What’s the scariest thing about spooky season? Skeletons and ghosts? Nope. It’s the high risk of phishing, malware, and hacking attacks that take place around the globe!
Pace University’s Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems has a long history of excellence in cybersecurity education and research. Students who study cybersecurity at Pace University frequently land exciting jobs and internships in local and national corporations, as well as government agencies where they strive to keep data safe. This is no more present than through the exclusive CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service program. Available to both undergraduate and graduate students, the program covers the costs of a cybersecurity education and provides a full time job with a government organization after graduation. This program, alongside a roster of talented cybersecurity faculty, has empowered the Seidenberg School to train the cybersecurity workforce of the future.
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and it’s off to a strong start at Seidenberg. Check it out:
On October 1, some of the best business and tech minds in Westchester County arrived at Converge: The Hudson Valley Digital Innovation Conference on Pace’s Pleasantville Campus. The event was run by Westchester County Association and covered digital equity, broadband and internet, and the importance of digital security. Panelists included experts from IBM, AT&T, Optimum, Brookings Institution, Cuddy & Feder LLP, Slalom, Crown Castle, Empire State Development, and the STEM Alliance, as well as the City of Mount Vernon and the NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services.
Seidenberg Dean Li-Chiou Chen and Professor Joe Acampora spoke on the cybersecurity panel alongside NYS Assemblyman Steve Otis and Meghan Cook, Director of the Cyber Incident Response Team at the NYS Division of Homeland Security. The panel was moderated by Stephanie Pell, Fellow in Governance Studies at the Bookings Institution.
Just in time for Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the Seidenberg School earned two new grants to conduct cybersecurity training and research, furthering Pace’s position as the center for cybersecurity in New York City and Westchester County.
Funding from Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. will support an experiential training program to prepare Pace students for careers in cybersecurity. Utilizing Pace’s newly launched Cyber Range, an interactive technology environment located on the Pleasantville campus – and one of only a few in the region – students will prepare to fill roles with public and private sector employers and practice how to address and mitigate an orchestrated hack or other cyber threat.
A second grant from the Gladys Brooks Foundation will provide complementary hardware and software, servers, and internet networking devices to conduct educational training experiences on critical infrastructure security.
To top it all off, the brand-new Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity is now open for applications and will launch in the Fall 2025 semester. The program is available in both New York City and Pleasantville and will prepare students for jobs in cybersecurity.
Seidenberg also offers a Master of Science in Cybersecurity, which is popular with career changers looking to join a field that urgently needs trained professionals.
Spooky enough for ya? If not, just remember this—a leading cause for cybersecurity incidents is human error! So stop leaving your passwords on a post-it, capische?
At Pace University, Go-Getters don’t just learn—they lead. And Riya Golani (MS in Computer Science ’25) is no exception. As a master’s student at the Seidenberg School, she’s turning challenges into milestones, passion into purpose, and a dream of NYC into a career at Amazon.
On April 8, 2025, the 11th Annual Disability Film Festival was held at Pace University, welcoming guests, students, and members of the broader New York City community to the University’s downtown campus. This year’s festival continued its tradition of celebrating the lived experiences of people with disabilities in film.
The Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems hosted the annual Seidenberg Innovation Awards (SIA) at Pace University’s New York City campus, bringing together leaders in technology, education, and business to recognize innovation, community impact, and the next generation of tech professionals.