According to a report published at the end of January in the National Herald of India, the electronic voting machines designated for use in that country “cannot be assumed to be tamper-proof and there is no way to guarantee that the vote cast by a voter has been recorded in the EVM as intended by...
Author: Lois Anne DeLong (Lois Anne DeLong)
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As DoD takes on deepfakes, Tandon Professor Memon puts the risk in context
As reported in Newsy.com, an independent online news service, the U.S. Department of Defense has targeted a particularly insidious new enemy: “deepfake” technology that can subtly alter still photos and video. And, the video report, posted on January 28, suggests that the opposition is getting better at this form The report includes a quote from...
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Are WHO efforts to fight false COVID info behind the curve?
From the earliest days of the COVID 19 pandemic, the World Health Organization has tried to eliminate the widespread influx of misinformation through a variety of media. Yet, in a February 9th article on National Public Radio’s Goats and Soda blog, a number of cybersecurity experts, including Dr. Nasir Memon, cofounder of the Center for...
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Uptane welcomes its newest corporate member–EnGIS Technologies
EnGIS Technologies, Inc. a leading supplier of automotive software solutions, announced on February 8, 2021, that it has joined the Uptane project under the umbrella of the Joint Development Foundation of the Linux Foundation. The Seoul, South Korea-based company makes this step as it begins work on integrating the Uptane framework into its EnAIR Over-The-Air (OTA) software...
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ProPublica: NYU Tandon project in-toto could have prevented SolarWinds hack
An article published by ProPublica.org strongly suggests that the devastating SolarWinds data breach that released sensitive information from a number of government agencies could have been prevented if only a defense strategy built under a government grant had been put in place. The in-toto framework, which was developed under a $2.2 million grant from the...
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Solar Winds attack confirms fears of cyber professionals about nation-state threats
The recent SolarWinds attack that released sensitive data from multiple Federal and local government entities confirmed the worst long-held fear of cybersecurity experts: that organized hacks supported by the resources of nation states were no longer the stuff of dystopian science fiction. This change in attitude was confirmed by a 5% rise in nation-state hacking...
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NYU Tandon Cyber Fellows gain a valuable new training partner
RangeForce, a cloud-based cyber range that provides hands-on training in cybersecurity, announced in early January 2021 that it was partnering with the Cyber Fellows program at the New York University Tandon School of Engineering. By providing access to the company’s RangeForce Interactive CyberSkills Training Platform, the students will be able to use more than 400...
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“Markup” panel focuses on measuring the spread of deceptive information
A diverse panel of journalists, faculty, and computer industry personnel, including NYU Tandon Ph.D. candidate Laura Edelson, recently engaged in an online discussion sponsored by The Markup. The nonprofit, online news outlet that “investigates how powerful institutions are using technology to change our society,” put together the session under the heading of “Browsing Disinformation.” In addition...
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NYU Tandon’s Edelson weighs in on Facebook hate speech policy
Facebook is finding it hard to define what constitutes hate speech. As reported in a December 31, 2020 article in Business Insider, in the wake of the social media platform’s decision in October to ban posts denying the Holocaust, anti-hate advocates are now calling on Facebook to ban posts denying the Armenian genocide as well....
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Gupta provides insights on 3-D printing vulnerabilities
A recent article in Science Line about an online workshop called “Live Breaking into Encrypted 3D Printer,” features a quote from Dr. Nikhil Gupta, a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Gupta, who has published several papers and last year lead a series of workshops at...