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January 29, 2024
The AI trust deficit
Politico talks to Matthew Wright, department chair, Department of Cybersecurity, about AI voice cloning technology and its impact on the upcoming election.
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January 26, 2024
Performing arts options tip scales in RIT’s favor
More than 500 incoming students this academic year received a performing arts scholarship, which were created to enable musicians, dancers, actors, and even students with experience in technical theater to continue to pursue their passion for performance while at RIT. To date, some 1,800 students have received scholarships in the five years they have been available.
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January 26, 2024
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission confirms ‘SIM-swapping’ X account hack
WHTM-TV interviews Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about SIM-swapping attacks.
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January 26, 2024
Esports teams help students embrace their passions
RIT has one of the largest and best collegiate esports programs in the nation. With around 250 players and more than 2,300 community members, RIT Esports is bigger than many college athletics programs.
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January 17, 2024
Top cybersecurity students attack at RIT’s Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition
The world’s greatest collection of cybersecurity talent assembled at RIT Jan. 11-14 for the Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition (CPTC) global finals. The annual event wrapped up the largest offense-based cybersecurity competition for college students, which is hosted annually by RIT.
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January 12, 2024
RIT hosts global cybersecurity competition to nurture future talent
WHAM-TV features the Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition (CPTC) global finals, held at RIT.
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December 28, 2023
RIT students place in the Bloomberg 2023 Global Trading Challenge
The Democrat and Chronicle features the student team who competed in the Bloomberg 2023 Global Trading Challenge.
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December 26, 2023
Cyber expert: Hackers ‘would have to physically have your phone’ to attack if you take this step
WHTM-TV interviews Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about multi-factor authentication and authenticator apps.
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December 21, 2023
Is It the End of the Password?
Discover magazine talks with Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about how passkeys are making passwords obsolete.
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December 21, 2023
Man whose bank refunded stolen $12k: ‘I don’t believe I would have gotten it back’ without abc27 News
WHTM-TV interviews Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about multi-factor authentication and theft protection.
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December 20, 2023
The catastrophe of the Insomniac hack goes way beyond leaked games
Polygon talks to Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the types of information released from a cyberattack against video game developer Insomniac Games.
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December 15, 2023
‘That Damn Goat’ now available for purchase on Steam
That Damn Goat, a game created by nearly 60 students and faculty at RIT, is now available for purchase on Steam. The students and faculty who have worked on the game come from across RIT’s nine colleges, making it a truly multidisciplinary effort.