Supply chain security is more than buzzword at the Center for Cybersecurity. In its next issue, the Center’s newsletter, CyberByte, offers a snapshot of a few facets of supply chain security being addressed by students and faculty at Tandon. A series of short articles report on efforts to detect Trojans in integrated circuits, prevent the...
Author: Lois Anne DeLong (Lois Anne DeLong)
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CSAW panel discusses the security challenges of 5G
In November 2021, the Center for Cybersecurity at NYU Tandon hosted a panel on the growing cyber threats to 5G networks. As one 2021 survey estimates that the global market for 5G infrastructure will grow by about 800% in the next five years, threats such as the ones listed below can not be ignored. Massive...
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The countdown has begun: CSAW 21 Launches on November 10
CSAW 21, the world’s most comprehensive student-run cybersecurity event returns virtually for five days starting November 10. This year’s edition—the 18th since the event began—will feature competitions, panel discussions, a career fair, and multiple opportunities to hear about leading edge technologies for protecting people, systems, and data in the cyber environment. Here is a quick...
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TIAA wins CSO50 Award for efforts to reduce the cybersecurity talent crunch
A collaboration between TIAA and NYU Tandon was honored this spring with a CSO50 award. Given by the CSO news service, the award recognizes organizations for security projects and initiatives that demonstrate outstanding business value and thought leadership. The TIAA/Tandon program makes it easier for TIAA employees to complete cybersecurity training, thus better meeting the...
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CCS Co-founder Memon on Deepfakes: “We must restore our ability to believe our eyes and ears”
Deepfakes have emerged as a serious cybersecurity threat at a time when “people are more likely to be influenced by images and less likely to critically assess them,” according to NYU Tandon’s Dr. Nasir Memon. Writing in IEEE Transmitter, the co-founder of NYU’s Center for Cybersecurity, discussed the dangers of a world where deepfakes make...
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Edelson on CBS “Sunday Morning:” Misinformation is more likely to be shared
The problem is not just that misinformation exists on social media, but that it is more popular than factual content. Laura Edelson, a Ph.D. candidate at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, confirmed this problem in an appearance on the CBS program Sunday Morning. “Facebook is a user-interaction maximizing machine… that’s what Facebook is built...
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NYU Researcher Addresses Congress on Disinformation
On September 28, 2021, Laura Edelson, co-leader of the Cybersecurity for Democracy project at NYU’s Center for Cybersecurity testified before a subcommittee of the U.S. House Science, Space, and Technology Committee. Edelson, who is also a Ph.D. candidate in computer science at NYU Tandon, was part of a panel providing input on “The Disinformation Black...
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CCS researchers find Github CoPilot generates vulnerable code 40% of the time
A recent study by cybersecurity researchers at NYU Tandon finds that a significant amount of the code generated by Github CoPilot programming assistant is, at best, buggy, and at worst, potentially vulnerable to attack. The researchers drew their conclusion after creating 89 potential scenarios and having CoPilot output 1,692 programs. When these programs were reviewed,...
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Facebook Disables Ad Observatory; Academicians and Journalists Fire Back
Since September 15 of 2020, the Ad Observatory has been an effective resource for journalists and academicians seeking information about the placement and targeting of ads on social media. In doing so, the project increased transparency about what messages are being used, who is funding each ad, and how much is being spent to disseminate...
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Cappos: To end ransomware attacks, stop paying ransom
Ransomware attacks are on the rise and a primary reason why is that such attacks are profitable. Therefore, to stop the crime, make sure it doesn’t pay. In a July 9 article in Yahoo Finance, NYU associate professor Justin Cappos notes that, “if no one had ever paid ransom for ransomware…then it would have faded...