Join us on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024 from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. for our Cyber Range Open House at University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) Cyber Lab in the Randal Student Center, room 246, 46 University Drive, Augusta. The open house will also be available in real time via Zoom for those unable to attend in person.
Learn what the Maine Cyber Range has to offer! See the Cyber Range and explore all of UMA’s cybersecurity programs, including graduate and accelerated graduate programs, bachelor’s degrees, and program minors. Meet and greet UMA Cyber staff, faculty and students. Learn more about our student-led training program in which UMA students work with local municipalities to strengthen their cybersecurity efforts, and see our Cyber Moose competitive cybersecurity team take to the range for a live demonstration.
Cyber attacks “are a daily threat to the security of our schools, hospitals, small businesses, state, local, Tribal and territorial governments, as well as critical infrastructure,” according to an article on WhiteHouse.gov, which further states, “it is crucial that we have a strong cyber workforce to address these threats and strengthen our resistance to them.”
According to cyberseek.org there are approximately 1,597 open cybersecurity jobs in Maine and nearly half a million nationwide. Nationally, the median annual wage for information security analysts was $120,360 in May 2023, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. In addition, employment of information security analysts is projected to grow 33 percent from 2023 to 2033, much faster than the average for all occupations. UMA is committed to supporting workforce development efforts by providing Mainers with training opportunities that lead to good paying jobs that fill critical need positions.
The Maine Cyber Range Open House is open to anyone interested in learning more about the Cybersecurity program at UMA. For more information or to register, contact Michelle Brunton, Cybersecurity Program Coordinator, umacyber@maine.edu. Registered attendees needing a Zoom link will receive it via email on Wednesday before the event.