UMBC's Cybersecurity Graduate Program Director, Richard Forno, recently wrote an article in The Conversation about a new cyberspace target in weaponized information.  In this week’s Industry Roundup, we delve into the idea of how tools can be used to target people’s perceptions and thought processes. We also take a peek into AI and sleep, healthy ways to travel, data science and the digital economy, and quantum teleportation.

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The Building a Diverse Cybersecurity Talent Ecosystem to Address National Security Needs report identified and recognized the University System of Maryland’s efforts to increase the number of students who earn degrees in cyber-related fields. In this week’s Industry Roundup we take a look at the need for experts in Cybersecurity by dissecting the worst cyber breaches of 2018 so far. We also take a peek into the economic lift powered by natural gas, predictive coding and the brain, Mozart’s take on creative genius, and the new goldrush of the modern day world – AI chips!

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