News by Topic: Cybersecurity
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March 28, 2025
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The Man Who Paved the Way for Siri Reveals What’s Coming Next
Kevin Surace '85 (electrical engineering technology) was interviewed on the The Jeff Bullas Show podcast, discussing the future of AI, digital twins, and the jobs most at risk (and most safe) in an AI-powered world.
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March 28, 2025
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‘Can happen to anyone’ really means ‘anyone’: abc27 meteorologist’s Facebook account hacked
WHTM-TV speaks to chats with Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about using authenticator apps to protect online accounts.
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March 27, 2025
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Cybersecurity expert explains the Signal app
NewsRadio WHAM 1180 chats with Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the war plans discussed using the Signal messaging app. (Interview starts at 4 minutes, 55 seconds.)
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March 26, 2025
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Local cybersecurity expert explains 'Signal'
WGRZ speaks to Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the popular messaging app Signal, which offers end-to-end message encryption.
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March 24, 2025
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Deepfakes: What to Know About AI Images and Videos
CNET interviews Matthew Wright, Endowed Professor and department chair in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the fight against deepfake misinformation. Ph.D. students John Sohrawardi and Kelly Wu also break down tips on how to spot deepfakes.
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March 19, 2025
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No barriers, just firewalls
Mastercard speaks to computing and information technologies student Jared Husson about cybersecurity job training for deaf students.
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March 7, 2025
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Experts don’t think AI is ready to be a ‘co-scientist’
Tech Crunch speaks to Ashique KhudaBukhsh, assistant professor in the Department of Software Engineering, about the risks associated with using AI to create hypotheses and research plans.
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March 3, 2025
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Cybersecurity students compete in national contest at RIT
WHAM-TV highlights the national cybersecurity competition organized by RIT students.
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February 14, 2025
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DeepSeek launches AI revolution: Impact on Korea's IT industry
Ashique KhudaBukhsh, assistant professor in the Department of Software Engineering, appeared on Arirang News, a Korean broadcasting station, for a discussion about DeepSeek’s R1 generative AI model.
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January 31, 2025
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RCSD warns community of data breach
Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, speaks to WROC-TV about the data breach.
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January 31, 2025
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Expert weighs in on cyberattack exposing 134k RCSD student records
WHAM-TV discussed the breach with Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity.
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January 31, 2025
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Rochester schools’ data breach
News Radio WHAM 1180 chats with Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the Rochester schools’ data breach. (Interview starts at the 30-second mark.)
