A range of topics — including the seriousness of potential cyber threats, who poses the greatest danger and what steps could be taken to put the U.S. in a better position to ward off attacks — were discussed Thursday as part of a cybersecurity summit at Texas A&M.
Texas A&M Speaker: Cybersecurity Issues Serious but Solvable
A leader in cybersecurity told those gathered for the opening of a three-day summit Wednesday that while there are a number of security problems that remain unaddressed, he ultimately is positive about the future of U.S. cybersecurity efforts.
Texas A&M Faculty Member Explores Protecting GPS Signals
Dr. Jyh-Charn Liu, professor and director of the Real Time Distributed Systems Lab, is currently working on developing algorithms to detect incorrect signals of the Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). Not only recognizing them, but finding a way to combat these errors due to spoofing or natural interference is a central focus in the efforts […]
NSA Grants Texas A&M Cybersecurity Center Scholarships
The Texas A&M Cybersecurity Center recently received a $200K grant from the NSA for their Cyber P3i program, focused on cybersecurity workforce development among Army Reservists. Scholarships are for the current 2016-2017 academic year. Eligible recipients will be pursuing cybersecurity studies.
Proactive Cyber Defense
Dr. Guofei Gu, associate professor and director of the Secure Communication and Computer Systems (SUCCESS) lab at Texas A&M, has developed techniques to automatically uncover unknown vulnerabilities in existing software so that defenders can detect the problems ahead of cyber attackers. This technique has identified more than two dozen serious vulnerabilities in widely used software […]