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A new National Science Foundation grant will allow 18 RIT students to travel to Sweden and conduct artificial intelligence (AI) research that enhances the industrial workplace. The students will take part in a program of AI research, professional development, and mentorship, which includes eight weeks at University West, near Gothenburg, Sweden.

Today, artificial intelligence is being used to manipulate media. At RIT, a team of student and faculty researchers is leading the charge to help journalists and intelligence analysts figure out what is real and what is fake. Their work has more than $2 million in funding from the National Science Foundation and Knight Foundation.

Federal News Network speaks to Rob Olson, senior lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the effectiveness of cybersecurity penetration testing, emphasizing that its success relies heavily on the specific systems being tested and the expertise of the testing team.

Gizmodo speaks to Matthew Wright, Endowed Professor and department chair in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the alleged German de-anonymization of a Tor user.

Billy Brumley and Matthew Wright were appointed for their work in building RIT’s cybersecurity education and research legacy. As one of the highest honors in academia, endowed professorships recognize and support outstanding researchers and educators who profoundly impact the lives of their students.

Security Intelligence speaks with Shanchieh Yang, director of research at RIT's ESL Global Cybersecurity Institute, about ChatGPT 4's ability to exploit cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

Nine RIT faculty members attended the 2024 Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace Principal Investigators’ Meeting Sept. 4-5, in Pittsburgh.

Spectrum News interviews Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the scope of the National Public Data breach that exposed 2.9 billion personal records.

News Radio WHAM 1180 chats with Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the National Public Data breach that exposed 2.9 billion records, including Social Security numbers. (Interview starts at the 50-second mark.)

Researchers from the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) recently presented a cutting-edge defense mechanism against advanced wireless attacks at the prestigious IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM). The paper, authored by Professor Hanif Rahbari and computing and information sciences Ph.D. student Naureen Hoque, was showcased at the top-ranked networking conference held in Vancouver in May.

RIT Cybersecurity Clinic has assisted over 20 non-profit and community organizations in its first year and plans to expand its community impact and student opportunities in the coming year. Non-profits, small businesses, municipal entities and other under-resourced organizations in the greater Rochester area are encouraged to apply for the clinic's pro-bono services.

Spectrum News interviews Christopher Schwartz, research scientist in the Department of Cybersecurity, and Kelly Wu, computing and information sciences Ph.D. student, about generating and detecting artificial intelligence deepfakes.