Recently, a hacked version of ChatGPT called “Godmode” was released. The rogue LLM, which provided users with instructions on cooking napalm using ingredients found at home and hotwiring a car, only lasted a few hours before being shut down by OpenAI. Yinzhi Cao, an assistant professor of computer science at Whiting School of Engineering and […]
Qian Wang, a recent graduate of the Whiting School of Engineering’s Information Security Institute’s Master of Science in Security Informatics program, attended the RSA Conference 2024 in San Francisco in early May. The conference focuses on cybersecurity and related topics. Wang was selected to attend the conference as an RSAC Security Scholar, a program that […]
Yinzhi Cao, assistant professor of computer science and technical director of the Johns Hopkins Information Security Institute, is part of a team selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop cyber reasoning systems using artificial intelligence technology for the AI Cyber Challenge (AIxCC). The teams will test their solutions at DEFCON, set for […]
Anton (Tony) Dahbura is co-director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Assured Autonomy, the executive director of the Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute, and an associate research scientist in computer science at the university’s Whiting School of Engineering. His research focuses on AI assurance, security, fault-tolerant computing, distributed systems, and testing. He spoke recently about the potential for a […]
In December, students in the Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute’s Master of Science in Security Informatics program presented their capstone projects. These projects address real-world problems, include technology and non-technology components, and are informed by guidance from faculty and industry mentors. MSSI student Anais Huang led a capstone project called TorEye, in which she […]
A Johns Hopkins team’s paper on zero-day vulnerabilities on web browser extensions won the Distinguished Paper Award at the 2023 Association for Computing Machinery Computer and Communications Security Conference, held in late November in Copenhagen. The ACM Distinguished Paper Award is presented to authors whose work is particularly groundbreaking or innovative in their respective fields. […]
At the CyberMaryland Conference on December 6 in Hyattsville, MD, experts will reveal findings from a statewide survey on cybersecurity knowledge and habits. Earlier this year, the Maryland Cybersecurity Survey polled more than 500 residents on cyber risks and best practices. During the “Making Maryland Stronger: Setting the Baseline” keynote panel, members of the Johns […]
