Security and Risk Analysis Club

The Security & Risk Analysis Club (SRA Club) is a student run organization at Penn State University, located in State College, Pennsylvania. The majority of the Club’s members are students in the College of Information Sciences and Technology, but the Club welcomes members from across the entire University. The main goal of the SRA Club is to provide diverse opportunities in which members can expand their knowlege and expertise in the security and risk analysis field. The eleven-member Executive Board, comprised of undergraduate students, works year round to set up fantastic opportunities for Club members to both have fun and learn.

What follows is a brief description of opportunities the Club has offered in the past:

Special Speaker Presentations

• With speakers from CIA, DHS, Northrop Grumman, IBM, FBI, Lockheed Martin, Fidelity, NCPC and Telos, among others.

Social Events

• Socials featuring Penn State Creamery Ice Cream, Rock Band, capture the flag, geo-caching and movie nights, encourage Club members to network and make new friends.

Projects

• Internal Club projects help members get more involved in the Club and to gain new, real world skills and experiences.
• Projects include: community wardriving, Project Airborne, and work based on a partnership with the professional organization SARMA (Security Analysis and Risk Management Association).
• Check out our projects page!

Seminars & Panels

• Each semester, the Club puts on an event called the Counter-Terrorism Panel which is hosted in the high-tech, 175 person Cybertorium. The Panel features 4-5 world class researchers and professors from inside and outside Penn State University to debate hot topics in the world of terrorism. Past panels have focused on technology-enabled terrorism, asymmetric warfare tactics and the role of education in preventing terrorism.

• Other seminars teach members new skills such as how to make a multitouch network operation center for $40, and how to use industry-leading software like i2 Analyst’s Notebook and ArcGIS.

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