How AI is shaping the cybersecurity arms race

Artificial intelligence is emerging as a key cybersecurity tool for both attackers and defenders.

Sagar Samtani, Assistant Professor of Operations and Decision Technologies, Indiana University • conversation
Feb. 23, 2022 ~5 min

Inside a ransomware attack: how dark webs of cybercriminals collaborate to pull them off

Ransomware has gone professional, with criminal consultants, affiliates and brokers – arresting them all will be difficult.

David S. Wall, Professor of Criminology, University of Leeds • conversation
June 18, 2021 ~9 min


Inside a ransomware attack: how dark webs of cybercriminals collaborate to pull one off

Ransomware has gone professional, with criminal consultants, affiliates and brokers – arresting them all will be difficult.

David S. Wall, Professor of Criminology, University of Leeds • conversation
June 18, 2021 ~8 min

Why are there so many text scams all of a sudden?

Crude text scams, sent en masse, only have to work a handful of times to make criminals significant sums of cash.

Alexandra Brookes, Associate lecturer / PhD researcher, Aberystwyth University • conversation
June 1, 2021 ~7 min

Shape-shifting computer chip thwarts an army of hackers

Most computer security focuses on software, but computer processors are vulnerable to hackers, too. An experimental secure processor changes its underlying structure before hackers can figure it out.

Lauren Biernacki, Ph.D. Candidate in Computer Science & Engineering, University of Michigan • conversation
May 20, 2021 ~6 min

Ransomware can interfere with elections and fuel disinformation – basic cybersecurity precautions are key to minimizing the damage

A ransomware attack on election-related government computers in a Georgia county raises the specter of more disruptions for Election Day voting and vote tabulation.

Richard Forno, Senior Lecturer, Cybersecurity & internet researcher, University of Maryland, Baltimore County • conversation
Oct. 29, 2020 ~11 min

Defending the 2020 election against hacking: 5 questions answered

Russian agents reportedly placed malware in U.S. voter registration systems in 2016 and are actively interfering in the 2020 election. Here's the state of election cybersecurity.

Douglas W. Jones, Associate Professor of Computer Science, University of Iowa • conversation
Sept. 14, 2020 ~7 min

Stealthy tool detects malware in JavaScript

A new tool called VisibleV8 can protect you against malware in JavaScript programs on your favorite sites.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Oct. 22, 2019 ~3 min


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