Month: November 2025

Dear friends, faculty, alumni and students, Thank you for powering the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) through another remarkable semester. This department continues to achieve student and faculty success with groundbreaking, timely research that will help this world navigate a digital future.

Researchers from the University of Florida have, for the first time, exposed security risks in portable genetic sequencers used around the world to sequence DNA.

The University of Florida Student Infosec Team (UFSIT) has claimed first place in the Regional Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition, showcasing elite cybersecurity skills.  Teams were tasked as consultants for a fictitious cruise ship company, “All Ports Tours.” Over eight hours, the team from UF’s Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering assessed the company’s network, identified vulnerabilities […]