WannaCry ransomware: What it is and what you need to know
May 17, 2017
Johns Hopkins computer scientists Matt Green and Avi Rubin discuss the cyberattack holding computers hostage around the world.
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How to prevent a ransomware attack on your computer, JHUISI’ Matthew Green, Marketplace Tech
May 16, 2017
Matthew Green, assistant professor of computer science, speaks with Marketplace Tech about how users can protect themselves from a ransomware attack.
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WannaCry is a wakeup call for healthcare, JHUISI’ Avi Rubin, Health Data Management
May 16, 2017
Avi Rubin speaks with Health Data Management about why healthcare providers are vulnerable to ransomware attacks.
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Microsoft knew about software vulnerability prior to cyberattack, JHUISI’ Avi Rubin, CBS Evening News
May 16, 2017
Avi Rubin speaks with CBS Evening News about the Microsoft software vulnerability exploited by the WannaCry ransomware attack.
ZeroCash System Solves Bitcoin Privacy Issue
February 9, 2017
In 2009, an anonymous software developer named Satoshi Nakamoto developed Bitcoin. Run by a network of volunteer computers, Bitcoin has seen explosive growth over the past seven years: going from pennies to nearly $1,000 per coin in the fall of 2016. Yet for all its success, Bitcoin has a key limitation: payments made on the […]
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Is Trump Tweeting from a ‘Secure’ Smartphone? The White House Won’t Say, JHUISI’ Avi Rubin, NPR
February 6, 2017
Avi Rubin, professor of computer science and technical director of the Johns Hopkins Information Security Institute, and several cyber security experts spoke with NPR regarding reports that President Donald Trump may still be using a potentially unsecured phone to tweet.
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What Happens When Hackers Hijack Our Smart Devices?, JHUISIS’ Avi Rubin, NPR TED Radio Hour
January 13, 2017
On NPR’s TED Radio Hour, Avi Rubin, professor of computer science and technical director of the Johns Hopkins Information Security Institute, says that all of our smart devices can be hacked.
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OpenVPN will be audited for security flaws, JHUISI’ Matthew Green, ComputerWorld
December 9, 2016
OpenVPN, a widely used virtual private networking technology, will be audited for security flaws by Matthew Green, assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science and the Johns Hopkins Information Security Institute.
Statisticians look at which baseball players come through when there’s little on the line
December 6, 2016
The spotlight in baseball tends to fall on the clutch moment, the final inning, the key at-bat with the game on the line. But players also reveal themselves when the team’s got little to gain or lose. In time for Major League Baseball’s winter meetings this week, a team of computer scientists from the Johns […]
Johns Hopkins Information Security Institute Appoints Director of Advanced Research Projects
December 1, 2016
This fall, Johns Hopkins Information Security Institute (JHUISI) appointed Adjunct Associate Research Scientist Seth Nielson as Director of Advanced Research Projects. “Seth brings to JHUISI the ideal combination of talents and experience to be able to focus on new opportunities in the information security space for JHUISI’s faculty and research staff,” said Anton Dahbura, Executive […]
