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Scams enhanced by artificial intelligence (AI) have the potential to reach a new level of deception with the introduction of features such as ChatGPT 4o, that allow users to create convincing, photorealistic images, including fake documents, and realistic deepfake voices.聽 聽 A panel of Virginia Tech experts, including computer ethics educator Dan Dunlap, digital literacy educator Julia Feerrar, cybersecurity researcher Murat聽Kantarcioglu, and criminologist Katalin Parti, discussed the implications of this ever-advancing technology.

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A high-stakes showdown is underway in Washington and it could change the future of big tech. The U.S. Department of Justice is taking on Google in a three-week hearing that could force the company to spin off its Chrome web browser. According to Virginia Tech new media and communications technology expert James Ivory, the goal here is to rein in what the government believes, and what was ruled last summer to be, a monopoly over online search.

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International researchers are urging a critical rethink of digital technology in schools, warning that many classroom education tools are collecting student data in ways that could threaten privacy...

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Researchers at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory investigated how generative AI is currently used 鈥� and how it could be used in the future 鈥� to support national laboratories and similar institutions.

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Researchers have developed an innovative AI-driven system that automates and optimizes penetration testing, significantly reducing testing steps while expanding vulnerability assessments for large-scale networks.

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The University of West Florida placed second in the 2024 CAE-CD Community Outreach Award Competition, which is given by the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity Community to a CAE-Cyber Defense designated institution.

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Prochant Achieves HITRUST r2 Certification, Strengthening Commitment to Data Security and Compliance

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Researchers at Wuhan University have introduced Fair Adversarial Training (FairAT), a technique that enhances AI security and fairness by identifying and strengthening vulnerable data points, thereby reducing cyber-attack risks and mitigating ethical biases.

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FAU has been recognized as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Research (CAE-R) by the National Security Agency (NSA) and its partners in the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C).

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A recent study introduces an advanced anomaly-based intrusion detection system (IDS) designed to address the increasing cyber threats targeting Internet of Things (IoT) devices. By combining machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) models with particle swarm optimization (PSO) for feature selection, the system achieves remarkable performance.

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Next-generation DNA sequencing (NGS) - the same technology which is powering the development of tailor-made medicines, cancer diagnostics, infectious disease tracking, and gene research - could become a prime target for hackers.

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Researchers from Jinan University, Huawei, and ByteDance have developed LTAA-FGAC, an innovative authentication system that balances user privacy with public traceability and fine-grained access control to enhance digital security and accountability.

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Sbarro Health Research Organization's Professor Antonio Giordano to Attend Innovaway's U.S. Expansion Event in New York City

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Idaho National Laboratory seeks sponsor for innovation incubator to support technology commercialization

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Everyday life depends on a robust infrastructure network that provides access to running water, communications technology and electricity, among other basic necessities. The experts who keep our national infrastructure secure and resilient also need a strong network to share their knowledge and train the next generation of professionals capable of solving complex infrastructure challenges.

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A journalist was inadvertently added to a group chat on the encrypted app Signal between high-level U.S government officials planning a military operation. Virginia Tech cybersecurity and social platform experts France B茅langer, Aaron Brantly, Jimmy Ivory and Anthony Vance explain what Signal is, how it works, and how such a breach of national security could happen.

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A growing coalition of researchers, policymakers and technologists is pushing for a national computing research agenda that prioritizes ethical, inclusive and responsible technology development.

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Experts from Michigan State University鈥檚 School of Criminal Justice at the College of Social Science are available to comment on the various forms of commonplace scams and how you can stay protected, including package delay scams, romance fraud, tax return scams and sextortion abuses.