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,...
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See video from our "Women Leaders in Cybersecurity" conference
Footage from our day-long discussion of closing the gender gap in cybersecurity is now available. See more details about the event here.
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Winning High School Cyber Sleuths to Compete in Forensics Challenge at NYU Tandon, NYU Abu Dhabi
More than 20 teams of high school students in the United States and the United Arab Emirates have won coveted slots to compete in the world’s largest set of student-led cybersecurity contests, the New York University Tandon School of Engineering’s annual Cyber Security Awareness Week (CSAW) games. For the first time, the final round of...
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Meet the IITians Who Have Made Their Way Into World’s Largest Hardware Hacking Competition Finals
For the first time, IIT students from India are among seven teams to have sailed through to the finals of the oldest and largest hardware hacking competition in the world. They have won finalist slots in the ninth annual Embedded Security Challenge (ESC), a competition deemed to be one of the most difficult events at...
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Professor Memon Takes Part in Forum on Underrepresented Groups in Cybersecurity
On October 4, the International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals (ICMCP), in partnership with IBM, hosted an all-day forum on women and minorities in the field of cybersecurity, and included on the list of speakers was Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Nasir Memon, a seminal member of NYU’s multidisciplinary Center for Cybersecurity.
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World’s Top Student Teams Take on Microchip Security at NYU and IIT Kanpur Cyber Security Awareness Week Games
Elite teams from seven universities won finalist slots in the ninth annual Embedded Security Challenge (ESC). The oldest and largest hardware hacking competition in the world, ESC is also the most difficult event at New York University Tandon School of Engineering’s annual Cyber Security Awareness Week (CSAW) games for students.