Let ECPI University Show You How to Stop Hackers in National Cyber Security Awareness Month With the number of data breaches on the rise, it’s hard not be discouraged. In many ways, it seems like the hackers are winning. The numbers, as presented in an article by VPN Geeks, are sobering: 780,000 records were lost…
Advisory from the ECPI Center of Excellence Meltdown and Spectre exploit critical vulnerabilities in modern processors. These hardware bugs allow programs to steal data which is currently processed on the computer. While programs are typically not permitted to read data from other programs, a malicious program can exploit Meltdown and Spectre to get hold of…
When Duane Bean graduated from high school, he and eight friends marched to the recruiter’s office and joined the Pennsylvania National Guard, marking the beginning of a 12-year journey filled with valor, tragedy, and ultimately, triumph. After basic training, they deployed to Bosnia, a country ravaged by mass genocide and civil war. From there, it…
Cyber and Network Security Grad Lands Dream Job When Phillip Stratton graduated from high school, he took what he thought was the next logical step. He went to college, but soon realized he was not ready. For the next few years, he moved about from job to job until he happened upon an opportunity helping…
Northern Virginia and Greenville Campuses Offer Community College Graduates Pathway to Bachelor’s Degree with Articulation Agreements ECPI University’s Northern Virginia campus and Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC)have signed articulation agreements that gives NVCC students automatic admission into ECPI University’s Cyber and Network Security bachelor degree program. Transferring students will enjoy additional benefits, including lower tuition. NVCC graduates…
My experience at ECPI University was absolutely outstanding. Not only was I able to get the technical degree online that I wanted but I did so while still performing my duties as an Alaska Air National Guardsman. I would report to my unit for duty and at night and on the weekends, I would do…
A team of Cyber and Network Security and cybersecurity students at ECPI University’s Charleston campus has advanced to the finals of the Palmetto Cyber Defense Competition (PCDC). An annual event, the three-day Cyber Defense Competition is hosted by the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic in collaboration with the South Carolina Lowcountry Chapter of the…
Virginia Beach Network Security Grad Makes Smooth Transition to Civilian Life The plan was simple. Get in and get out. Four years in the Coast Guard, then use the G.I. Bill to pay for college. That was John Brown’s plan, but sometimes life gets in the way. First came marriage, then the birth of a…
Charleston Grad Advances Quickly Through the Ranks It could be said that Armando Valentine is a tough guy, both physically and mentally. After high school, he joined the Marine Corps and became a combat vet in Afghanistan. When he left the Marines, however, he got a big dose of reality. Because he was trained exclusively…
Advisory from the ECPI Center of Excellence This year continued to be a challenge in the Information Security realm. The Equifax breach, Wannacry, and Russian manipulation of social media were just some of the highlights. How will the year pan out? Here are some cyber security predictions from your friendly neighborhood ECPI University team: The…