Stevens Institute of Technology
Position Opening for Assistant/Associate/Professor in Software Engineering
Job Description
31 March - 2 April 2025 | Lyon, France
2-6 July 2025, Kloster Irsee, Germany
About
The European Conference on Pattern Languages of Programs (EuroPLoP) 2024 invites submissions of papers exploring software design patterns, pattern applications, and pattern languages. Researchers, practitioners, and educators are encouraged to submit their work for peer feedback and workshop discussions. The conference fosters collaboration across academia and industry, offering opportunities to refine ideas and advance the field of software design.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), and international partners have published their annual report detailing the most exploited vulnerabilities of 2023. The report highlights critical weaknesses commonly targeted by adversaries and offers actionable mitigation recommendations to reduce exposure. Researchers and practitioners across government, industry, and academia are encouraged to review this resource to stay informed about current threat landscapes and bolster defense strategies.
April 9 - 10, 2025, Sevilla, Spain
Two undersea internet cables in the Baltic Sea were disrupted, with officials citing possible physical damage and raising concerns about hybrid warfare. A cable between Lithuania and Sweden was confirmed cut on Sunday, while a Finnish-German cable experienced a sudden outage. Finnish and German foreign ministers expressed deep concern, linking the incidents to potential malicious activity. These disruptions follow recent U.S. warnings of increased Russian military activity around critical undersea infrastructure. Investigations are ongoing.
A recent publication in the 2025 IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy evaluates the impact of common enterprise security training methods, including annual cybersecurity awareness training and embedded anti-phishing exercises. Conducted by Stefan Savage (UC San Diego) and collaborators, the eight-month study involving over 19,500 employees at a large healthcare organization found minimal differences in phishing simulation failure rates between trained and untrained users.
In remarks at the United Nations Security Council on November 8, 2024, Anne Neuberger, Deputy National Security Advisor of the United States, highlighted the grave impact of ransomware attacks on healthcare systems worldwide. Stressing the critical need for global cooperation, Neuberger called for adherence to international frameworks, stronger law enforcement actions, and collective efforts to disrupt ransomware operations. The remarks emphasized that ransomware targeting healthcare infrastructure endangers lives, destabilizes societies, and violates international norms.
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