New research provides first evidence of the use of browser fingerprints for online tracking Clearing your cookies is not enough to protect your privacy online. New research conducted by a team at Johns Hopkins and Texas A&M universities found that websites are covertly using browser fingerprinting—a method to uniquely identify a web browser—to track people […]
QR code fraud is rising, so a Johns Hopkins team built a system to sniff out fakes Johns Hopkins researchers have created an AI-powered weapon against one of the internet’s fastest-growing threats: QR code scams that have skyrocketed by more than 2,400% over the last five years. The team’s AP3X Secure QR Codes Infrastructure can […]
In mid-May, Yinzhi Cao, an associate professor in the Whiting School of Engineering’s Department of Computer Science and the technical director of the Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute, was recognized for his achievements and contributions to the field at the 46th IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy. One of his papers, “Follow My Flow: Unveiling […]
SocIoTy connects common home devices to your phone to provide extra security Smartphones are the center of our digital lives, but they are easily lost, stolen, or hacked, giving adversaries access to sensitive information. Experts at Johns Hopkins Information Security Institute have developed a new system to enhance smartphone security, transforming devices that most […]
Researchers’ new tool exposes how easily AI’s hidden instructions can be extracted Hopkins engineers have developed a method to uncover the hidden instructions that guide AI-powered applications—a breakthrough that could lead to the design of more resilient systems less vulnerable to manipulation. Led by Yinzhi Cao, technical director of the Johns Hopkins University Information Security […]
Xinyue Huang, a graduate student in the Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute’s Master of Science in Security Informatics program, clinched first place among all participants at the three locations of the Amazon x Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) Capture the Flag (CTF) competition in November. Huang traveled to Amazon’s Washington, D.C. office, one of three locations […]
A team of five Johns Hopkins students earned second place in two categories at the ETHGlobal Hackathon, held in San Francisco, California in mid-October. The 36-hour event, hosted by blockchain platform ETHGlobal, brought together industry professionals, students, and more for the largest internationally recognized blockchain hackathon competition. The Hopkins team presented ChainSplash—a charitable donation application that […]
Anton “Tony” Dahbura, is executive director of the Johns Hopkins Information Security Institute, co-director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Assured Autonomy, and associate research scientist in computer science in the Whiting School of Engineering. With the U.S. general election less than a week away, social media platforms and online spaces are saturated with a deluge of campaign […]
A team of five Johns Hopkins students finished second in the annual Raymond James “Capture the Flag” cybersecurity competition held on Saturday, Oct. 5 in St. Petersburg, Florida. The event challenged 14 teams of students from universities across North America to solve real-world cybersecurity scenarios. This year’s results mark Johns Hopkins’ best-ever performance in the […]
The Johns Hopkins Provost’s Office has announced the five recipients of its 2024 Digital Education and Learning Technology Acceleration (DELTA) Awards, which offer grants of up to $75,000 to JHU educators seeking to enhance student learning through innovative digital technology. “EACH YEAR, I’M THOROUGHLY IMPRESSED AND INSPIRED BY THE NEW IDEAS AND CREATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT DELTA […]
