Cybersecurity

Researchers Help Close Security Hole in Popular Encryption Software

Posted: August 9, 2018

Cybersecurity researchers have helped close a side channel security vulnerability in popular encryption software.

Faster Detection, Cleanup of Network Infections are Goals of $12.8 Million Project

Posted: May 14, 2018

Georgia Tech has received a $12.8 contract award to accelerate detection of network infections.

New Technologies are Helping Connect and Protect the Internet of Things

Posted: April 18, 2018

Researchers are creating a connected new world through the internet of things.

Robot Designed to Defend Factories Against Cyberthreats

Posted: March 29, 2018

This robot is designed to lure in digital troublemakers who have set their sights on industrial facilities. HoneyBot will then trick the bad actors into giving up valuable information to cybersecurity professionals.

Real-Time Captcha Technique Improves Biometric Authentication

Posted: February 19, 2018

A new login authentication approach could improve the security of current biometric techniques that rely on video or images of users’ faces.

“Instant Replay” for Computer Systems Shows Cyber Attack Details

Posted: October 30, 2017

A new cybersecurity system provides investigators with an instant replay of attacks.

Cybersecurity

“Combosquatting” Attack Hides in Plain Sight to Trick Computer Users

Posted: October 30, 2017

Attackers are tricking computer users with URLs that are similar to those of real companies.

Print No Evil: Three-Layer Technique Helps Secure Additive Manufacturing

Posted: August 16, 2017

Researchers have developed a three-layer technique for protecting the additive manufacturing (3-D printing) process.

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Two researchers in a lab with a laptop and some other instruments

Ransom(a)ware

Posted: July 13, 2017

Cybersecurity researchers have developed a new form of ransomware that was able to take control of a simulated water treatment plant. The simulated attack was designed to highlight vulnerabilities in control systems used to operate industrial facilities.

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Combination of Features Produces New Android Vulnerability

Posted: May 22, 2017

A new vulnerability affecting Android mobile devices results not from a traditional bug, but from the malicious combination of two legitimate permissions that power desirable and commonly-used features in popular apps.