3rd Annual White Hat Conference Puts Combating Crypto Crimes in Focus
The third annual International White Hat Conference was held June 1–2, hosted once again by Boston University Metropolitan College and the Center for Cybercrime Investigation & Cybersecurity. Bringing together stakeholders from government, the private sector, and academia, the events were emceed by one of the first-ever graduates of MET’s Master of Science in Criminal Justice […]
Fulbright Specialist Award for Cybersecurity Sends Professor Chitkushev to Ecuador
Metropolitan College Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Lou Chitkushev has been granted a prestigious Fulbright Specialist Foreign Scholarship award for work that takes him to Ecuador, where the associate professor of computer science and director of health informatics and health sciences will lend his expertise in cybersecurity to the nation’s military academy. Funded primarily […]
New Data on High-Paying Jobs Puts Spotlight on MET Programs
The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has released new data on which career tracks have the most promising professional outlooks through 2030, bringing to light the value of many Metropolitan College programs. Director of Cybercrime Investigation & Cybersecurity programs and Professor of the Practice Kyung-shick Choi spoke with BU Today about the tremendous need […]
MET Cybercrime Expert Illustrates Investigative Acumen Ahead of Third Annual White Hat Cybersecurity Conference
A BU Today profile put the spotlight on MET’s director of Cybercrime Investigation & Cybersecurity (CIC) programs, Professor of the Practice Kyung-shick Choi, highlighting his unique expertise at training law enforcement on matters of crime pertaining to personal data, hacking, and cyber-theft ahead of next week’s third annual International White Hat Conference. As Choi illustrates […]
MET Cybercrime Investigation Chief Wins National Award for Contribution to Criminology Field
Dr. Kyung-shick Choi, director of Cybercrime Investigation & Cybersecurity (CIC) at Boston University’s Metropolitan College, has won the American Society of Criminology’s Division of Cybercrime’s Outstanding Contribution Award. Nominated by peers from higher education institutions across the country, the award comes in recognition of Dr. Choi’s exceptional commitment to cybercrime investigation mentorship, his vital influence […]
Criminal Justice Alum Brings Cybercrime Knowledge to Canadian News
Chris Kayser (MET’16), founder, president, and CEO of the Calgary-based security firm Cybercrime Analytics, Inc., has been on a prolific run of making news as a cybercriminologist. It began with an April interview in the Kingsville Observer (Canada) titled “OPP major crimes unit to probe racist fake help wanted ad.” From there, Kayser took to authoring his […]
MET Computer Science Department Appoints Cybersecurity Director
Metropolitan College has appointed Dr. Yuting Zhang as director of Cybersecurity programs. An assistant professor since 2011, Dr. Zhang has long played a significant leadership role at Boston University in the important field of security. As faculty coordinator of information security programs, she developed a proposal for a new joint degree in cybersecurity between MET […]
Securing Forbes’s Honor Another Goal Met for CIS Alum Sean Donnelly
Being named to Forbes magazine’s prestigious “30 Under 30” list of industrialists on the rise wasn’t just an honor for Resolvn founder Sean Donnelly (MET’18); it was an ambition. For the successes of the modular cybersecurity training firm he launched the year he graduated, Donnelly, 29, has been recognized as one of 2021’s 600 “brightest young […]
CIS Alum Sean Donnelly Named to Forbes List for Educational Cybersecurity Work
Sean Donnelly (MET’18), a BU MET Master of Science in Computer Information Systems graduate, was recently named to Forbes’s “30 Under 30” list of entrepreneurs on the rise. The 29-year-old cybersecurity professional was recognized for the contribution to the education space made by his company, Resolvn, which provides clients with guided training to detect and […]
Cybersecurity Alum’s New Book Weighs Social Engineering’s Impact on Hacking
Before coming to BU MET, Christopher Kayser (MET’16) wanted to take the career skills he already had and learn a new expertise with which to blend them, so he could foray into a new field. “My objective,” he says, “was to combine my extensive computer and financial markets background with an intensive study program to […]