The FTC held a workshop on Ransomware which addressed questions such as: How do ransomware extortionists gain access to consumer and business computers? What role can consumer and business education play in preventing ransomware infections? Are there steps consumers and businesses should be taking to reduce the risk of ransomware or to decrease its impact?
Category: <span>CCS News</span>
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Mapping the Matrix
The new Center for Cybersecurity brings legal and technical talent together to take the lead on one of the most urgent issues of our time.
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CCS to host Women in Cybersecurity
Join us for an industry career conference dedicated to improving the pipeline for women into cybersecurity on October 14, 2016.
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CCS to host “Follow the Money,’ Fighting Cybercrime in the Digital Underground
With an address by Leslie Caldwell, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division at the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Researchers Find Vulnerabilities in Cars Connected to Smartphones
Many of today’s automobiles leave the factory with secret passengers: prototype software features that are disabled but that can be unlocked by clever drivers.
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Undergraduates gaining research experience
A special summer research program at NYU Tandon pairs students with professors.
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Announcing the NYU Cyber Scholars program
The new NYU program provides scholarships for students interested in cybersecurity.
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Cybersecurity Researchers Design a Chip that Checks for Sabotage
Integrated Circuits Can Monitor Their Own Computations and Flag Defects.
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A Security Analysis of an In-Vehicle-Infotainment and App Platform
There is an increasing trend in the automotive industry towards integrating trusted third-party apps with In-Vehicle-Infotainment systems (IVI) via smartphones.
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IIT Kanpur to Host Global Cybersecurity Challenge
The event, founded by the New York University Tandon School of Engineering, has expanded this year to NYU Abu Dhabi & IIT-K.