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MSSI student researchers tackle real-world threats

April 21, 2025

Capstone projects target vulnerabilities in AI systems and smart devices   Every year, students in Johns Hopkins University’s Security Informatics master’s program work with faculty and industry mentors to solve real-world problems. Recent semester-long capstone projects included research applying large language models to spam detection and an evaluation of security features in popular electronic devices. […]

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Lost your phone? Your smart home has your back

March 10, 2025

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 […]

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A PLeak in the System: AI’s secrets aren’t so safe

February 26, 2025

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 […]

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MSSI student places first at Amazon x WiCyS Capture the Flag Competition

December 16, 2024

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 […]

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Hopkins student team shines at ETHGlobal Hackathon, receives recognition in two categories for blockchain-based charity app

November 15, 2024

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 […]

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Navigating the Minefield of Election Disinformation

October 31, 2024

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 […]

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Johns Hopkins student team places second in Raymond James cybersecurity competition

October 17, 2024

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 […]

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