The University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security

05/15/2025

CHHS Public Policy Program Director Ben Yelin joined the Maryland Association of Counties Conduit Street Podcast to discuss the impact of potential cuts in federal emergency management faunding on states and localities.

On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Ben Yelin joins Kevin Kinnally to break down the seismic shifts in emergency management, including

04/22/2025

Maryland Carey Law is excited to be attending the Incident Response Forum Masterclass 2025 in person again this year! Our law students are learning about cyber incident response and privacy from top lawyers in the field.

University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
CyberSecurity

03/07/2025

CHHS Executive Director Markus Rauschecker spoke with WJZ-TV | CBS Baltimore about the ongoing impact of last week's cyber incident in Anne Arundel County.

Anne Arundel County leaders say progress is being made in securing the county's systems impacted by last month's cyber incident​.

02/25/2025

CHHS Executive Director Markus Rauschecker spoke with WJZ-TV | CBS Baltimore and WMAR-2 News Baltimore about the cyber incident impacting Anne Arundel County.

https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/cyber-incident-anne-arundel-county-buildings-maryland/

https://www.wmar2news.com/local/anne-arundel-county-likely-experiencing-ransomware-attack

County officials report they learned of a "cyber security incident of external origins" early Saturday morning.

02/12/2025

Our client Anne Arundel County Office of Emergency Management released their annual report today and referenced some of the Continuity of Operations (COOP) planning work we did with them.

I am proud to share our annual report for 2024, highlighting the hard work and dedication of our team at the Anne Arundel County Office of Emergency Management. Our team has been working tirelessly to ensure the safety and well-being of our community, and I'm excited to highlight those efforts.....

01/31/2025

This past Wednesday, CHHS Program Directors Ben Yelin and Christopher Webster provided research and analysis for members of the Judicial Proceedings Committee in the Maryland State Senate on a bill to restrict deceptive AI-generated deepfakes.

For more on the proposed legislation: https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-ai-impersonation-legislation-77S4PEN5A5BDZOQV2HSFWBEOCY/

Video of the hearing: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Committees/Media/false?cmte=jpr&ys=2025RS&clip=JPR_1_29_2025_meeting_2&billNumber=sb0362

01/27/2025

CHHS is pleased to announce that Markus Rauschecker has been named our new Executive Director. Please see the following announcement from UMB Provost and Executive Vice President Roger J. Ward, EdD, JD, MSL, MPA, as it appeared in today's version of The Elm.

He will lead CHHS in its mission to deliver innovative research, consulting, and academic programs that address the challenges in emergency management, homeland security, and public safety.

12/11/2024

We are thrilled that our work on Artificial Intelligence is featured in this month's Catalyst Magazine from the University of Maryland, Baltimore.

Academic expertise and real-world consulting allow the center to bridge the gap between legal theory and practical implementation of emerging technologies.

10/16/2024

CHHS Cybersecurity Program Director Markus Rauschecker will be co-hosting a webinar with Maryland State Senator Sara Love tomorrow (October 17th) at 12:00pm.

Link to register here:

Detailed data collection by companies has created enormous privacy risks for consumers. Maryland sees this first- hand with thousands of reported breaches impacting residents each year. This data collection has also fueled targeted advertising to children on social media platforms that has been link...

09/13/2024

This Tuesday, our partners at the Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (Montgomery County, MD Office of Emergency Management & Homeland Security) participated in celebrating National Preparedness Month (NPM) during the Montgomery County, County Council (Montgomery County MD Council) Proclamation reading. Several CHHS staff members, past and present, were in attendance.

Photos, courtesy of the Council: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mococouncilmd/albums/72177720320244480/.

Explore this photo album by Montgomery County Council, MD on Flickr!

08/05/2024

CHHS Cybersecurity Program Director Markus Rauschecker will be co-hosting a webinar with Maryland State Senator Sara Love this Friday, August 9th at 12:00pm ET. More Info:

Maryland's New Online Data Privacy Act-What You Need to Know.

Detailed data collection by companies has created enormous privacy risks for consumers. Maryland sees this first-hand with thousands of reported breaches impacting residents each year. This data collection has also fueled targeted advertising to children on social media platforms that has been linked to behavioral and other harms. In the absence of national action, Maryland became the fifteenth state to enact a consumer privacy law. That law, the Maryland’s Online Data Privacy Act (MODPA), has been called “the strongest comprehensive privacy law among the states” and a “game changer.”

Join Senator Love representing District 16 Montgomery County who sponsored the legislation and Markus Rauschecker, JD, CIPP-US, Cybersecurity Program Director at the University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security (CHHS) who will provide an overview of Maryland’s new data privacy law and the rights and protections that residents can now claim. This webinar is hosted by the CASH Campaign in partnership with the Maryland Cybersecurity Council.

07/22/2024

CHHS staff spoke with local media after last week's global Crowdstrike incident.

Cybersecurity Program Director Markus Rauschecker spoke with CBS Baltimore: https://ow.ly/KTM250SHtOM

Public Policy & External Affairs Program Director Ben Yelin spoke with The Daily Record: https://ow.ly/iqb150SHtOO