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Released: 22-Oct-2017 6:05 PM EDT
Researchers Expose Secret Misuse of Personal Data by Mobile Apps, Create Solution to Help Consumers
Academy Communications

Computer science researchers at Baldwin Wallace University in Ohio have developed a novel solution to inform mobile device users about the hidden misuse of their personal data.

Released: 20-Oct-2017 4:05 PM EDT
October Facebook Tech Talk: Cybersecurity for Automobiles – Building in Security
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

On October 24 from 12 to 12:30 p.m. EDT, join DHS S&T on our Facebook page for a Facebook Tech Talk focused on cybersecurity for automobiles.

   
Released: 16-Oct-2017 2:05 PM EDT
ESnet’s Science DMZ Design Could Help Transfer, Protect Medical Research Data
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

As medicine becomes more data-intensive, Berkeley Lab & ESnet's Medical Science DMZ eyed as secure solution for transferring data

Released: 13-Oct-2017 12:45 PM EDT
Globus Expands Data Services to Accelerate Secure Cancer Research
Globus

With a $4.7 million grant from the National Cancer Institute, the University of Chicago’s Globus and leading cancer researchers at University of Chicago Medicine will build new protected cancer research networks that enable collaborations while keeping sensitive health data secure and private.

Released: 12-Oct-2017 9:05 AM EDT
DHS S&T Awards $750K to BlueRISC for Malware Prediction Research and Development
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T awarded Amherst, Massachusetts-based BlueRISC, Inc. a $750,000 SBIR Phase II contract for the development of a state-of-the-art solution that system and network defenders can use to forecast and uncover malware attacks.

Released: 11-Oct-2017 2:05 PM EDT
UC San Diego Cybersecurity Expert Stefan Savage Receives Prestigious MacArthur Foundation Fellowship
University of California San Diego

.Stefan Savage, a renowned cybersecurity expert and professor of computer science at the University of California San Diego, has been awarded a fellowship by the MacArthur Foundation. Perhaps better known as the MacArthur “genius” award, the prestigious no-strings attached five-year fellowship awards a total of $625,000 to each recipient.

Released: 11-Oct-2017 10:05 AM EDT
S&T-Funded Training Programs Build the Transboundary Animal Disease Workforce
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T partnered with two universities to develop training programs for individuals who will develop the next generation of TAD identification, prevention, and mitigation capabilities.

Released: 11-Oct-2017 9:05 AM EDT
DHS S&T Awards $750K To Manassas, Va.-based Tech Firm For Mobile Application Development Security Research
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T announced a $749,928 SBIR award to Manassas, Virginia-based Progeny Systems Corporation for developing a secure, mobile application development environment and deployment process.

Released: 6-Oct-2017 12:05 PM EDT
DHS S&T Awards $194K to NexiTech for Defense against Cyber-Threats
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T has awarded NexiTech, Inc. of Woodland Park, Colorado, a $194,000 contract to harden the DHS S&T cyber-defenses of financial institutions.

Released: 6-Oct-2017 11:05 AM EDT
DHS S&T Advanced Trace Detection Group to Hold Industry Day
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

Explosives trace detection experts from industry, academia, and government laboratories will gather to discuss advances in trace detection technologies.

Released: 5-Oct-2017 4:00 PM EDT
Professor on NMSU-UCLA Team Working on Augmented Reality, New Networks
New Mexico State University (NMSU)

A New Mexico State University professor is working with researchers from UCLA to integrate augmented reality into new wireless edge networks thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation and Intel Corporation. Satyajayant Misra, NMSU associate professor of computer science, will lead the team’s investigation of the security challenges.

Released: 5-Oct-2017 1:05 PM EDT
DHS S&T Awards $747K to NYC Small Business to Develop Hybrid Malware Prediction System
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

New York City-based Red Balloon Security, Inc. was awarded a $746,756 SBIR contract from the DHS S&T to develop an upgrade to its existing hybrid prediction system for embedded malware detection.

Released: 5-Oct-2017 9:05 AM EDT
Story Tips from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, October 2017
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

A method developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory could protect connected and autonomous vehicles from possible network intrusion. A new ORNL technique makes ultrafast measurements using atomic force microscopy.

Released: 4-Oct-2017 11:05 AM EDT
Texas Tech Researcher Getting to Heart of Cybersecurity Issue
Texas Tech University

Changzhi Li’s “cardiac password” project will examine using the wave of the heart motion as an added method of continuous authentication.

Released: 4-Oct-2017 11:05 AM EDT
DHS S&T Launches New ‘Mobilizing Innovation’
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

The Mobilizing Innovation webpage provides a high-level overview of how specific S&T innovations are promoting progress in key DHS mission areas.



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