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.
Category: Press Highlights
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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.
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NYU Tandon Student, Abdullah Alharbi, Featured In Nature Nanotechnology
Electrical and Computer Engineering Student, Abdullah Alharbi’s work on the application of 2D materials for security was featured as a research highlight in Nature Nanontechnology. Click to read more…
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NYU Tandon and New York City Cyber Command Launch New York Cyber Fellows Master's Degree Program
New York University Tandon School of Engineering, in partnership with New York City Cyber Command, today launched the New York Cyber Fellows, a unique, affordable online cybersecurity master’s degree program designed in conjunction with leading New York City employers to address the acute shortage of highly trained technical professionals in the city and nation.
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Car Hacking Remains a Very Real Threat as Autos Become Ever More Loaded with Tech
Automakers and suppliers are making progress in protecting vehicles from cyber attacks, but the car-hacking threat is still real and could get increasingly serious in the future when driverless vehicles begin talking to each other. … Justin Cappos, a computer science professor at New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering, said one of the more...