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.
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Suing to See the Feds’ Encrypted Messages? Good Luck, JHUISI’ Matt Green, Wired
April 13, 2017
Matthew Green comments on a recent lawsuit filed by Judicial Watch to obtain encrypted messages and communications sent by EPA employees.
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What the rollback of internet privacy protections means for you, JHUISI’ Avi Rubin, ABC 2 News
April 3, 2017
Avi Rubin, professor of computer science, speaks to ABC 2 News about Congress’ vote to remove regulations that prevented internet service providers from selling your data.
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Scan or scam? Criminals increasingly use QR codes to trick users, JHUISI’ Matt Green, CGTN America
March 30, 2017
Summer Research, Conference, Internship, and Beyond
March 27, 2017
Last summer in 2016, after just completing her freshman year, Josephine Chow worked at Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute (JHUISI) as a research assistant with Dr. Xiangyang Li. She analyzed the randomness in different network data sets in order to flag anomalies in traffic, likely caused by secret messages hidden in such traffic. The […]
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Why pointing your phone at critical documents is a bad idea, JHUISI’ Matthew Green, CNNMoney
February 14, 2017
“Information security was a huge topic in the last election…to see people in this administration behaving so casually around classified information with consumer-grade devices is really shocking.” – Matthew Green associate professor Department of computer science JHU Information Security Institute Read more at CNNMoney.
