"Kennesaw State Researchers Highlight Gaps in Data Security Considerations for Brainwave Tech"
Researchers at Kennesaw State University (KSU) are bringing attention to the importance of bolstering the cybersecurity of emerging brainwave technologies, which they say are vulnerable to hacking and data breaches. Adriane Randolph, professor of information systems at KSU, and doctoral student Rosemary Tufon wrote a research paper on security threats faced by brainwave technology. Brainwave technologies can be used with a wired cap that feeds and decodes data directly into a computer, or wirelessly by wearing sensors on the scalp and broadcasting waves that are picked up by Bluetooth and then decoded. This technology helps people whose ability to communicate is impaired by a disability. According to Randolph and Tufon, these neurophysiological tools could be more vulnerable to manipulation and the exposure of sensitive information than previously thought. Randolph says a user's identity can be correlated to their brainwave patterns when all the advances in Machine Learning (ML) and processing are overlayed. Randolph and Tufon hope their research will help encourage industries that use brainwave technology to prioritize information security. This article continues to discuss the KSU's study highlighting vulnerabilities in data security considerations regarding brainwave technology.