A CSUF team of five computer science students took second place in the Technical Security Competitive at Cal Poly Pomona, where they hacked into a fictitious company to expose potential vulnerabilities.
The future of cybersecurity includes CSUF students Jeffrey Guerra, Farid Aalam, Nikita Gupta, Allison Villapando, and Brian Wang.
As a full-time student, emergency medical technician, and fraternity treasurer, it seems that computer science major Bryan Ruef is busy enough.
A cloud-based dispatch system created by computer science senior Bryan Ruef helped first responders rescue more than 500 people in the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian.
A poised young woman approaches a podium and begins to discuss her childhood. “The characters I admired most in TV shows always interfaced with computers – they were usually the smartest and most useful.” She then philosophizes, “I always felt this need of wanting to help.” With all eyes at attention, she continues, “It looked like computers were the strongest tool to use to help people.”
