Joseph Dalessandro, an expert and professor in information technology in Tulane University’s School of Professional Advancement, breaks down the top cybersecurity threats and trends in 2020. Link: https://news.tulane.edu/expert-files-spotlight/6996 Dalessandro predicts hackers will continue to focus on what works best and augment it with…
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Wayne State receives NSF grant to enhance cybersecurity of chemical process control systems
With the help of a three-year, $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, a research team from Wayne State University will comprehensively evaluate the characteristics of cyberattacks for processes involving chemical processes of different types, and will develop fundamental advances in control theory and algorithms for enhancing cybersecurity of control systems for these processes through control designs integrated with other frameworks such as detection algorithms.
CSU Hosts Informational Session on New Cybersecurity Degree Program
Columbus State University’s TSYS Cybersecurity Center is hosting a series of informational sessions on the new Nexus Cybersecurity degree. The informational sessions are open to the public. Prospective students interested in applying to join the first-ever, cohort of students in Spring 2020 are strongly encouraged to attend.
Cybersecurity expert offers tips for protecting the privacy and safety of children from internet-connected toys
Parents who purchase electronic toys for their kids this holiday season should keep in mind the privacy and security risks associated with toys that are connected to the internet. “Toys or devices that connect to the internet are always hackable…
Election security is about more than just machines, researcher says
As the 2020 elections approach, voters need to be aware of possibly malicious attempts to manipulate their opinions and their votes, according to Dr. George Markowsky, professor of computer science at Missouri University of Science and Technology.
University of Maryland, Baltimore County wins DOE’s 2019 CyberForce Competition™
After a long suspenseful day, University of Maryland, Baltimore County earned the top spot as national winner of the U.S. Department of Energy’s CyberForce Competition.
UAH will be first Alabama university to offer H4D cybersecurity course
The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) will be the first in the state to offer the Hacking for Defense (H4D) cybersecurity class beginning in spring semester 2020.
DHS awards $200k for scalable, interoperable distributed ledger for credential exchange
DHS S&T has awarded $200,000 to SecureKey Technologies based in Toronto, Canada to adapt its identity network solution to support the issuance and validation of digital credentials.
Design flaw could open Bluetooth devices to hacking
Mobile apps that work with Bluetooth devices have an inherent design flaw that makes them vulnerable to hacking, new research has found.
ORNL to host 13 teams for DOE CyberForce Competition
Oak Ridge National Laboratory will give college students the chance to practice cybersecurity skills in a real-world setting as a host of the Department of Energy’s fifth collegiate CyberForce Competition on Nov. 16.
Do’s and Don’ts to Prepare for Cyber Monday
Do’s and Don’ts to Prepare for Cyber Monday Cyber Monday, the online equivalent to Black Friday, is the biggest online shopping day of the year and signals the beginning of the holiday online shopping season. Last year, Cyber Monday shoppers…
U.S. Department of Energy to Hold Fifth CyberForce Competition™
Going on its fourth year, DOE’s CyberForce Competition™ on Nov. 15-16 will give teams of cybersecurity students and professionals the opportunity to compete and refine their skills in real-time at 10 national laboratories across the U.S.
MITRE’s Expertise Across AI, Cybersecurity, and Genetic Research Highlighted in Leading Publications
Demonstrating expertise across many domains including cybersecurity, health research, and defense, experts from MITRE are regularly published in leading journals. Invited to enter the company’s annual Best Paper Competition, this year’s winning submissions were announced.
Study Finds Companies Would Be Wise to Share Cybersecurity Efforts
Research finds that when one company experiences a cybersecurity breach, other companies in the same field become less attractive to investors. However, companies that are open about their cybersecurity risk management fare better than peers that aren’t.
UAlbany Physicist Available to Speak on Google’s “Quantum Supremacy” Claim
ALBANY, N.Y. (Oct. 25, 2019) – A UAlbany physicist is available for comment on Google’s claim that the company has achieved “quantum supremacy” with its latest machine. According to a report published on Wednesday by the scientific journal Nature, the…
Protecting data, recruiting students to cybersecurity
Doug Jacobson — already busy with cyberdefense research and helping build Iowa State’s new major in cyber security engineering — has found fun ways to recruit students into cybersecurity studies and careers.
International quantum computing experts available to discuss Google’s quantum computing announcement
Inès Montaño, an expert in physics and quantum computing, and Bertrand Cambou, an expert in cybersecurity and the use of quantum computing and microelectronics in security, are available to discuss Google’s announcement regarding quantum supremacy. Both are professors at Northern…
CISA, S&T to Exhibit Mobile Security Capabilities, Technologies at Mobile World Congress Los Angeles 2019
DHS CISA and S&T will jointly showcase their cybersecurity capabilities and technology solutions at Mobile World Congress Los Angeles 2019 next week.
DHS S&T Awards Texas Start-up $200K to Test IoT Secure Trust Anchor
DHS S&T awarded QED Secure Solutions of Coppell, Texas, $200,000 to field test a secure trust anchor for the Internet of Things (IoT) as part of S&T’s Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP).
ORNL develops, deploys AI capabilities across research portfolio
To accelerate promising artificial intelligence applications in diverse research fields, ORNL has established a labwide AI Initiative. This internal investment brings the lab’s AI expertise, computing resources and user facilities together to facilitate analyses of massive datasets.
Cybersecurity expert available to comment on coordinated ransomware attack in Texas
Twenty-three Texas towns were affected last week by a “coordinated” ransomware attack, prompting a “Level 2 Escalated Response” by Texas Governor Greg Abbott—just one step below the highest level of alert in the state. Scott Shackelford, an associate professor of…
Smartphone Apps May Connect to Vulnerable Backend Cloud Servers
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered vulnerabilities in the backend systems that feed content and advertising to smartphone applications through a network of cloud-based servers that most users probably don’t even know exists.
How a chicken farmer landed a job in cybersecurity
Logan Carpenter worked on a chicken farm through high school. Now, he conducts cybersecurity research. The link was a pipeline program that connects students at historically black colleges and universities with cybersecurity internships at Sandia and Lawrence Livermore national laboratories.