2025 Annual American Society of Criminology (ASC) Conference

November 12 & 14, 2025

Courtney Weber (first slide) and Marlena Bolton (second slide), CIBR Lab managers, co-presented at the 80th annual American Society of Criminology (ASC) conference in Washington, D.C.: "Lured and Hooked: Evaluating the Sophistication of Phishing Scams to Bait Users". 

Weber also presented: "Between Awareness and Action: Evaluating Cyber Hygiene's Measurement, Reliability, and Validity". 

Both presentations covered projects ongoing in the CIBR Lab.

2025 CyberBay Conference

October 14, 2025

Dr. George Burruss (second slide) participated in panel discussion: Is Cybersecurity the Foundation of National Security? CIBR Lab managers, Courtney Weber (not pictured) and Marlena Bolton (first slide), attended the panel presentation and CyberBay conference to promote the presence of CIBR Lab.

"Welcome to CyberBay: the nation’s epicenter for cybersecurity and AI innovation—uniting world-class higher education, military partnership, and private-sector excellence to protect our nation’s digital borders. Powered by the University of South Florida, Cyber Florida, Bellini Capital, the USF Bellini College of AI, Cybersecurity, and Computing, and the USF Institute for AI+X, CyberBay is where talent, technology, and national security converge to build the future of digital defense.

CyberBay 2025 is the inaugural event launching this bold initiative, inviting the technology, academic, government, and military sectors to unite and flourish in a shared mission to drive Tampa Bay’s evolution as the nation’s leader in the convergence of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and national security."

(CyberBay, 2025)

2025 Sunshine Cyber Conference

February 25, 2025

Dr. George Burruss, and CIBR Lab managers, Courtney Weber (first slide) and Marlena Bolton (second slide), presented two CIBR Lab projects at Cyber Florida's annual Sunshine Cyber Conference: Developing AI tools for Law Enforcement and Victims of Cybercrime and Reducing Cybersecurity Risk Through Strategic Messaging: Insights for Improved Cyberhygiene.

"The Sunshine Cyber Conference is THE place to connect with Florida’s flourishing cybersecurity community. Cyber Florida at USF brings together a roster of world-class speakers and timely topics to explore the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities in cybersecurity for both technical practitioners and non-technical leaders alike. Our goal is an affordable, education-focused event that promotes ongoing connection, information-sharing, and community-building throughout Florida and beyond. Tracks and topics are tailored to meet the needs of small and medium-sized businesses as well as state, county, and local government organizations, offering a world-class cyber conference experience for Florida’s most vulnerable entities!"

(Cyber Florida, 2025)

2024 Annual American Society of Criminology (ASC) Conference

November 15, 2024

Courtney Weber presented a CIBR Lab project at the American Society of Criminology (ASC) conference in San Francisco, CA, assessing the efficacy of different styles of cybersecurity-focused educational videos on preventing subjects from falling victim to cyber-attacks.