Aaron Gudrian and Nicholas Ingersoll developed a method of performing large scale wireless access point surveys by pairing a DJI Phantom 3 drone with a Hak5 Wifi Pineapple Nano as a project for Dr. Bull’s CSC432 – Computer & Network Security course.
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ANYCon 2017 Talk – The Stuffer
DEF CON 24 Talk – (Dr. Ronny Bull, Dr. Jeanna Matthews, & Ms. Kaitlin Trumbull)
Fall 2016: CSC206 Cybersecurity Scripting
We are offering a new course in Cybersecurity Scripting for the Fall 2016 semester, and I wanted to use this post to explain the scope of the class and its objectives, the skill-set required to take this course, and what you will get out of it.
Spring 2016 CNY Hackathon Event – Special Announcement
We were not supposed to share this yet. But, we just are so excited… check out this cool new badge for the upcoming CNY Hackathon. The artwork was donated by Romanelli Communications and the Production costs have been picked up by our friends at AIS. We are very thankful to have such great local businesses involved with this excellent event for the students!


Spring 2016 CNY Hackathon Job Fair Participant List
Remember to bring your resumes to the Hackathon event this semester! The following companies will be present during the event to talk with students about job and internship opportunities. They will also have the chance to walk around during the event and observe student teams in action!
M.A. Polce Consulting, Inc.
AIS (Assured Information Security)
Harris Critical Networks
BNY Mellon
Critical Technologies, Inc.
GrayCastle Security
NYCM Insurance
Utica College
Creating SSH keys for password-less access to chewy
If you want to SSH into the CS department SSH server (chewy) without having to type your password each time use the following instructions to create a SSH public/private key pair. This is a handy skill to learn especially if you are looking to script processes that require the SSH service. If you do not use keys when scripting then each time an SSH connection is made the script will fail since no one will be around to type in the SSH password.
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Fall 2015 CS Department Get Together
We will be having our annual gathering event Tuesday, 10/20, from 3pm to 5pm, in L100 in the Library basement.
– Learn about what’s happening in the department and how it affects you.
– Meet our new faculty member, Prof. Ronny Bull
– Hack Halloween
– Have some munchies while chatting with your fellow CS majors.
Fall 2015 CNY Hackathon Event
The Fall 2015 CNY Hackathon event will be held on Nov 6th and 7th at Mohawk Valley Community College. Visit http://cnyhackathon.org for more information. If you wish to participate in the event you can sign up here:
DefCon 23 Videos
All of the DefCon 23 videos are available at http://cs.utica.edu/~defcon
The content is username and password protected. If you would like access please see Prof. Ronny Bull or get the credentials from someone who already has them.