A West Virginia University cybersecurity expert says the recent worldwide technology outage that grounded flights and disrupted hospitals, banks, businesses and governments should serve as a warning that society cannot rely solely on Microsoft or similar platforms for day-to-day operations.…
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Tennessee institutions partner to develop dependable AI for national security applications
At the Tennessee Valley Corridor Summit 2024 in Nashville, Tenn., on Wednesday, Vanderbilt University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory announced a partnership to develop training, testing and evaluation methods that will accelerate the Department of Defense’s adoption of AI-based systems in operational environments.
Johns Hopkins Expert: National Cybersecurity Strategy Neglects Public Awareness
Johns Hopkins University information security expert Anton Dahbura is available to discuss the Biden administration’s newly released national cybersecurity strategy.
IU Kelley School expert available to discuss with reporters attack on Kaseya, largest single ransomware attack
According to news reports, at least 1,500 businesses have been impacted by a cyber-attack on enterprise tech firm Kaseya through its remote device management software, which was used to spread ransomware. Some experts have linked the largest single ransomware attack to…
How will we protect American infrastructure from cyberattacks
While the Biden administration negotiates an infrastructure package, ASU experts offer insight about the protective role cybersecurity must play
Experts Advisory: Cyberattack shuts down another critical industry
ALBANY, N.Y. (June 3, 2021) – Less than a month after a ransomware virus shut down one of the nation’s most critical pipelines that serves roughly 45 percent of the east coast’s fuel in the United States, another cyberattack has…
Cybersecurity experts from Indiana University available to comment on recent ransomware attacks
Ransomware attacks recently disrupted the world’s largest meatpacker and are reported to have impacted the operations of the Massachusetts Steamship Authority. Indiana University experts in cybersecurity and data protection are available to comment. Contact Mary Keck at [email protected] or Kirk…
Colonial Pipeline cyberattack reveals national infrastructure vulnerabilities, Notre Dame expert says
Colonial Pipeline, the operator of one of the largest fuel pipelines in the U.S., remains largely shut down after a cyberattack on Friday (May 7). The pipeline, which provides nearly half of the supply of gas, diesel and jet fuel…
Data scientist available to discuss need for diverse supply chain after ransomware attack shuts down oil pipeline
Data scientist Benjamin Ruddell, director of the FEWSION project at Northern Arizona University and a leading expert on supply chains, is available to discuss the effects of the Russian cyberattack that shut down the Colonial Pipeline, which originates in Texas and supplies…