Interview with Justin Cappos, associate professor of Computer Science and Engineering at NYU Tandon, at 7:50. “Certainly as these systems get more and more complex there are more and more opportunities for hackers,” said Cappos. “It’s not clear whether having cars that drive themselves or have advanced safety systems are more at risk or less...
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Opening Arguments Begin In AT&T And Time Warner Merger Case
The telephone and Internet giant AT&T wants to buy the media conglomerate Time Warner. President Trump has opposed this $85 billion deal, and the U.S. Justice Department is in federal court to try and stop it. The opening arguments are scheduled to begin this week…. [Center for Cybersecurity Co-Chair Randy] Milch says a judgment against AT&T...
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Randy Milch, CCS Co-Chair and Judi Germano, CCS Senior Fellow to speak at PCCE Cybersecurity Conference
On behalf of the NYU School of Law Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement (PCCE), we would like to invite you to our upcoming conference, Global Cyber Threats: Corporate and Governmental Challenges to Protecting Private Data on April 6, 2018 at the Lester Pollack Colloquium Room, 9th Floor, Furman Hall, 245 Sullivan Street, New York,...
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OSIRIS Lab Welcomes First Female Hacker-In-Residence
NYU Tandon’s Offensive Security, Incident Response and Internet Security Laboratory, well known as the OSIRIS Lab, recently welcomed a new hacker-in-residence: Sophia d’Antoine, a Senior Security Researcher at Trail of Bits.
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Professor Nikhil Gupta's lab develops breakthrough 3D-printed foam
… Only 5 percent of the Earth’s oceans have been explored, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. But that could be changing, thanks in part to a new development by researchers at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Coming out of the lab of Professor Nikhil Gupta
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Pay Us Bitcoin or Never See Your Files Again…
A study by researchers at Google, Chainalysis, University of California San Diego and NYU Tandon School of Engineering estimated that from 2016 to mid 2017, victims paid $25 million in ransom to get files back. CSE Professor, Damon McCoy’s research was referenced in this article.
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Justin Cappos, Associate Professor, featured on PBS Sci Tech
Professor Cappos’ segment on PBS Sci Tech will be airing on 3/26/18 on WLIW at 7:30pm. It will repeat on 3/28/18 at 5:30pm and 4/01/18 at 6pm. Additionally, the show will be posted to https://scitechnow.org/ following the first airing.
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Damon McCoy, Assistant Professor, Sat on FTC Information Injury Workshop
Professor McCoy described his research with doxing, which is the public release of people’s information and other methods of social engineering that collect personal information. His research indicates that the use of this data can be innocuous or harmful if it is used for extortion or other stalking purposes.
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Cyber Fellows Master's Program Highlighted in City & State New York Article
Professor Nasir Memon talked about the city’s and industries’ strategies to find and recruit more qualified personnel. As part of the strategy, the two mentioned the “Cyber Fellowship” initiative; a master’s program in cybersecurity.
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Nasir Memon, Co-Founder of NYU CCS, featured in The Bridge BK Podcast
Professor Memon, a pioneer in computer science, spoke on The Bridge BK podcast about how he aims to make the field affordable and open to all. Click the link to listen.