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Jonathan Weissman
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January 26, 2024
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission confirms ‘SIM-swapping’ X account hack
WHTM-TV interviews Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about SIM-swapping attacks.
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December 26, 2023
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Cyber expert: Hackers ‘would have to physically have your phone’ to attack if you take this step
WHTM-TV interviews Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about multi-factor authentication and authenticator apps.
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December 21, 2023
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Is It the End of the Password?
Discover magazine talks with Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about how passkeys are making passwords obsolete.
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December 21, 2023
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Man whose bank refunded stolen $12k: ‘I don’t believe I would have gotten it back’ without abc27 News
WHTM-TV interviews Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about multi-factor authentication and theft protection.
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December 20, 2023
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The catastrophe of the Insomniac hack goes way beyond leaked games
Polygon talks to Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the types of information released from a cyberattack against video game developer Insomniac Games.
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December 8, 2023
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Security expert on $12k stolen from Pennsylvania man’s account: ‘A human should have called and verified’
WHTM-TV talks to Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about multi-factor authentication and human intervention to protect against fraudulent banking withdrawals.
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April 24, 2023
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Marilla man trying to get $27,000 back after wire transfer at his own bank
WKBW-TV talks to Jonathan Weissman, senior lecturer in the Department of Computing Security, about how cyber criminals collect personal information.
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March 23, 2023
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Cybersecurity expert: Hilton bomb threat suspect will be difficult to catch
WHAM-TV talks to Jonathan Weissman, senior lecturer of computing security, about an emailed bomb threat to the Hilton Central School District.
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January 11, 2023
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Top 10 Most Popular Blog Posts of 2022
Jonathan Weissman, senior lecturer of computing security, had two of the top 10 posts of 2022 in the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) blog.
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November 27, 2022
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How to avoid scams and theft during Cyber Monday shopping
WROC-TV talks to Jonathan Weissman, senior lecturer in the Department of Computing Security, about safe practices for shopping online.
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August 22, 2022
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How Apple users can protect themselves from new security threat
WROC-TV talks to Jonathan Weissman, senior lecturer of computing security, about a security flaw in some Apple products.
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August 8, 2022
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RIT Certified and Foundry collaborate on cryptocurrency course
Underserved students from the city of Rochester with a strong interest in cryptocurrency and blockchain technology recently participated in an immersive, weeklong course at RIT to learn the latest about digital currency through its RIT Certified initiative.
