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March 5, 2022
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Midstater was on guard, but a thief emptied his account anyway
WHTM-TV talks to Jonathan Weissman, senior lecturer of computing security, about scam phone calls to get users’ bank account information.
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March 2, 2022
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Building Video Games with ArcGIS Technology
Article written by Brian Tomaszewski, associate professor in the School of Interactive Games and Media, and undergraduate game design and development students Carson Lampila, Noah Richards, Liam Andres, Chase Call, and Alex Sarnese.
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March 1, 2022
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Intelligence, information warfare, cyber warfare, electronic warfare – what they are and how Russia is using them in Ukraine
Essay by Justin Pelletier, director of the GCI Cyber Range and Training Center, published by The Conversation.
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February 24, 2022
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Russian invasion on Ukraine may impact Rochester residents and businesses
WHAM-TV talks to Jonathan Weissman, senior lecturer of computing security, about how Russian scammers could target people through email or Facebook.
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February 24, 2022
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Professor Weissman On Russia & Cyber Security
The DiTullio and Moran radio show, on WAIO-FM (95.1), features Jonathan Weissman, senior lecturer in the Department of Computing Security, discussing Russian cyberattacks.
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February 24, 2022
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Russia invades Ukraine – 5 essential reads from experts
The Conversation highlights an essay by Justin Pelletier, director of the GCI Cyber Range and Training Center.
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February 24, 2022
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YouTube's Captions Insert Explicit Language in Kids' Videos
Wired interviews RIT assistant professor Ashique KhudaBukhsh about his research studying the AI algorithms that create auto-captions on YouTube and Amazon.
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February 21, 2022
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Bollywood study reveals history of gender bias reflecting real life
Nature India interviews Ashique KhudaBukhsh, assistant professor in the Department of Software Engineering, about his research using natural language processing methods to study film dialogues.
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February 21, 2022
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New computing college initiatives increase support for underrepresented populations
The Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences has a new initiative aimed at increasing its emphasis on diversity at all levels in the college. The GCCIS Diversity Initiatives office will support underrepresented populations, Women in Computing, and diversity and inclusion efforts.
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February 9, 2022
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Cyberattack Misinformation Could Be Plan for Ukraine Invasion
Scientific American talks to Justin Pelletier, director of the GCI Cyber Range and Training Center, about cyberattacks and misinformation campaigns.
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February 7, 2022
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Midnight Waves takes top honors in Ovation
Midnight Waves, a band formed by RIT students last semester, were named overall winners of Friday’s Ovation: RIT Performing Arts Showcase with its Latin/jazz combo performance of “The Tiger of San Pedro.”
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February 4, 2022
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Ersin Uzun named executive director of RIT’s Global Cybersecurity Institute
Ersin Uzun, former vice president and head of Global Internet of Things (IoT) Business at Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) and Xerox, has been named the Katherine Johnson Endowed Executive Director of RIT’s Global Cybersecurity Institute.
