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ISI in the news: How Private and Protected Is Virtual Reproductive Care?
Tony Dahbura, Director of ISI, has been quoted in Consumer Reports recent publication on the changing world of virtual reproductive care. Illustration by: Kiersten Essenpreis While online telehealth visits surged during the pandemic, consumers now seeking remote...
Thwarting cyberattacks
BY MICHAEL EISENSTEIN // ILLUSTRATIONS BY DAN PAGE Threats to cybersecurity loom large in today’s world, putting us all at risk of being exploited by bad actors. Whiting School experts are focused on spotting cyber vulnerabilities and defending against them—a...
ISI in the news: Joe Carrigan and “Hacking Humans” makes NYT top podcast list
The New York Times released their list of top podcasts on "The Dark Side of the Internet," listing Hacking Humans cohosted by ISI's Joe Carrigan. Hosted on The CyberWire, Hacking Humans is a weekly podcast highlighting social engineering scams, phishing scams, and...
Information Security Institute awarded multi-million dollar cybersecurity grant
The National Science Foundation CyberCorps grant will aid in the development of a robust cybersecurity workforce. Cybersecurity efforts and infrastructures are paramount to protect the digital world from ever-growing cybersecurity threats. Working to combat these...
ISI in the news: 8th Annual Cybersecurity Conference for Executives
Resilience in the face of ransomware: considerations for executives. By Tim Nodar, the CyberWire staff At the 8th Annual Cybersecurity Conference for Executives, hosted by Ankura and the Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute (JHU ISI) on March 16th,...
ISI in the news: Why Have Russian Hackers Been So Quiet?
IMAGE COURTESY: Intelligencer and Getty Images From the 2016 election to a spree of ransomware attacks that disrupted private industry last summer, Americans are all too familiar with the chaos Russian hackers can create. But during the first two weeks of Russia’s...
Computer scientist identifies vulnerability in thousands of websites
ProbeTheProto framework developed by computer scientist Yinzhi Cao helps identify and alert websites vulnerable to a flaw that allows malicious actors to 'pollute' important web code Millions of developers use JavaScript to build websites and mobile apps, making it...
ISI in the news: War in Ukraine highlights risk of Russian cyberattacks
Experts say Russia could launch a cyberattack against the U.S. and now is the time to protect yourself by taking specific steps. VIDEO COURTESY: WMAR2 BALTIMORE WASHINGTON, D.C. — As Russia wages war on the ground in Ukraine, there’s another war taking...
ISI in the news: Now’s the time to protect your computer networks from cyberattack
Anton Dahbura from the Information Security Institute suggests that individuals and enterprises should take steps now to secure cyber systems against attack from Russian agents Getty Images The invasion of Ukraine has put cybersecurity experts on alert for...
ISI in the news: Russia’s war in Ukraine is raising cyber risks worldwide
Experts say both the Kremlin and Russia-allied hackers may launch cyber attacks that cripple critical systems and business applications far beyond Ukraine. IMAGE: Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images By: Ben Brody, Senior Reporter for Protocol Cybersecurity experts...
ISI selected as U.S. Cyber Command partner in academic engagement
Out of 84 diverse institutions, Johns Hopkins Information Security Institute has been selected as a CYBERCOM partner in new development initiative. The United States Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) has partnered with institutions across 34 states for their Academic...
Russia-Ukraine conflict maxes out cyberattack risk assessment index
Cyber Attack Predictive Index developed at Johns Hopkins University predicts the potential for cyberattacks between nations; Tool finds 'extremely high likelihood' of attack against Ukraine by Russia Although Russia reports that it has ceased amassing troops along its...
Making web applications safer
New software automatically finds 180 zero-day vulnerabilities in popular Node.js packages, including 70 Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs).
Two cybersecurity students named 2021 Gerald M. Masson Fellows
Sara Catherine Weill ’21 and Jonathan Prokos have been named 2021 Gerald M. Masson Fellows. Established in 2018 to honor the Department of Computer Science’s inaugural chair and founding director of the JHU Information Security Institute, these fellowships aim to...
7th Annual Cybersecurity Virtual Conference for Executives | In review
This spring, the annual conference, co-hosted by Ankura and the Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute, was held virtually over the course of three days. Cybersecurity experts discussed the dos and don’ts of risk management with industry leaders and...
Hopkins Engineer Sara Weill says summer engineering programs in high school led her to STEM field
Sara Weill, a computer science and computer engineering double major, was inspired to pursue STEM after participating in various summer engineering exploration programs in high school. When she came to Hopkins, Weill, who is also a combined bachelor’s/master’s program...
Ashutosh Dutta selected Distinguished Alumnus by the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India
On March 21, 2021, Dutta was presented the award during a socially distant ceremony in Rourkela, India. The ceremony was presided by the India President Shri Ram Nath Kovind. Dutta earned his bachelor’s (‘85) in electrical engineering from National Institute of...
Hopkins Engineer Claudia Moncaliano says her coding class led her to cybersecurity
Coding came easy to alum Claudia Moncaliano, ‘20 (BS), ‘20 (MSSI), who first learned that she had a knack for it in high school when she enrolled in a Python course at a local college to explore her curiosity in technology. “This was my first coding class. I wanted to...
Can Alexa keep your secrets? Your smart home personal assistant may be vulnerable to hackers
While Amazon’s Alexa can help you manage your calendar, play your favorite music, and order your takeout, use of the virtual assistant may also place your personal data at risk, according to research by a team of cybersecurity students in the Johns Hopkins...
Securing Smart Homes, ISI’s Avi Rubin, The Hub
Vulnerable to attacks SPLICE, short for Security and Privacy in the Lifecycle of Internet of Things for Consumer Environments, is a five-year, $10 million program to develop trustworthy devices and best practices and principles. As the smart home market is expected to...
Investing in Zcash (ZEC) – Everything You Need to Know, ISI’s Matt Green, Securities
https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.securities.io%2Fbuy-ethereum%2F&data=04%7C01%7Csprovos1%40jhu.edu%7Cee12b19fd83244df8fd608d8b0d2fcfa%7C9fa4f438b1e6473b803f86f8aedf0dec%7C0%7C0%7C637453767511192323%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=uGwd6C9c4Gm87a2kXB83prb6eQwkhf96F1vjsiBa%2FTg%3D&reserved=0The DOD Cyber Scholarship Program (CySP) is Open for 2021 Applications
The CySP scholars are among the brightest students in the MSSI program, with their cybersecurity education supported through a commitment of post-graduation service to mission critical agencies protecting the nation’s cyberinfrastructure. They have demonstrated their...
Hopkins Research Scientist Lanier Watkins awarded Best Paper Award at IEEE UEMCON 2020
Lanier Watkins, a team of cybersecurity experts, and students from the Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute recently received two Best Paper Awards at IEEE UEMCON 2020. Held virtually this year from October 28 – 31, the annual conference provided...
The Cybersecurity 202: A ruling against expanding online voting is a win for cybersecurity advocates, ISI’s Anton Dahbura, The Washington Post
https://isi.jhu.edu/2020/10/21/the-cybersecurity-202-a-ruling-against-expanding-online-voting-is-a-win-for-cybersecurity-advocates-isis-anton-dahbura-the-washington-post/New website predicts likelihood of cyberattacks between nations, ISI’s Anton Dahbura, The Hub
Where in the world might the next cyberattack between nations take place? A new online database developed by a team of Johns Hopkins University computer scientists and international studies students predicts that there is an "extremely high likelihood" of a Russian...