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Communications of the ACM speaks to Ersin Uzun, director of the ESL Global Cybersecurity Institute, and RIT trustee Kevin Surace ’85 (electrical engineering technology) about AI driven attacks.

WHTM-TV speaks to Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the potential breach.

A team of RIT experts has created CTIBench, a new tool that evaluates how much a large language model really knows about cybersecurity. CTIBench is the first and most comprehensive benchmark in the Cyber Threat Intelligence space. The tool is already being used by Google, Cisco, and Trend Micro.

CNET interviews Matthew Wright, Endowed Professor and department chair in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the fight against deepfakes. Ph.D. students John Sohrawardi and Kelly Wu also break down tips on how to spot deepfakes.

WHAM-TV highlights the national cybersecurity competition organized by RIT students.

The world’s best cybersecurity students came together at RIT to face-off in the Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition (CPTC) global finals. The event wrapped up the largest offense-based cybersecurity competition for college students, which is hosted annually by RIT.

A new RIT project aims to bring order to the chaotic world of digital media forensics. The project in development, led by Endowed Professor of Cybersecurity Matthew Wright, will help combat manipulated media, including deepfakes.

WHAM-TV talks with Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the ban.

WHTM-TV talks with Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the scams.

WROC-TV speaks to Matthew Wright, endowed professor and department chair in the Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, and Computing and information sciences Ph.D. student Y. Kelly Wu about identifying deepfakes.

A new National Science Foundation grant will allow 18 RIT students to travel to Sweden and conduct artificial intelligence (AI) research that enhances the industrial workplace. The students will take part in a program of AI research, professional development, and mentorship, which includes eight weeks at University West, near Gothenburg, Sweden.

Today, artificial intelligence is being used to manipulate media. At RIT, a team of student and faculty researchers is leading the charge to help journalists and intelligence analysts figure out what is real and what is fake. Their work has more than $2 million in funding from the National Science Foundation and Knight Foundation.