It’s hard to imagine a world without smartphones, cellular, Wifi, Bluetooth, or GPS. These are just a few examples of wireless networks that have forever changed society. A 2018 study from ABI Research predicted there will be over 35 billion connected Internet of Things (IoT) devices worldwide by 2023. As a result, internet access will […]
Since its founding 19 years ago, ISI has been a vibrant focal point for information security research and education. Our research scope has grown with the recent addition of Assistant Professor Yinzhi Cao, with varied interests in areas such as web security and privacy, mobile security and privacy, and machine learning security and privacy. Of […]
“Ransomware has been around for quite some time,” said Avi Rubin, professor of computer science at Johns Hopkins University and technical director of the Information Security Institute. “But recently, the big targets have been municipalities and local governments because they tend to have lower IT budgets than they should.” Malwarebytes, a company that specializes in cybersecurity, said […]
Terry Thompson, a Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute lecturer, is available to provide insight on Russian cyber operations as detailed in the Mueller report.
“If you’re in a location that’s sensitive — like near some military facility — I wouldn’t use any of the Chinese drones. You wouldn’t know where your information could wind up,” said Lanier Watkins, senior cyber research scientist at Johns Hopkins University’s Information Security Institute.
NPR reports on the ransomware attack on Baltimore City’s government services. Avi Rubin, professor of computer science and member of the Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute, is quoted. Read more at NPR >>
