At the CyberMaryland Conference on December 6 in Hyattsville, MD, experts will reveal findings from a statewide survey on cybersecurity knowledge and habits. Earlier this year, the Maryland Cybersecurity Survey polled more than 500 residents on cyber risks and best practices. During the “Making Maryland Stronger: Setting the Baseline” keynote panel, members of the Johns […]
Anton (Tony) Dahbura is co-director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Assured Autonomy, the executive director of the Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute, and an associate research scientist in computer science at the university’s Whiting School of Engineering. His research focuses on AI assurance, security, fault-tolerant computing, distributed systems, and testing. What do we need to know about […]
A team of five Johns Hopkins students finished third in the annual Raymond James “Capture the Flag” cybersecurity competition held in Tampa, Florida on Saturday, Oct. 7. The event challenged 14 teams of students from universities across North America to solve real-world cybersecurity scenarios face by those in the financial industry. The Hopkins team members […]
Six months ago, the chances of the Baltimore Orioles making the MLB playoffs sat at just over 10%, according to Fangraphs, a leading site dedicated to baseball statistics, analytics, and projections. Not exactly a ringing endorsement of future success. Fast forward to fall, and the Orioles have defied all preseason prognostications. Projected by Fangraphs to […]
A student in the Information Security Institute’s Master of Science in Security Informatics program was a member of a team that placed seventh at this year’s DEF CON hacking convention. DEFCON, held earlier this month in Las Vegas, brings together some of the world’s top cybersecurity students, researchers, and professionals, is often considered the “Olympics […]
The Cyber Security Tribe, an online community of cybersecurity professionals and resources, recently released a list of recommended podcasts that chief information security officers should add to their playlists. Hacking Humans, a weekly podcast co-hosted by Joe Carrigan and David Bittner, was one of the eight podcasts that made the list. Carrigan is a senior […]
Taylor Bradley, a student in the Information Security Institute’s Master of Science in Security Informatics program, is an honorable mention recipient of the National Center for Women & Information Technology’s 2023 Aspirations in Computing Collegiate Award. The award recognizes undergraduate and graduate women, genderqueer, and non-binary students for their accomplishments in computing, including projects that […]
A group of Johns Hopkins University graduate students recently had their research accepted to the 2023 IEEE 13th Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference. Manoj Valeti, Shao Wenda, and Niu Sihan, all graduate students in the security informatics program, will present the paper titled ‘Explainable Autonomic Cybersecurity for Industrial Control Systems.’ Industrial control systems […]
