The recent Equifax breach, which compromised the personal data of more than 143 million American consumers, was a frequent topic of conversation during the fourth annual Cyber Security Conference held Tuesday at Johns Hopkins University. It topped conference organizer Anton Dahbura‘s “Unlucky 13” list of cyber concerns that have come to light in the past two weeks. Yes—that’s 13 concerns […]

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Nine years ago this October, a mysterious figure named Satoshi Nakamoto published a white paper entitiled “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System” on a cryptography mailing list. The subsequent years have made for an electrifying ride. Once valued at a rate of 10,000 Bitcoins for a pizza, this September the price of Bitcoin reached a […]

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Computer breaches seem to be increasing in frequency and severity around the world, causing the leadership of organizations large and small to assess whether they’re doing enough to protect their data. At the 4th Annual Cyber Security Conference for Executives, hosted by COMPASS Cyber Security and the Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute, leading-edge presenters […]

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The Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute (JHUISI) was recently awarded a grant from the Centers for Academic Excellence (CAE). The grant funds JHUISI to develop a distributable course to introduce community college students to topics at the forefront of cybersecurity research.  “There is a real shortage of people to fill the cybersecurity positions in […]

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The Verge reports on the recent takedown of one of the largest Bitcoin exchanges. Matthew Green, assistant professor of computer science and member of the Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute, is quoted.

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Kevin Collier of Select All writes about the encryption views of FBI director nominee Christopher Wray. Assistant Professor Matthew Green is quoted.

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Quartz reports on a recent report that uncovered a number of security vulnerabilities in pacemakers.

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Matthew Green, assistant professor of computer science and member of the Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute, and other cybersecurity experts—comment on reports that President Donald Trump has provided his cellphone number to other world leaders.

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