Montreat College - Cybersecurity

02/15/2026

Join us for RETR3AT Student Cybersecurity Conference on February 20, 2026.

RETR3AT For the past decade, Montreat College has been honored to host the RETR3AT Cybersecurity Conference engaging, educating and raising awareness about cybe

07/24/2020

Hack also exposed phone numbers, email addresses, and other PI for 130 users.

05/04/2020

The National Initiative for Cyber security Education (NICE) posted a listing of FREE or low-cost Cybersecurity resources. Learn something new that could help you be more secure and maybe even prepare for a new career opportunity from the comfort of your home. Check it out here:

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04/25/2019

Cybercrime effects all of us when businesses lose money or data.

The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), a cybercrime-focused division of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), registered over 350,000 complaints of suspected Internet crime in 2018 that cost the complainants upwards of $2.7 billion. The report details the most...

04/17/2019

Protect yourself and your files from ransomware.

The average ransom demand is up to almost $13,000, compared with $6,700 just a few months ago.

04/17/2019

Malware that installs a root kit to maintain persistence. Then contacts a command & control server to download new “modules “ Be on the lookout.

Rise of new multi-functional rootkit-backdoor-infostealer-adware strain worries researchers.

04/16/2019

We are excited about the Standard and Advanced Cybersecurity Camps. Sign up now!

COMPASS is a summer immersion program for high school students who are looking to explore an academic field of interest with college-level instructors.

04/12/2019

Early registration discount until Monday, April 15, 2019. Don’t wait!

COMPASS is a summer immersion program for high school students who are looking to explore an academic field of interest with college-level instructors.

04/12/2019

Microsoft’s new SECCON security framework for Windows 19

Microsoft publishes simple guide for securing Windows 10 PCs based on five DEFCON-like security access levels.

04/12/2019

All software can have flaws, even security software. Check out this article on VPNs.

VPN apps from Cisco, F5, Palo Alto Networks, and Pulse Secure found vulnerable.

04/10/2019

Insider threat. What happens when you fire a sysadmin?

Cosko, 27, pleaded guilty to five counts including making public restricted personal information, computer fraud, witness tampering and obstruction of justice,