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The Size Of The Fingerprint Biometric Sensor: Why Bigger Is Better

Article features research by Nasir Memon, professor in the department of Computer Science and Engineering at NYU Tandon. … Whilst there is no denying the fingerprint biometric smart card is reaching its inflection point, one barrier to mass market adoption is the cost of the sensors needed to take each person’s biometric fingerprint data. To...

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With the proliferation of biometric scanning, some hidden risks

Features the research of Nasir Memon, and Julian Togelius, professors in the department of Computer Science and Engineering at NYU Tandon. … A team of researchers at New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering, for instance, created an algorithm to not only simulate a person’s fingerprint but to create a single print that can masquerade...

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Trump's Facebook ads focus on Schumer, Pelosi and the border wall as Democrats play catch-up

Article cites research led by Damon McCoy, assistant professor of computer science and engineering at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Trump spent $3.6 million on Facebook ads from Dec. 30 to March 23, according to data compiled by researchers at the Online Advertising Transparency Project. … The data provides fresh insight into the themes...

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The Risks of Marrying ‘Smart’ Technology With ‘Dumb’ Machines

Investigators probing two deadly crashes of Boeing Co. 737 MAX airliners are grappling with a hybrid of old and new technology, where a complex piece of software controls hydraulic pumps and motors similar to those used when Lyndon Johnson was president. … “There’s a bigger temptation not to test things when you’re just making a...

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Uncertain Regulatory Theory and Law Hampers Consumer IoT Cybersecurity

Poor regulation of the consumer IoT electronics sector compounds the negative market incentives discussed in the first part of this series. While standards for IoT devices are taking shape in some sectors of the U.S. economy, no similar regime has been developed for the broad consumer IoT electronics market. Moreover, little expert consensus has developed...

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Market Dynamics Encourage Weak Security in Consumer IoT

Cybersecurity in U.S. consumer Internet of Things (“IoT”) electronics is remarkably weak and this vulnerability is driven, in large part, from the economics behind these devices. Consumers lack the knowledge to make cybersecurity-informed purchasing decisions even if they are willing to do so – and many are not, particularly for low-end items. This means manufacturers...

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Six NYU Tandon Researchers Garner Prestigious CAREER Awards

This year, six young principal investigators from NYU Tandon garnered prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Awards, given in support of early-career faculty members who have the potential to serve as academic role models and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization. That’s an especially noteworthy feat considering that the school’s...

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Cyber Fellows participate in cyber defense simulation

The NYU Tandon [School of Engineering] cyber fellows program hosted its first-ever cyber defense simulation on Tuesday. It gave graduate students a chance to use what they have learned in class to defend themselves against a simulated attack. Students had to detect and mitigate eight threats in real time. Professors say the goal was for...

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Why 3D Printing Is Going to Need Blockchain

Article refers to research by NYU Tandon Professor Nikhil Gupta and Ph.D. student Fei Chen in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.   Research has already shown 3D printing has a growing need for cybersecurity. Researchers from New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering for example have found that there are serious security issues...