News by Topic: Cybersecurity

WHTM-TV interviews Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about multi-factor authentication and theft protection.

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.

The best new talent coming into the cybersecurity industry will battle for a championship trophy at the Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition global finals, held Jan. 11-14 at RIT.

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.

Like many fields, the world of academia is wrestling with the challenges and opportunities presented by generative AI tools. While a few K-12 school districts, international universities, and businesses have attempted to ban the use of AI tools, RIT is acknowledging that it’s here to stay and can be used as a force for good.

RIT students can unlock a community through the university’s cybersecurity club, RITSEC. As one of the largest collegiate cybersecurity clubs of its kind, RITSEC helps make RIT a top place for cybersecurity education, training, and research.

Billy Brumley has been named the Kevin O’Sullivan Endowed Professor in Cybersecurity at RIT. As part of RIT’s ESL Global Cybersecurity Institute and Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, Brumley will contribute to the university’s growing cybersecurity research profile and lead expertise in side-channel attack analysis.

As a recipient of the NSF CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (SFS), fifth-year student Jaime Campanelli has dedicated herself to educating the public about cybersecurity. Students in the CyberCorps SFS program work for the U.S. government in information protection and assurance roles following their graduation.

RIT is receiving $500,000 from the Google Cybersecurity Clinics Fund to train new cybersecurity professionals, while providing services for public good at the same time. The funding from Google.org, the company’s philanthropic arm, is part of a $20 million collaboration with the Consortium of Cybersecurity Clinics that Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai, announced in June.

RIT will lead eight universities in developing certificate programs to build and validate focused skills in governance, risk, and compliance. The pilot program is backed by $2.5 million in funding from the National Security Agency — which will make the training free for transitioning veterans and first responders.

Essay written by Rajendran Murthy, associate professor in the Department of MIS, Marketing, and Analytics, published by The Wall Street Journal. (This content requires a subscription to view.)

The Democrat and Chronicle talks to Rajendran Murthy, associate professor in the Department of MIS, Marketing, and Analytics, about robocalls and robotexts.