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Vanderbilt Researchers Secure $2M ARPA-H Contract to Enhance Medical Device SecurityKevin Leach, a Science of Security Virtual Institute Principal Investigator, and James Weimer, both researchers from Vanderbilt University, have been awarded a $2 million contract from the Advanced Research P
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New ASU Institute to Drive Cybersecurity Education and Workforce DevelopmentArizona State University’s Center for Cybersecurity and Trusted Foundations (CTF), led by NSA Science of Security Virtual Institute Principal Investigator Yan Shoshitaishvili, has been awarded a $4.5 million DARPA grant to establish the American Cybers
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"New Chatbot Can Spot Cyberattacks Before They Start"Researchers at Georgia Tech's Scheller College of Business, in collaboration with colleagues at the University of the District of Columbia, developed a chatbot to conduct sentiment analysis on popular social media sites such as X (formerly known as Twi
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New Resource Available: Cybersecurity in ContextWe are pleased to share the release of Cybersecurity in Context, a comprehensive introduction to the essential themes shaping the field of cybersecurity. Authored by Chris J. Hoofnagle and Golden G.
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"NIST Releases First 3 Finalized Post-Quantum Encryption Standards"The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has finalized its principal encryption algorithms that can withstand the cyberattack of a quantum computer.
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"Watch How a Hacker's Infrared Laser Can Spy on Your Laptop's Keystrokes"Samy Kamkar, a renowned hacker, has his own version of a laser microphone. He can point an invisible laser at a distant laptop through a window and detect its vibrations to reconstruct almost every character typed on it.
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"Ecovacs Home Robots Can Be Hacked to Spy on Their Owners, Researchers Say"Security researchers Dennis Giese and "Braelynn" found that hackers can take control of Ecovacs vacuum and lawn mower robots to spy on owners using the devices' cameras and microphones.
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"Can Online Voting Be Secure? Experts in Las Vegas Try to Hack New Platform"Cybersecurity professionals are testing their skills against a new online voting platform called Secure Internet Voting (SIV) to explore potential security vulnerabilities in the next generation of election systems.
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"New Phishing Attack Uses Sophisticated Infostealer Malware"Security researchers at Barracuda Networks have discovered a new sophisticated phishing attack featuring a stealthy infostealer malware that exfiltrates a wide range of sensitive data.
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"DDoS Attacks Surge 46% in First Half of 2024, Gcore Report Reveals"The "Gcore Radar Report" for the first half of 2024 details Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack data, showing attack patterns and cyber threats. According to the report, DDoS attacks increased 46 percent in the first half of 2024 to 445K.
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"Browser Backdoors: Securing the New Frontline of Shadow IT"In a study, researchers from Stanford University and the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security highlighted that over the past three years, 280 million Chrome extension installs contained malware.
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"High-Risk Cloud Exposures Surge Due to Rapid Service Growth"According to a new report from Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42, organizations are introducing over 300 new services monthly, making up about 32 percent of high or critical cloud exposures.