Cybersecurity

Springer named director of UA Little Rock Emerging Analytics Center

June 30, 2020 sarah Jonas Albert Baker, augmented reality, Cybersecurity, Department of Computer Science, Emerging Analytics Center, UA Little Rock, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Virtual Reality

Dr. Jan P. Springer, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science, has been named the new director of the George W. Donaghey Emerging Analytics Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.The Emerging Analytics Center (EAC) is a research center that is home to an energetic group of researchers, faculty, and students performing innovative research and development in technology, infrastructure, and applications for virtual and augmented realities, immersive visualization, interactive technologies, as well as cybersecurity and the Internet of Things.

Announcement

UA Little Rock to offer new bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity

June 17, 2020 sarah Jonas Albert Baker, College of Engineering and Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Education, Department of Computer Science, Emerging Analytics Center, Philip Huff, stem, STEM career, UA Little Rock, UALR, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is introducing a new four-year degree program in cybersecurity in the fall 2021 semester to help meet the rising demand for cybersecurity professionals. The Bachelor of Science in cybersecurity will prepare students for challenging and rewarding careers dedicated to protecting the privacy of individuals, the security of society’s infrastructure, and national security.

Announcement

UCI to lead $10 million NSF-funded center on protecting personal data privacy

June 12, 2020 sarah Jonas Centers, Cybersecurity, data, Internet, IoT, Network, Public Policy, Research, Technology

Irvine, Calif., June 12, 2020 — The National Science Foundation has awarded $10 million to support a new research center devoted to personal data privacy in an increasingly networked and instrumented world. The center will be hosted and led by the University of California, Irvine and is in collaboration with Northeastern University, the University of Iowa, the University of Southern California and Spain’s IMDEA Networks Institute.

Policy

Banning Covert Foreign Election Interference

June 9, 2020 sarah Jonas Council On Foreign Relations, Cybersecurity, Democracy, Election 2020, election interference, Elections and Voting, Russia, U.S. Foreign Policy, United States

The United States is one of the countries that is most susceptible to foreign election interference. To safeguard the U.S. elections in November, Robert K. Knake argues that the United States and other democracies should agree to not interfere in foreign elections.

Feature

ORNL, LANL-developed quantum technologies go the distance

May 12, 2020 sarah Jonas Cybersecurity, Quantum, Quantum Mechanics

For the second year in a row, a team of scientists from DOE’s Oak Ridge and Los Alamos National Laboratories led a demonstration hosted by EPB, a utility and telecommunications company, to test quantum-based technologies that could improve the cybersecurity, longevity and efficiency of the nation’s power grid. Among other successes, the researchers drastically increased the range these resources can cover in collaboration with new industry partner Qubitekk.

Research Results

It’s Not Me—It’s You: We Believe We’re Less Likely than Others Are to Fall for Online Scams

May 6, 2020 sarah Jonas Cybersecurity

We believe we are less likely than others are to fall for phishing scams, thereby underestimating our own exposure to risk, a new cybersecurity study has found.

Research Results

Firms perceived to fake social responsibility become targets for hackers, study shows

May 5, 2020 sarah Jonas Cyber Crime, Cybersecurity, Data breach

What corporate leaders may not realize is that strides they are making toward social responsibility may be placing a proverbial target on their backs — if their efforts appear to be disingenuous, according to new research from the University of Notre Dame.

Announcement

Penn State engineer receives DARPA grant to strengthen cybersecurity

April 15, 2020 sarah Jonas Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Cornell University, Cybersecurity, Darpa

A parser, the element in a computer system that converts data inputs into an understandable format, is the first line of defense for cybersecurity. A multi-institute group of researchers that includes Gang Tan, assistant professor of computer science and engineering in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Penn State, has received an $8 million grant that allots $1 million for Penn State’s part of the research to increase computer security by developing more secure parsers.

Research Results

Cybersecurity, tech infrastructure requires international trust

April 13, 2020 sarah Jonas Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Technology

In new research published in the Journal Technology and Culture, Rebecca Slayton, professor of science and technology studies at Cornell University, uses the field of incident response to shed light on how experts – and nations – can more effectively combat cyberwarfare when they foster trust and transcend politics.

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Springer named director of UA Little Rock Emerging Analytics Center

UA Little Rock to offer new bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity

UCI to lead $10 million NSF-funded center on protecting personal data privacy

Banning Covert Foreign Election Interference

ORNL, LANL-developed quantum technologies go the distance

It’s Not Me—It’s You: We Believe We’re Less Likely than Others Are to Fall for Online Scams

Firms perceived to fake social responsibility become targets for hackers, study shows

Penn State engineer receives DARPA grant to strengthen cybersecurity

Cybersecurity, tech infrastructure requires international trust

Expert Available to Discuss Hospital Cybersecurity Risk During COVID-19 Pandemic

Cybersecurity considerations both for businesses and employees while working from home

UB School of Management cybersecurity expert offers tips for teleworkers during coronavirus pandemic