August 23, 2024

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News Radio WHAM 1180 chats with Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the National Public Data breach that exposed 2.9 billion records, including Social Security numbers. (Interview starts at the 50-second mark.)

August 14, 2024

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RIT researchers present novel dynamic defense model for thwarting wireless attacks at IEEE INFOCOM

Researchers from the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) recently presented a cutting-edge defense mechanism against advanced wireless attacks at the prestigious IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM). The paper, authored by Professor Hanif Rahbari and computing and information sciences Ph.D. student Naureen Hoque, was showcased at the top-ranked networking conference held in Vancouver in May.


 

June 18, 2024

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RIT Cybersecurity Clinic entering second year of securing community organizations

RIT Cybersecurity Clinic has assisted over 20 non-profit and community organizations in its first year and plans to expand its community impact and student opportunities in the coming year. Non-profits, small businesses, municipal entities and other under-resourced organizations in the greater Rochester area are encouraged to apply for the clinic's pro-bono services.

April 25, 2024

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Cybersecurity professor and Ph.D. students to present autonomous driving research at ACM MobiSys ’24 Conference

Fawad Ahmad, assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science and ESL Global Cybersecurity Institute at RIT, along with computing and information sciences Ph.D. candidates Kaleem Nawaz Khan and Ali Khalid, will present new research at the prestigious ACM International Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications, and Services (ACM MobiSys’24 Conference) in June.

April 25, 2024

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Artificial intelligence (AI) has entered the election—globally. To help voters navigate these advancements in social media, deepfakes, manipulated images, and cybersecurity, a few RIT experts are weighing in.