As Senate pushes a ban, what will happen to TikTok?, ISI’s Anton Dahbura, CBS News
March 22, 2023
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Is TikTok stealing more than just your time?
January 5, 2023
Cybersecurity expert Anton Dahbura discusses growing concerns with the popular app, citing potential data theft as a risk to U.S. security Published Dec 21, 2022 More than 86 million Americans use the social media app TikTok to create, share, and view short videos, featuring everything from cute animals and influencer advice to comedy and dance performances. Though users […]
How to spot ‘fake news’ online
December 7, 2022
Q+A with Cybersecurity expert Joe Carrigan, co-host of ‘Hacking Humans’ podcast, offering tips for verifying information online Before the November midterm elections, Russia activated an army of misinformation-laden social media bots aimed at convincing voters in closely contested House of Representatives and Senate races that the U.S. should not support efforts by Ukraine to […]
Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Expert opinion from Tony Dahbura
October 7, 2022
“For the foreseeable future, there will be a strong need, a growing need, for cybersecurity specialists. What we’ve seen so far is just the beginning.” Anton Dahbura, PhD, Executive Director, Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS 2022) expects the need for information security analysts to grow 35 percent between 2021 […]
Information Security Institute awarded multi-million dollar cybersecurity grant
May 25, 2022
The National Science Foundation CyberCorps grant will aid in the development of a robust cybersecurity workforce. Cybersecurity efforts and infrastructures are paramount to protect the digital world from ever-growing cybersecurity threats. Working to combat these threats and bolster national cybersecurity, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute (ISI) […]
ISI in the news: 8th Annual Cybersecurity Conference for Executives
April 21, 2022
Resilience in the face of ransomware: considerations for executives. By Tim Nodar, the CyberWire staff At the 8th Annual Cybersecurity Conference for Executives, hosted by Ankura and the Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute (JHU ISI) on March 16th, industry experts discussed cybersecurity trends, regulations, and threats. IMAGE COURTESY OF THE CYBERWIRE Ankura’s Christopher Todd Doss […]
Computer scientist identifies vulnerability in thousands of websites
March 14, 2022
ProbeTheProto framework developed by computer scientist Yinzhi Cao helps identify and alert websites vulnerable to a flaw that allows malicious actors to ‘pollute’ important web code Millions of developers use JavaScript to build websites and mobile apps, making it one of the most popular programming languages in the world. But according to Johns Hopkins researchers, […]
ISI in the news: War in Ukraine highlights risk of Russian cyberattacks
March 14, 2022
Experts say Russia could launch a cyberattack against the U.S. and now is the time to protect yourself by taking specific steps. VIDEO COURTESY: WMAR2 BALTIMORE WASHINGTON, D.C. — As Russia wages war on the ground in Ukraine, there’s another war taking shape in cyberspace: one with the potential to cripple real-world systems […]
ISI selected as U.S. Cyber Command partner in academic engagement
February 21, 2022
Out of 84 diverse institutions, Johns Hopkins Information Security Institute has been selected as a CYBERCOM partner in new development initiative. The United States Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) has partnered with institutions across 34 states for their Academic Engagement Network (AEN) initiative to enhance education and workforce needs in cyberspace. The Johns Hopkins Information Security Institute […]
