Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) was recently designated as a Center of Excellence in Cybersecurity Research in a program jointly managed by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security, according to a WPI press release.
New York's Senator Chuck Schumer is calling for Smart TV manufacturers to install safety standards on the new Internet- and video-enabled televisions, which, he says, are incredibly vulnerable to hacking.
The four-course program will cover the fundamentals of network security, protecting electronic assets, preventing attacks and ensuring consumer privacy.
A cyberattack on a University of Delaware computer system exposed more than 72,000 people to identity theft and could cost the school millions of dollars.
Facing increasingly sophisticated and hostile cyber security threats, UC Berkeley is doubling its cyber security budget and working closely with other University of California campuses to address security risks.
Aon Corp. has sold more cyber insurance products in the last year and a half than the five years prior combined, marking an upward trend in enterprises' awareness of cyber threats.