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The Top Cybersecurity Jobs
In the cybersecurity sector, college students and recent graduates can find a job that comes with high earnings and tremendous income and growth potential. This is a rapidly growing sector that is estimated to increase by 37 percent through 2022 in the United States alone. Unfortunately, according to the SANS Institute (SANS), an esteemed cybersecurity… Read More
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Innovative Online Program Prepares Students for Jobs in Cybersecurity
College students and recent graduates in 27 states now have an opportunity to discover their talents and pursue professional careers in cybersecurity, thanks to the emergence of the Cyber FastTrack program, an initiative of the SANS Institute, a distinguished cybersecurity company. The free program gives any student, no matter their experience level, the opportunity to… Read More
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Fingerprint and Face Scanners Aren’t as Secure as We Think They Are
Despite what every spy movie in the past 30 years would have you think, fingerprint and face scanners used to unlock your smartphone or other devices aren’t nearly as secure as they’re made out to be. While it’s not great if your password is made public in a data breach, at least you can easily… Read More
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A Secure Relationship With Passwords Means not Being Attached to How You Pick Them
When you are asked to create a password – either for a new online account or resetting login information for an existing account – you’re likely to choose a password you know you can remember. Many people use extremely basic passwords, or a more obscure one they reuse across many sites. Our research has found… Read More
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Most Americans Don’t Realize What Companies Can Predict From Their Data
Sixty-seven percent of smartphone users rely on Google Maps to help them get to where they are going quickly and efficiently. A major of feature of Google Maps is its ability to predict how long different navigation routes will take. That’s possible because the mobile phone of each person using Google Maps sends data about… Read More
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Don’t Click That Link! How Criminals Access Your Digital Devices and What Happens When They Do
Every day, often multiple times a day, you are invited to click on links sent to you by brands, politicians, friends and strangers. You download apps on your devices. Maybe you use QR codes. Most of these activities are secure because they come from sources that can be trusted. But sometimes criminals impersonate trustworthy sources… Read More
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Personal DNA Tests Might Help Research – But They Put Your Data at Risk
Your DNA has become a valuable commodity. Companies such as 23andMe may charge you for an analysis of your genetic profile, but they make their real money from selling that data on to other companies. Now healthcare providers are following suit by encouraging patients to take genetic tests that will create databases ostensibly for medical… Read More
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Clean Up Your Cyber-Hygiene – 6 Changes to Make in the New Year
Data breaches, widespread malware attacks and microtargeted personalized advertising were lowlights of digital life in 2018. As technologies change, so does the advice security experts give for how to best stay safe. As 2019 begins, I’ve pulled together a short list of suggestions for keeping your digital life secure and free of manipulative disinformation. 1.… Read More
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Data Breaches Are Inevitable – Here’s How to Protect Yourself Anyway
It’s tempting to give up on data security altogether, with all the billions of pieces of personal data – Social Security numbers, credit cards, home addresses, phone numbers, passwords and much more – breached and stolen in recent years. But that’s not realistic – nor is the idea of going offline entirely. In any case,… Read More
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Change Your Phone Settings so Apple, Google Can’t Track Your Movements
Technology companies have been pummeled by revelations about how poorly they protect their customers’ personal information, including an in-depth New York Times report detailing the ability of smartphone apps to track users’ locations. Some companies, most notably Apple, have begun promoting the fact that they sell products and services that safeguard consumer privacy. Smartphone users… Read More
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Detecting Fake News with the Help of an Algorithm
Researchers at the University of Michigan have recently developed an algorithm that can identify fake news stories better than humans. The algorithm uses linguistic clues to differentiate between factual and inaccurate stories. The algorithm could be used by major news aggregators and social media sites like Google News and Facebook to spot and combat misinformation.… Read More
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Universities, Worldwide, Look to Blockchain to Back Up Credentials
Traditionally, when students decide to apply for a job or graduate school, or to transfer to another university, they need to contact their college bursar’s office for a copy of their transcript or academic record. This method is often not just time-consuming and inconvenient, but can also cost money — seeming like a last-ditch… Read More
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Artificial Intelligence Can See People Through Walls
In a groundbreaking new project, MIT researchers have developed a computerized system that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to see people through walls. “RF-Pose,” as they have dubbed the technology, functions as real-life X-ray vision. The technology uses a neural network to analyze radio frequencies that reverberate off people’s bodies. This allows the system to detect… Read More
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New ‘Privacy Filter’ Protects Online Personal Information
Every time you, your family or friends upload a photo or video to a social media platform, facial recognition algorithms learn more about who you are, who you know and where you are. To account for people’s privacy concerns, researchers at the University of Toronto (U of T) have developed an algorithm that can disrupt… Read More
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AI Predicts Risk of School Violence
In a recent pilot study, researchers from the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) have demonstrated artificial intelligence as a useful tool in predicting which students are more likely to perpetrate school violence. The researchers determined that machine learning is as accurate as a team of child, adolescent and forensic psychiatrists in determining a young… Read More
