Gerald Masson was founder of JHU’s Information Security Institute and founding chair of the Department of Computer Science
Johns Hopkins computer scientist, cybersecurity expert Gerald Masson dies at 74
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Bitcoin’s creator may be worth $6 billion—but people still don’t know who it is, ISI’ Matthew Green, CNBC
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/27/bitcoins-origin-story-remains-shrouded-in-mystery-heres-why-it-matters.htmlCNBC reports on the mystery surrounding Satoshi Nakamoto—the pseudonym for the creator of the bitcoin cryptocurrency. Matthew Green, assistant professor of computer science and member of the Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute, is quoted.
KRACK in the code: Software flaw affects security of nearly every Wi-Fi enabled device
The bug affects the ubiquitous WPA2 protocol that protects users by encrypting information that passes over wireless Internet networks—including passwords or financial or personal information.