Researchers from New York University and Google teamed up to figure out just how adware operates on a user’s computer.
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Borough President Eric Adams Asks Students to Design Smarter Guns
City Tech and NYU Tandon School of Engineering have already agreed to participate in the $1 million competition.
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A Security Analysis of an In-Vehicle-Infotainment and App Platform
There is an increasing trend in the automotive industry towards integrating trusted third-party apps with In-Vehicle-Infotainment systems (IVI) via smartphones.
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Push to tackle online 'booter' services
Teenagers are behind many of the web attacks that cripple websites and knock people offline, suggests an FBI study.
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IIT Kanpur to Host Global Cybersecurity Challenge
The event, founded by the New York University Tandon School of Engineering, has expanded this year to NYU Abu Dhabi & IIT-K.
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Adware Turns a Tidy Profit for Those Who Sneak it into Downloads
Perpetrators are deliberately evading protections, say researchers from Google and NYU.
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Google Finds Hijacking, Ad Injection Remain Major Problems
Google researchers worked with experts at New York University (NYU) to analyze deceptive installation practices of unwanted ad injectors that insert ads into Web pages, and browser setting hijackers that change search settings without the content of the user.
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Student-Run Cyber Security Event in Abu Dhabi Hacks a Global Issue
This year, the best students from the MENA region, India, and the US will earn travel awards to participate in the final rounds, to be held in November at IIT Kanpur, NYUAD, and NYU Tandon School of Engineering.
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3D printing security risk caused by undetectable defects, and ways to prevent it
3D printing hacks could lead to recalls, lawsuits, property damage, and even put people in danger, researchers find. They present two ways to stave off this security threat.
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New Research: Zeroing in on Deceptive Software Installations
As part of Google’s ongoing effort to protect users from unwanted software, we have been zeroing in on the deceptive installation tactics and actors that play a role in unwanted software delivery.