"Google, Cornell to Partner in Online Security Initiative"

Cornell is one of four higher-education institutions in a new partnership with Google that aims to make New York City the global leader in cybersecurity. Google announced the Google Cyber NYC Institutional Research Program on June 12 to kick-start the cybersecurity ecosystem, distributing $12 million to four institutions. According to Greg Morrisett, the Jack and Rilla Neafsey Dean and Vice Provost of Cornell Tech and Principal Investigator (PI) for Cornell, making systems safe, secure, and trustworthy is immensely difficult, and it will only become more difficult in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) era. Cornell, along with the City University of New York, Columbia University's Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, and New York University's Tandon School of Engineering, will each receive annual funding of $1 million through 2024, with the option to continue through 2025. The funding will support about 90 collaborative research projects across the four institutions in areas where additional research could foster the creation of more secure digital ecosystems and inspire innovation. Although most security-related research focuses on technical challenges, many of the most significant security failings involve humans and are often attributable to a lack of human-centered design. This partnership will use an interdisciplinary approach to improve the foundations of secure systems and ensure that their deployment will not exacerbate societal issues. This article continues to discuss the new online security initiative.

Cornell University reports "Google, Cornell to Partner in Online Security Initiative"