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Newswise: Study Reveals Potential Top Cyber Threats Facing Health Care XR Technology
Released: 18-Oct-2024 9:15 AM EDT
Study Reveals Potential Top Cyber Threats Facing Health Care XR Technology
JMIR Publications

New research highlights the cybersecurity and privacy vulnerabilities in health care XR systems, urging a reassessment of safety measures as the technology’s use expands.

Released: 17-Oct-2024 2:00 PM EDT
Tenth DOE Cyberforce Competition® Challenges College Students to Use Cybersecurity Skills to Harness and Defend Their Wind Energy System
Argonne National Laboratory

The U.S. Department of Energy’s CyberForce® Program is hosting the 10th edition of its annual competition, aimed at fostering cybersecurity talent.

Newswise: Engineers Build Zero-Trust, Real-Time Cybersecurity Tools to Protect Renewables on the Grid
Released: 17-Oct-2024 8:00 AM EDT
Engineers Build Zero-Trust, Real-Time Cybersecurity Tools to Protect Renewables on the Grid
Iowa State University

An Iowa State engineer is leading development of cybersecurity tools to guard power grids that carry renewable energy resources such as such as wind or solar farms. The researchers will develop "zero-trust" tools to reduce cyber exposure. The U.S. Department of Energy is supporting the project.

Newswise: Security Professionals Face Cyberattacks in Real-Time Trainings at PNNL
Released: 16-Oct-2024 12:30 PM EDT
Security Professionals Face Cyberattacks in Real-Time Trainings at PNNL
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Operators of critical infrastructure are trained to respond to cyberattacks using scale models of water treatment plants, freight rail yards, and more.

Newswise: UA Little Rock Awarded $561K NCAE-C Grant to Lead GenCyber Program Coalition
Released: 16-Oct-2024 9:05 AM EDT
UA Little Rock Awarded $561K NCAE-C Grant to Lead GenCyber Program Coalition
University of Arkansas at Little Rock

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has been awarded a $561,000 grant from the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) program at the National Security Agency to spearhead a coalition of institutions who will offer an innovative summer program for junior high and high school students who want to learn the latest skills in cybersecurity.

Newswise: Social Media Platforms Aren’t Doing Enough to Stop Harmful AI Bots, Research Finds
Released: 14-Oct-2024 1:40 PM EDT
Social Media Platforms Aren’t Doing Enough to Stop Harmful AI Bots, Research Finds
University of Notre Dame

New research from the University of Notre Dame analyzed the AI bot policies and mechanisms of eight social media platforms: LinkedIn, Mastodon, Reddit, TikTok, X (formerly known as Twitter) and Meta platforms Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Then researchers attempted to launch bots to test bot policy enforcement processes.

Released: 11-Oct-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Rise in Scammers and Opportunists Around Hurricane Relief & Rebuilding Efforts
George Washington University

In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, scammers and opportunists are looking to exploit the victims of the storm. ...

 
Released: 4-Oct-2024 3:05 PM EDT
NYU Tandon Goes on the Offensive Against Deep Fakes, Cyber Stalking, Online Harassment & 3D Printer Counterfeiting
NYU Tandon School of Engineering

The rise of AI has amplified the need for responsible stewardship of new technologies, ushering in challenges that require engineers' expertise to solve.NYU Tandon School of Engineering researchers are doing just that, with the support of Google’s Cyber NYC Institutional Research Program (IRP). In June 2023, Google allocated a total of $12 million through Cyber NYC IRP, funding cybersecurity training, education, and cutting-edge research at NYU, City University of New York, Columbia University, and Cornell Tech.

Released: 3-Oct-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Cybersecurity Surrounding US Presidential Election
George Washington University

Jen Easterly, director of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency told The Associated Press on Wednesday that “ballot-counting and other election infrastructure is more secure today... ...

Newswise: UTEP Establishes Collaboration with DoD, NSA to Help Enhance U.S. Semiconductor Workforce
Released: 20-Sep-2024 5:05 PM EDT
UTEP Establishes Collaboration with DoD, NSA to Help Enhance U.S. Semiconductor Workforce
University of Texas at El Paso

The University of Texas at El Paso announced new collaborations with the Department of Defense and the National Security Agency that support research and training to strengthen the nation’s leadership in semiconductor, or microchips, technology.

Newswise: U2opia Signs License to Commercialize Anomaly-Detection Technology for Cybersecurity
Released: 18-Sep-2024 4:05 PM EDT
U2opia Signs License to Commercialize Anomaly-Detection Technology for Cybersecurity
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

U2opia Technology has licensed Situ and Heartbeat, a package of technologies from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory that offers a new method for advanced cybersecurity monitoring in real time.

Newswise: Tufts Creates Cybersecurity Center for Public Good
Released: 17-Sep-2024 7:05 AM EDT
Tufts Creates Cybersecurity Center for Public Good
Tufts University

Tufts launches the Cybersecurity Center for the Public Good with a $2.6 million initial investment, dedicated to helping people achieve security and privacy in their online interactions, and making sure that laws and policies support and incentivize online security and privacy.

Released: 12-Sep-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Mount Sinai Health System Appoints Lisa S. Stump, MS, FASHP, as Chief Digital Information Officer and Dean for Information Technology
Mount Sinai Health System

Mount Sinai Health System has appointed Lisa S. Stump, MS, FASHP, as Chief Digital Information Officer of the Mount Sinai Health System and Dean for Information Technology (IT) of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She will serve as a key bridge between the clinical, educational, and research missions of the Health System as she leads the effort to further strengthen Mount Sinai’s digital strategy.

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Released: 11-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
New iPhone integrates AI: Expert explains what that really means for users
Virginia Tech

Apple unveiled the iPhone 16 on Monday, a device designed around Apple Intelligence, the company’s generative artificial intelligence (AI) offering. This new feature promises a highly personalized experience that goes beyond AI, but what does that mean for avid iPhone users? As AI continues to appear in our everyday lives, what do consumers need to be aware of Walid Saad, a professor of electrical and computer engineering and artificial intelligence expert at Virginia Tech, says AI today is equivalent to the Internet in the 1990s, early 2000s: “Its adoption will be inevitable, and we should be well-informed in order to understand how it will change our world in the next few years.

Newswise: Sleep-deprived, cyberbullied teenagers addicted to smartphones now a common global phenomenon
Released: 3-Sep-2024 7:05 PM EDT
Sleep-deprived, cyberbullied teenagers addicted to smartphones now a common global phenomenon
University of South Australia

A survey of 50,000 primary and secondary school students has found a clear link between night time phone use, sleep deprivation, cyberbullying and poor mental health.

Released: 3-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Department of Energy Announces $142 Million in Grants to Small Businesses
Department of Energy, Office of Science

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced awards totaling $142 million for small businesses in 34 states. The 123 projects to be funded address multiple mission-critical areas important for the nation, including clean energy and decarbonization, cybersecurity and grid reliability, fusion energy, and nuclear nonproliferation.

Newswise: The influence of optimism bias and loss aversion of cyber risk management decisions
Released: 27-Aug-2024 3:05 AM EDT
The influence of optimism bias and loss aversion of cyber risk management decisions
Chinese Academy of Sciences

The research contributes to the understanding of how optimism bias and loss aversion can skew risk awareness and risk management decisions, emphasizing the need for comprehensive strategies that address these biases to enhance resilience against cyber threats.

Newswise:Video Embedded data-privacy-in-a-world-of-cyber-threats
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Released: 21-Aug-2024 8:45 AM EDT
Data Privacy in a World of Cyber Threats
University of Michigan Ross School of Business

Digital privacy is often framed as an issue for consumers, but Ross School of Business Assistant Professor of Technology and Operations Ruslan Momot argues that companies need to consider the concept as a key element of their business.



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