Farhad Shirani, Siddharth Garg and Elza Erkip In this paper, the problem of matching pairs of correlated random graphs with multi-valued edge attributes is considered. Graph matching problems of this nature arise in several settings of practical interest including social network deanonymization, study of biological data, web graphs, etc. An achievable region for successful matching...
Author: Emerald Knox (Emerald Knox)
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Distributed Privacy-Preserving Collaborative Intrusion Detection Systems for VANETs
Tao Zhang and Quanyan Zhu Vehicular ad hoc network (VANET) is an enabling technology in modern transportation systems for providing safety and valuable information, and yet vulnerable to a number of attacks from passive eavesdropping to active interfering. Intrusion detection systems (IDSs) are important devices that can mitigate the threats by detecting malicious behaviors. Furthermore,...
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On the Secure and Reconfigurable Multi-Layer Network Design for Critical Information Dissemination in the Internet of Battlefield Things (IoBT)
Muhammad Junaid Farooq, Student Member, IEEE and Quanyan Zhu The Internet of things (IoT) is revolutionizing the management and control of automated systems leading to a paradigm shift in areas such as smart homes, smart cities, health care, transportation, etc. The IoT technology is also envisioned to play an important role in improving the effectiveness...
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NYU Tandon and New York City Cyber Command Launch New York Cyber Fellows Master's Degree Program
New York University Tandon School of Engineering, in partnership with New York City Cyber Command, today launched the New York Cyber Fellows, a unique, affordable online cybersecurity master’s degree program designed in conjunction with leading New York City employers to address the acute shortage of highly trained technical professionals in the city and nation.
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Car Hacking Remains a Very Real Threat as Autos Become Ever More Loaded with Tech
Automakers and suppliers are making progress in protecting vehicles from cyber attacks, but the car-hacking threat is still real and could get increasingly serious in the future when driverless vehicles begin talking to each other. … Justin Cappos, a computer science professor at New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering, said one of the more...
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Optimal Active Social Network De-anonymization Using Information Thresholds
Farhad Shirani, Siddharth Garg and Elza Erkip. In this paper, de-anonymizing internet users by actively querying their group memberships in social networks is considered. In this problem, an anonymous victim visits the attacker’s website, and the attacker uses the victim’s browser history to query her social media activity for the purpose of de-anonymization using the...
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A New Way To Track Down Bugs Could Help Save IOT
On a clear day this summer, security researcher Ang Cui boarded a boat headed to a government biosafety facility off the northeastern tip of Long Island. … “Right now we haven’t seen much of it because there are so many IoT systems already out there with even more trivially exploitable problems like default passwords,” says...
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Americans Concerned About Cybersecurity of Self-Driving Cars
Many Americans are concerned about potential cyber risks to self-driving cars, though the public is more comfortable with the industry’s overall safety than in the past, Morning Consult polling shows. … Justin Cappos, a systems and security professor at the New York University Tandon School of Engineering, said the inherent vulnerabilities in most connected devices...
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IBM Joins New York Cyber Fellows Program to Address Cyber Skills Shortage
The growing workforce shortage in the cybersecurity industry is no secret, with thousands of job currently open and a shortfall of nearly 2 million workers anticipated in the next several years. … As part of these efforts, IBM Security works with hundreds of higher education programs around the world on skills, training and recruitment initiatives....
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BlackBerry in Motion: Firm Aims to Secure Cars From Hackers
BlackBerry mobile devices are a rare sight. But you may still be using the company’s technology – in your car. … Static binary code scanning tools are good at finding obvious vulnerabilities in code, says Damon McCoy, an assistant professor in the computer science and engineering department at New York University [Tandon School of Engineering]....