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Supermarket Freezer Attacks - Not That New, and What It Means for Your Smart Home

The recent attacks on industrial freezers in Europe look a lot like attacks on US military commissaries back in August. Here's what's going on, plus some advice on securing smart home devices.

CyberForce - US Department of Energy Cybersecurity Workforce Development Program

CyberForce - November 2026

Cyber Workforce Competition West (CWC West) - Registration Open Now!

The DoW CIO's Cyber Workforce Competition West is open to NCAE-C schools like DU. Register a team November 2–12, qualify online, and the top 20 teams compete live in San Diego.

DU Cyber Club has a website

The DU Cyber Club now has its own website, maintained by student Henry Walen.

SpecterOps Bash 2026 - 10 Free Training Tickets for DU Students

SpecterOps has donated 10 free tickets to their 2026 Specter Bash training event for DU students. We thank them for their continued support of our cybersecurity community.

CAE Career Fair - September 22, 2026

CAE Career Fair - September 22, 2026

CAE Cyber Competitions in 2026

Multiple CAE sponsorsed cyber security competitions

DU Cyber Club - meeting invite

cybersecurity students, or those interested in cybersecurity, have a club for practice, building ctf teams, and socializing

RMCCDC & NCCDC: DU Cybersecurity Club Spotlight

A brief highlight of the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (RMCCDC) and the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (NCCDC), featuring DU student participation.

February 2026: Career Newsletter

A comprehensive February 2026 update highlighting energy sector careers, federal opportunities, national laboratories, technology companies, and workforce development resources.

Interested in a formal cybersecurity or computer science degree?

The University of Denver is proud to offer multiple programs in cybersecurity, whether you want to be a manager or a frontline cyber warrior! Check out our program offerings at the DU Cybersecurity Page. We also have a cybersecurity concentration you can get on your way to a Computer Science degree! You can also email us if you want to learn more!

The programs in the Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science are strongly technically grounded, and provide a CS/Cyber education for the future of cybersecurity.

Accreditation

The University of Denver is recognized as an NSA (National Security Agency) CAE-CD (Center of Academic Excellence – Cyber Defense). The NSA evaluates and accredits institutions providing cybersecurity degrees and curricula — a rigorous and prestigious validation performed by security experts and members of other educational institutions. It means the coursework of the Cybersecurity MS program at DU aligns with criteria mapped to the US government's NICE framework knowledge units.

More information can be found at the official NSA academic site here.