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CFIC CyberSecurity Undergraduate Competition Presentations

2020 Spring CyberSecurity competition student presentations from students participating in the Department of Computer Science’s DFSC 4317 Information Security Class are available on the CFIC‘s YouTube channel.

Student teams will present, via YouTube video submissions, CyberSecurity research projects for this competition of their choosing. The competition highlights undergraduate research talent at SHSU. The award is for the most industry-relevant and innovative project. The CFIC advisory board will formally review and judge each submission for this award. The CFIC advisory board consists of industry specialists in cybersecurity and software engineering. The community at large is invited to vote on the projects presented on the CFIC’s YouTube.

The general criteria for the ranking that the CFIC judges may use include:

  1. Overall clarity and presentation
  2. Originality, creativity, and significance
  3. Accuracy of data analysis, conclusions, and impact discussion

Please vote for your favorite videos.

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