"UAlbany Research Looking for Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities"

State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany (UAlbany) researchers have opened two new campus labs to explore the future of social media monitoring, digital forensics, and geospatial analysis, as well as the cybersecurity vulnerabilities of toys and household items. According to a recent press release, the Open Source Intelligence (OSI) and Hack-IoT (Internet of Things) labs within the university's College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity (CEHC) are now operational. The OSI Lab conducts research involving the collection and analysis of publicly accessible open source intelligence (OSINT) data, which is often used in criminal and civil investigations, legal disputes, and threat assessment. This type of sensitive data is also vulnerable to malicious use. The Hack-IoT Lab focuses on privacy flaws in various smart devices, such as toys and kitchen appliances. Students have already begun testing Zenbo robot toys and will report any discovered vulnerabilities to the manufacturers. This article continues to discuss the two new labs at SUNY's Albany campus aimed at searching for cybersecurity vulnerabilities in OSINT and IoT devices.  

GovTech reports "UAlbany Research Looking for Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities"