Tag: cybersecurity
Online education could threaten students’ privacy
An online “proctor” who can survey a student’s home and manipulate the mouse on their computer as the student takes an exam. A remote-learning...
NeQter provides sweet solutions to protect companies from cyberattacks
That the “NeQter” in NeQter Labs is an abbreviated version of the term “network quantifier” is a play on words few outside the tech...
FBI warns ransomware assault threatens U.S. health care system
BOSTON (AP) – Federal agencies warned that cybercriminals are unleashing a wave of data-scrambling extortion attempts against the United States health care system designed...
NEIT designated as national center of excellence in cyber defense education
EAST GREENWICH – The New England Institute of Technology has been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education for...
Scammers exploiting passions over election
The email from a political action committee seemed harmless: if you support Joe Biden, it urged, click here to make sure you’re registered to...
UMass Dartmouth designated as national center for excellence in cybersecurity
DARTMOUTH – The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth announced Monday that it has been designated as a national center for academic excellence in cybersecurity specializing...
Summit: Companies at a loss to handle ransom threats
International cybercrime is rising dramatically, driven by sophisticated operatives holed up in places such as Russia and North Korea who use advanced technology and...
R.I. colleges try to satisfy cybersecurity demand
When the federal government started stepping up enforcement of cybersecurity requirements for agencies and contractors, McLaughlin Research Corp. was in a bind.
The Middletown-based engineering...
Albuquerque named Tech Collective Board Member of the Year for 2019
PROVIDENCE – Tech Collective has named Jason Albuquerque as its 2019 Board Member of the Year.
Albuquerque is chief information officer and chief security officer...
U.S. has a lot to lose with TikTok, WeChat ban
The Trump administration’s announced bans on Chinese-owned social media platforms TikTok and WeChat could have unintended consequences. The orders bar the apps from doing...
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