From End Zones to Encryption: How New Orleans’ 2025 Super Bowl must tackle data privacy risks

Cutting-edge security technologies are being deployed to protect fans and staff at the 2025 Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans. From errant rogue drones and facial recognition to responsible social media monitoring, the big event relies on seamlessly integrating overlapping security systems. With the rise of cashless transactions on mobile apps, wireless systems’ data privacy is now as critical as physical security.

Colonial Pipeline is a harbinger of things to come in business

Six days after the Colonial Pipeline was attacked by cyberhackers and left millions hanging at the gas pump, they have gained control of their operations once again. But not before the refinery paid their attackers $5 million in untraceable cryptocurrency, according to…

Colonial Pipeline hack a wake-up call to ramp up cybersecurity for nation’s infrastructure

The ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline, which has sparked fears of a gasoline shortage, exposes vulnerabilities within critical infrastructure systems in the U.S., according to a West Virginia University cybersecurity expert. Ransomware – a cyber attack designed to render files…

GW Experts Available Throughout National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and Beyond

The George Washington University has several experts available to discuss various cybersecurity topics throughout National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, including privacy and cybersecurity risks in a COVID-19 world, election information security, and cybersecurity as it relates to terrorism and homeland security.…