On a clear day this summer, security researcher Ang Cui boarded a boat headed to a government biosafety facility off the northeastern tip of Long Island. … “Right now we haven’t seen much of it because there are so many IoT systems already out there with even more trivially exploitable problems like default passwords,” says...
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Americans Concerned About Cybersecurity of Self-Driving Cars
Many Americans are concerned about potential cyber risks to self-driving cars, though the public is more comfortable with the industry’s overall safety than in the past, Morning Consult polling shows. … Justin Cappos, a systems and security professor at the New York University Tandon School of Engineering, said the inherent vulnerabilities in most connected devices...
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IBM Joins New York Cyber Fellows Program to Address Cyber Skills Shortage
The growing workforce shortage in the cybersecurity industry is no secret, with thousands of job currently open and a shortfall of nearly 2 million workers anticipated in the next several years. … As part of these efforts, IBM Security works with hundreds of higher education programs around the world on skills, training and recruitment initiatives....
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BlackBerry in Motion: Firm Aims to Secure Cars From Hackers
BlackBerry mobile devices are a rare sight. But you may still be using the company’s technology – in your car. … Static binary code scanning tools are good at finding obvious vulnerabilities in code, says Damon McCoy, an assistant professor in the computer science and engineering department at New York University [Tandon School of Engineering]....
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BlackBerry in Motion: Firm Aims to Secure Cars From Hackers
Static binary code scanning tools are good at finding obvious vulnerabilities in code, says Damon McCoy, an assistant professor in the computer science and engineering department at New York University. McCoy, who has not analyzed Jarvis, says BlackBerry may have a bit of an edge given its experience with embedded systems. But it’s also possible...
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With More Tech Comes More Hacking Risk for Smart Cars
Automakers and suppliers are making progress in protecting vehicles from cyberattacks, 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 promising...
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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...
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NYU Tandon offers affordable cybersecurity master’s degree with backing from NYC
With everything from Russian hackers to credit card fraud becoming very much a 21st century problem, a door of opportunity has just opened for New York City students hoping to get into one of the hottest fields on the planet. New York University Tandon School of Engineering in Downtown Brooklyn is partnering with the city...
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NYU Tandon and NYC Cyber command launch a new cybersecurity Master’s Program
New York City is now home to a cybersecurity master’s degree program, launched as a joint effort between New York University (NYU) Tandon School of Engineering and New York City Cyber Command. This program, dubbed the New York Cyber Fellows, is an online initiative created in conjunction with leading employers within New York City, aiming...
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NYU Launches Cybersecurity Master's Program to Help Fill Skills Gap
Cybersecurity threats are a serious issue, but the field is lacking experts who can prevent or handle such hacks. … One estimate predicts that the world will see a global shortage of 1.8 million cybersecurity experts by 2022.To help fill this skills gap, New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering has launched the New York...