By: Rachel Rose Hardware is a part of every electronic device you use. Whether it’s a sensor in your car or a chip that controls the temperature within your house, it is vital that the systems that we rely on so heavily remain uncompromised. Until recently, cyber attacks were primarily targeted toward software, but they […]
Texas A&M team wins capture the flag competition in San Antonio
The Texas A&M University team GigEmBytes was the winner of the 2018 Alamo Chapter of the Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association’s annual Capture the Flag competition held on Nov. 7. The competition, sponsored by Deloitte, featured challenges from a wide range of categories including web, crypto, reverse engineering and forensics.
Huang receives Mozilla Research Award for his work on browser-based attacks
By: Felysha Walker Mozilla awarded Dr. Jeff Huang, assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, a grant to support his significant research in detecting and eliminating web browser-based attacks. Specifically, Huang is focused on developing automated tools to protect web browsers from memory corruption vulnerabilities.
CIO of the City of Bryan Discusses their Cybersecurity Opportunities on WTAW
Chief Information Officer Bernie Acre visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia about technology hacking possibilities, their cyber training program, cyber security career opportunities, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs on Thursday, October 4, 2018.
Department of Defense, Army Futures invest in Austin hackathon ideas
By: Alyssa Goard AUSTIN (KXAN) — A three day hackathon focused on targeting drone dangers wound down Sunday as three teams of finalists walked away with the promise of $15,000 to support the ideas they’d created for the future.