AI tools are surprisingly vulnerable to targeted attacks

AI tools, such as those that diagnose medical conditions or drive autonomous vehicles, are vulnerable to targeted attacks, say researchers.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Dec. 7, 2023 ~6 min

Why computer security guidelines are so unclear

Researchers have identified two ways to improve computer security guidance, which is often quite confusing.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
July 26, 2023 ~5 min


Expert: TikTok could be a risk to national security

Cybersecurity expert Anton Dahbura explains the concerns about TikTok, security, and the Chinese government.

Lisa Ercolano-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Jan. 4, 2023 ~6 min

Can hidden magnetic tags defeat counterfeit goods?

Techniques from metal additive manufacturing offer a new way to help combat counterfeit goods, such as national defense assets.

Steve Kuhlmann-Texas AM • futurity
Jan. 4, 2023 ~6 min

New attack could’ve threatened spaceflight

Researchers have exposed a major vulnerability in a networking technology widely used in spacecraft, aircraft, and energy generation systems.

Kate McAlpine-Michigan • futurity
Dec. 2, 2022 ~6 min

New attack could’ve threatened spaceflight

Researchers have exposed a major vulnerability in a networking technology widely used in spacecraft, aircraft, and energy generation systems.

Kate McAlpine-Michigan • futurity
Dec. 2, 2022 ~6 min

School security can affect test scores and college chances

Surveillance at schools has a negative effect on students' math scores, their likelihood of going to college, and their chances of being suspended.

Jill Rosen-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Sept. 22, 2022 ~6 min

Can encrypted apps like Signal also moderate abuse?

Is there a way for people to send confidential, secure, untraceable messages, but still track any menacing ones? A program called Hecate may be the answer.

Boston University • futurity
Aug. 15, 2022 ~12 min


Deleting period apps doesn’t clinch post-Roe privacy

Deleting your period tracking app isn't enough to guarantee digital privacy around abortion access, says expert Anton Dahbura.

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
July 15, 2022 ~8 min

This crafty tool can eavesdrop on 6G wireless signals

Thanks to new findings, 6G wireless networks could be designed with built-in defenses against "metasurface in the middle" attacks.

Jade Boyd-Rice • futurity
May 18, 2022 ~7 min

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