Conor Moore | Staff Writer In today’s technology-dominant landscape, you can never be too secure on the internet. Owing to major upticks in cyber crime like hacking and fraud, a webinar hosted by the Jack D. Gordon Institute introduced initiatives to combat cybercrime in Florida. “Last year, the Florida Legislature presented House Bill 7055,” said […]
By Andres Davila / Contributing Writer As day one of the Seventh annual Hemispheric Security Conference came to a close on Tuesday, May 17th, it ended with the final panel, “The Impact of Cybersecurity on Western Hemisphere Security”. This panel was crucial to understanding how information protection is pivotal to advancing Latin America’s technology infrastructure. […]
Samuel Larreal / Contributing Writer 1.5 terabytes of FIU student and faculty information was allegedly leaked today, Apr. 8, at 1:33 p.m. in a cyberattack by criminal group Alphv, according to Brett Callow, threat analyst at cybersecurity firm and software developer Emsisoft. This information has not yet been confirmed by the Division of IT at […]
Neeraj Venkatesh K.R./Contributing Writer After you get off your Bird electric scooter, it still knows where you live, where your favorite restaurant is and how much time you spend there. It’s been watching you right under your nose. Since they’ve been on campus, everybody from professors to students rides the scooters to go around campus at […]
Dominique Kent/Staff Writer You’d be hard-pressed to find an FIU student who doesn’t use WhatsApp, the popular messaging platform owned by Facebook, Inc. Students recommend it over other messaging options based on cost, claims that messages send faster and the fondly-mentioned, readily-available gifs. However, recent news surrounding the app could jeopardize the college students that […]
Gabriella Pinos/ Staff Writer From scandals to algorithms to devious government schemes, 2018 been nothing but eventful for the world of technology. Tech giants like Facebook, Google and Amazon have shown their true colors this year; with the start of every month, it seemed like another scandal about social media destroying its users’ trust came […]
By: Yeskanisayka Urbina/Staff Writer The University is hosting an annual conference for cybersecurity education and training to encourage cybersecurity in the workplace. The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) 2018 conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Miami on Tuesday, Nov. 6 and Wednesday, Nov. 7. The conference is an exhibition created by […]
Leslie Ovalle/ Contributing Writer Two new degree programs were proposed during the last Board of Trustees meeting. The Board proposed a Master of Arts in Disaster Management and a Master of Science in Cybersecurity, two fields that, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor, are growing faster than the average for all occupations. The Bureau […]
