Utah State University’s Seth Manesse wins first individual CyberForce Competition™
After a tough, day-long contest, Seth Manesse from Utah State University won the sixth CyberForce Competition.
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U.S. Department of Energy to host virtual CyberForce Competition™ November 14
The 2020 CyberForce Competition will be hosting over 400 students attending U.S. accredited institutions. Students will compete to harden and defend simulated wind energy infrastructure from cyber-attacks, while maintaining service for their customers (played by volunteers). Competitors will be selected by random lottery.
Read moreUA Little Rock joins coalition to launch health care cybersecurity curriculum and pilot focused on veterans and first responders
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is part of a coalition of universities and industry partners that are developing a curriculum to increase cybersecurity talent focused on health care with $6.3 million in funding from the National Security Agency. UA Little Rock will work with the University of Louisville, the University of North Florida, Bluegrass Technical and Owensboro Technical, the Forge Institute, and a coalition of industry partners to develop a training curriculum focused on health care cybersecurity.
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U.S. Department of Energy to hold sixth CyberForce Competition™
In a first-time virtual contest, Argonne researchers will challenge hundreds of college students to defend simulated energy-sector infrastructure against cyberattacks.
Read moreDouble Patterns Could Advance Android Device Security
SUMMARYResearchers have found that using multiple patterns to unlock an Android phone provides significantly more security than the current single-pattern
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New Tool Detects Unsafe Security Practices in Android Apps
Computer scientists at Columbia Engineering have shown for the first time that it is possible to analyze how thousands of Android apps use cryptography without needing to have the apps’ actual codes. The team’s new tool, CRYLOGGER, can tell when an Android app uses cryptography incorrectly—it detects the so-called “cryptographic misuses” in Android apps. When given a list of rules that should be followed for secure cryptography, CRYLOGGER detects violations of these rules.
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New Cyber Technologies Protect Utility Energy Delivery Systems
PNNL is taking new approaches to solve cybersecurity vulnerabilities for utilities and other industries that use process control technologies. Working with utility advisors and companies that specialize in identifying vulnerabilities, PNNL researchers have developed two web-based tools to assess and mitigate threats.
Read moreDHS Awards $2M to University of Illinois-Led Consortium to Create National Network of Cybersecurity Institutes
DHS S&T, in partnership with CISA, has awarded $2 million to CIRI, a DHS Center of Excellence led by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, to develop a plan to build a national network of cybersecurity technical institutes.
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Forewarning Federal Facilities About Their Cyber Risk
A new set of software tools, developed at PNNL, can help evaluate cybersecurity maturity at buildings and facilities, and flag potential risks.
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The Internet of Things Brings a Web of Promises and Perils to the Smart Grid, Experts Say
PNNL researchers established an Internet of Things Common Operating Environment (IoTCOE) laboratory to explore the risks associated with IoT connectivity to the internet, the energy grid and other critical infrastructures.
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FAU Awarded U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research Grant to Improve Learning and Operation of AI Systems
Researchers will develop new theory and methods to curate training data sets for artificial intelligence (AI) learning and screen real-time operational data for AI field deployment. They will develop technology to identify faulty, unusual and irregular information for AI learning and operations that rely on data, and will provide critical alerts to troubleshoot a problem before it occurs. This data-quality evaluation technology is being developed for a number of industries ranging from the military to cybersecurity to medical diagnostics.
Read moreDo you follow best practices for cybersecurity?
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, making it a good time for everyone to review best practices for staying safe online.
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