaker Challenge. It is a
hands-on software reverse engineering challenge where students work to complete
mission-focused objectives to push their school to the top of the competition
leaderboard.  The theme for this year's challenge is "countering Improvised
Explosive Devices (IEDs)". Students are given six tasks of increasing
difficulty that culminate in developing the capability to permanently disable
fictional IED software in a fictional scenario.  Feedback from previous
challenges indicated students learned a great deal from participating, so with
your help, we encourage as much student participation as possible!  Here are
the pertinent details:

-The challenge will be hosted at https://codebreaker.Ltsnet.net.
-The challenge will begin on 9 Sep 2016 at 9 pm ET and ends 31 Dec 2016 at
  midnight.
-Students should register on the site using their .edu email addresses
-Small tokens of recognition will be awarded to the first 50 students that
  complete the challenge nation-wide.  In the past, some universities chose to
  offer additional incentives (extra-credit in a relevant course, an award for
  the first students to solve the challenge within a department, etc.)  We
  encourage your department to do this if possible!
-Links to software reverse engineering lectures and other educational material
  can be found on the site.

We hope to have several virtual tech talks over the course of the semester
where we will provide an overview of the 2016 challenge, present reverse
engineering techniques, and walk through the solution to the challenge from
last year.  We will also answer questions students may have about the
challenge.  The dates and times of these tech talks will be made available on
the challenge site.

For support or questions, send email to codebreaker@nsa.gov

Deloitte IST Mentorship Program

Are you a freshmen, sophomore or junior student in the College of IST who wants to learn more about a career in consulting? 

Apply today to the

Deloitte Mentorship Program! 

Leverage your mentor to get advice on resume building, interview prep, etc. 

Resumes being accepted on COMPASS through Friday, Sept. 16th.

Scholarship Opportunity from RSA

Scholarship Opportunity from RSA

RSA® Conference has an opportunity for university students - the RSA Conference Security Scholarship program. This is a scholarship opportunity for student recipients to attend the 2017 RSA Conference, February 13 – 17, 2017 at the Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA U.S.A.

RSA® Conference is celebrating more than 25years of leadership in the cybersecurity industry. At the conference, you will learn about new approaches to info security, discover the latest technology and interact with top security leaders and pioneers. Hands-on sessions, keynotes and informal gatherings allow you to tap into a smart, forward-thinking global community that will inspire and empower you. See more at https://www.rsaconference.com/events/us17.

The purpose of the scholarship is to provide emerging cybersecurity graduates with an opportunity to attend a professional conference, participate in a poster competition and to connect with cybersecurity corporations that have future career hiring opportunities. The scholarship will cover costs associated with travel, hotel accommodations (3 nights), and conference registration.

To be eligible, a student must meet the following criteria:

·         Must be an undergraduate senior in the SRA ICS Option; OR a College of IST MPS, MS or PhD student; have a cumulative over-all Grade Point Average of 3.25 or higher;

·         and must not be graduating before May 2017.

If you meet these eligibility requirements and are available during the conference dates, please provide the following application materials, to the appropriate contact, on or by the

application DEADLINE of SEPTEMBER 15, 2016:

1)      Personal Statement (One-page, single spaced word document explaining why you are a qualified candidate for the scholarship. Please highlight relevant research, coursework, internships or extra-curricular activities that have a focus on cybersecurity.)

2)      Current Resume or Curriculum Vita

3)      Submit your personal statement and resume/curriculum vita to the following contacts (only one student from each degree group below will be selected by the committee for the conference):

Senior SRA/ICS option Undergraduate applicants –Cindy Bierly cbierly@ist.psu.edu

MPS applicants –Amy Stever, astever@ist.psu.edu

MS and PhD applicants – Dr. Peng Liu, pliu@ist.psu.edu 

Highway to Hired

Highway to Hired

The Office of Career Solutions & Corporate Engagement would like to share with you a key careers presentation that might be of value to your IST and SRA freshmen. (Sophomores might also be interested in this).

Highway to Hired – will be a presentation given on Thursday, August 25 at 6 pm in 206 IST Building.  This presentation will  provide information about the many upcoming IST events for fall as well as to  provide tips and tricks in preparing for these events and suggestions for navigating the extremely crazy fall recruiting season.  This is really a must attend workshop for new students in IST.

Here are several other to keep on your radar.  Students can be directed to Compass for more information on these and many other events.

8/31 –        Connections Day (student club involvement fair in IST)

9/6 –          How to Navigate the Career Fair (Tips on what to  expect and how to prepare for the career fair)

9/7 –          Resumania (Have your resume reviewed by a corporate recruiter -  tables will be on the second floor of IST building and times can be reserved in Compass to meet with a Corporate Associate)

9/12 –        Pro Expo (IST’s own Career Fair)

Pro Expo - Sep. 12

We wanted to give everyone an update on the companies that have registered for this year’s Pro Expo on September 12<sup>th

This is a great chance to find an internship or a job.  Network with people. Polish your interview skills.  Explore possible career paths.</sup>

1.      Abercrombie & Fitch

2.      Accenture

3.      Access Data, a Broadridge Company

4.      Aetna

5.      Air Products and Chemicals, Inc

6.      Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State

7.      Asymmetrik

8.      AT&T

9.      BD (Becton, Dickinson & Company)

10.   Blue Mountain Quality Resources, Inc.

11.   Boeing

12.   Cigna

13.   Cognizant Technology Solutions

14.   Crowe Horwath LLP

15.   Deloitte

16.   DICK'S Sporting Goods

17.   Exelon Corporation

18.   EY (Ernst and Young LLP)

19.   Fidelity Investments

20.   Fidessa

21.   FirstEnergy

22.   General Electric

23.   General Motors

24.   Humana

25.   IBM

26.   Jackson National Insurance Company

27.   Johnson & Johnson

28.   KPMG

29.   Liberty Mutual Insurance

30.   Lowe's Companies, Inc.

31.   Lutron

32.   Merck & Co., Inc.

33.   Mission Critical Partners

34.   National Security Agency

35.   Northrop Grumman Mission Systems

36.   Oceans Edge Inc.

37.   Pariveda Solutions

38.   PNC Financial Services, Inc.

39.   PPG

40.   PwC

41.   RSM

42.   Security Risk Advisors

43.   Synchrony Financial

44.   Tata Consultancy Services

45.   Textron

46.   UPMC

47.   Vanguard

48.   Veris Group, LLC

49.   Vertex Inc

50.   Williams

51.   Workday, Inc.