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NYU's law and engineering schools announce new MS in Cybersecurity Risk and Strategy Program for executives

NYU School of Law and NYU Tandon School of Engineering have announced the establishment of a Master of Science in Cybersecurity Risk and Strategy Program for executives (MS CRS). Offered jointly by the two schools, the one-year program will not simply confer a new degree, but a new category of degree—one built around the interdisciplinary training...

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Legal Code: In new seminar, law and engineering students solve cybersecurity challenges requiring both legal and technical know-how

In response to this changing security landscape, the Law School, in collaboration with NYU Tandon School of Engineering and other NYU schools and departments, launched a pioneered interdisciplinary research institute, the NYU Center for Cybersecurity (CCS). One of the first institutes of its kind at an academic institution, CCS allows NYU Law scholars to conduct...

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NYU Cybersecurity Students Devise a New Way to Safeguard Electronic Voting Systems

In September 2016 the internationally recognized computer protection firm Kaspersky Lab, in partnership with The Economist, mounted a challenge inviting teams from universities around the world to design a system for digital voting that addressed such issues as ensuring privacy and validating contested results. New York University students Kevin Kirby, Anthony Masi, and Fernando Maymi...

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ASPIRE scholars win first place in 2016 Cyber Security Case Study Competition

The Center for Cybersecurity is thrilled to announce that our scholars Kevin Kirby, Anthony Masi, and Fernando Maymi won the first place prize in the 2016 Lab Cyber Security Case Study competition, hosted by The Economist. Their winning proposal, Votebook, is a model for blockchain-supported elections that is secure, scalable, and consistent with current voter behavior and...

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Leading University Research Centers in the U.S. and India Announce Cybersecurity Collaboration

Following a highly successful international cooperation that attracted more than 15,000 students, faculty, professionals, and supporters to the world’s largest student-run cybersecurity games, the New York University Tandon School of Engineering and the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur have signed a seven-year agreement to deepen their exchange in information security research and academics.

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World’s Largest Student Cyber Security Contest Names Winners

Students from high schools through doctoral programs throughout North America, the Middle East, North Africa, and India competed in the final rounds of the world’s largest student-run security games, the 13th annual New York University Cyber Security Awareness Week (NYU CSAW), held November 12-14, 2016. For the first time in the history of NYU CSAW,...