Wired reports on the massive hack affecting as many as 500 million customers who made a reservation at a Starwood hotel. Matthew Green, associate professor of computer science, is quoted.
Miami Herald reports that dozens of lawmakers in Congress use tracking tools on their websites to collect personal information about online visitors, despite the fact that those lawmakers are often vocal critics of privacy practices employed by social media companies like Facebook. Yinzhi Cao, assistant professor of computer science, is quoted.
The Information Security Institute’s graduate students won third prize and $2,500 at Raymond James’ annual Capture the Flag cybersecurity competition. On Saturday, October 27, 2018, the financial organization hosted the event at its headquarters in St. Petersburg,...