Really enjoyed this webinar yesterday, featuring our Distinguished Chair Congressman Langevin's former staffer, Nick Leiserson! If all IST content is this informative and entertaining, we're there.

Institute for Security and Technology@istorg.bsky.social · last mo.

"If you find a security bug with AI help, that means everyone will find that bug, and many have already found the bug,” Tod Beardsley explained. This morning, IST gathered friends and adjuncts to dissect the latest developments in the vulnerability landscape. ▶️ Watch the webinar:

Your periodic reminder that people are *more* abusive online when they're using their "real names" than when they're using a persistent pseudonym and this effect has been replicated in literally every study that has ever been done

Duncan Weldon@duncanweldon.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I remain of the view that regulation of social media is better than a ban for young people. But I also pretty much agree with all these proposals.

If you reuse passwords, try this important tech tip: Turn your computer off, then never turn it back on.

CMMC is here — and preparation matters. The Institute's CMMC Northeast Summit will give defense manufacturers and suppliers real, practical takeaways to move forward with confidence. Register today to join us on March 11 at Rhode Island College: cmmcnesummit.org

Huge thanks to Institute friend and community member Nick Bargnesi from Recorded Future for an awesome, highly technical Forensic Malware Analysis workshop last night! RIC students followed along using their REMnux instances, decompiling malware and learning the tricks of the trade. Fantastic stuff!

Info stealer’s servers stolen, sysadmin suspect search & seizure. Surprising?

Rhadamanthys infostealer disrupted as cybercriminals lose server access

The Rhadamanthys infostealer operation has been disrupted, with numerous "customers" of the malware-as-a-service reporting that they no longer have access to their servers.

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Should you let Chrome store your driver's license and passport? www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a wall with framed pictures on it

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a wall with framed pictures on it

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New @ric-cyberinst.bsky.social cyber range at @rhodeislandcollege.bsky.social offers students a safe space for close encounters with bad actors. By @ohnocastro.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/10/15/n...

New RIC cyber range prepares students for real world danger lurking in cyberspace • Rhode Island Current

State leaders celebrated at a “powering up” ceremony at Rhode Island College Wednesday for a new state-of-the-art cyber range, where students gain hands-on learning experience to prevent and respond t...

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Congrats to our friends at Traip of Bits for a huge second place finish in the DARPA AIxCC!! Such cool, innovative tech.

Eric Geller@ericjgeller.com · 12mo ago

Atlanta, Trail of Bits, and Theori have won DARPA's AI Cyber Challenge by developing autonomous vulnerability detection software, agency officials just announced at @defcon.bsky.social. aicyberchallenge.com

By me: Some 1.1 million Allianz Life customers had personal information stolen in a recent data breach involving its Salesforce CRM database, according to Have I Been Pwned.

Allianz Life data breach affects 1.1 million customers | TechCrunch

Data breach notification site Have I Been Pwned notified 1.1 million customers of a July data breach, a number not previously reported.

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Implementing AI in your workflows and customer-facing apps should *not* involve compromising security principles! If anything it makes them even more important.

AI Is Outpacing Cybersecurity, Benchmark Report Shows

Benchmark report says while AI deployment is racing ahead, AI security is crawling behind and cybersecurity needs to wake up and catch up.

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The RI Treasury is hiring a Director of Cybersecurity. Cyber professionals take note!

Director of Cybersecurity (Treasury)

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: Under administrative direction, performs highly responsible and complex administrative work,  directing and leading all information technology (IT) security service functi...

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We don’t have to warn Rhode Islanders about the scam DMV texts that have been aggressively making the rounds these past few weeks, but do be sure to tell your vulnerable friends and family about them! They wouldn’t keep sending them if it wasn’t working…

Prepping a raspberry pi image for our upcoming K-12 teacher workshops. Look closely and you can see the computer on the chair - pretty good cpu-to-display size ratio!

We don’t have to warn Rhode Islanders about the scam DMV texts that have been aggressively making the rounds these past few weeks, but do be sure to tell your vulnerable friends and family about them! They wouldn’t keep sending them if it wasn’t working…

I asked two different LLM’s to give me a rundown of today’s cyber security headlines. In order, here’s what I got back from Perplexity and from Google Gemini about the same story. Spot the difference? Bias in AI is real, and it’s insidious.

We're on the move! The NSA has designated Rhode Island College as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense, telling the world that @rhodeislandcollege.bsky.social is the gold standard for cybersecurity education! Our students are ready to hit the ground running on day one in the workforce.

🚨 Cybersecurity pros: Davies Career & Tech in Lincoln, RI is launching a brand-new Cyber Pathway & needs a leader to build it! ✅ 5+ yrs work exp. ✅ Master’s or equivalent ✅ Eligible for RI CTE cert (don’t need to be a teacher yet!) ✅ Industry certs = bonus 🔗 www.schoolspring.com/jobdetail?jo...

The Cyber Institute welcomes Coventry high school to the RIC campus today for a GenCyber half day visit of touring, cybersecurity activities, and lunch in the campus dining center!

Distinguished Chair of @ric-cyberinst.bsky.social at @rhodeislandcollege.bsky.social, Jim Langevin, recently appeared on @bostonglobe.com's RI Report podcast to discuss federal cybersecurity cuts, which could adversely affect the nation’s critical infrastructure. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/06/m...

NIST is low-key one of the most important government national security agencies. Not only have they worked to develop a standard quantum-safe cryptographic algorithm, they now have a *backup* algorithm in case the first one is compromised.

NIST Selects HQC as Fifth Algorithm for Post-Quantum Encryption

The new algorithm will serve as a backup for the general encryption needed to protect data from quantum computers developed in the future

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Another great networking event this week! Thanks to those who joined us for trivia and an insightful panel discussion on the state of government cybersecurity programs. Join us for our next get-together on Tuesday, April 1st. Register at www.eventbrite.com/e/new-englan....

Ransomware Extortion Declines to 135M in 2024: A Detailed Analysis of the Cybercrime Landscape 2025-02-10 Ransomware attacks have experienced a notable drop in their financial impact, with the total amount extorted by cybercriminals in 2024 standing at $813.5 million. This is a significant…

Ransomware Extortion Declines to 135M in 2024: A Detailed Analysis of the Cybercrime Landscape

2025-02-10 Ransomware attacks have experienced a notable drop in their financial impact, with the total amount extorted by cybercriminals in 2024 standing at $813.5 million. This is a significant decrease from the $1.25 billion in 2023, reflecting a shift in the ransomware ecosystem. While ransomware events increased during the second half of the year, payments made by victims dwindled, suggesting that many targeted organizations opted not to pay the ransom demands.

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Media giant Lee Enterprises confirms cyberattack as news outlets report ongoing disruption

Media giant Lee Enterprises confirms cyberattack as news outlets report ongoing disruption

The newspaper owner said it was determining what data, if any, was stolen. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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This is why we're holding our Cyberlaw panel tonight on what orgs should and shouldn't talk about after an incident or breach! Incorrect information given out the media can come back to haunt you. Register for our event now: www.eventbrite.com/e/can-we-tal...

Tony Kleinkramer 🇳🇱🇨🇦🇩🇰@tonkl.bsky.social · 2y ago

UnitedHealth has revealed that 190 million Americans had their personal and healthcare data stolen in the Change Healthcare ransomware attack, nearly doubling the previously disclosed figure. www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...

Great turnout last night at the New England Cybersecurity Professionals Meetup at RIC! 🔐 We had cyber trivia, an engaging panel on trends for 2025 w/ Patrick Laverty & David Albernaz, and a sneak peek at the new Cyber Range under construction. Exciting times for our community! 🙌 #CyberSecurity

Mac users, be vigilant and don't download sketchy installers! Banshee has taken "living off the land" to new heights, or is that depths.

Banshee 2.0 Steals Apple's Encryption to Hide on Macs

The most recent iteration of the open source infostealer skates by antivirus programs on Macs, using an encryption mechanism stolen from Apple's own antivirus product.

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Rhode Islanders are being instructed to freeze their credit, but how exactly is that done? Watch our webinar, presented in partnership with RI Elder Info, that walks you through the steps to freeze (and thaw) your credit reports.

How to Secure Your Credit Reports in the Wake of a Data Breach! | RI Elder Info

How to Secure Your Credit Reports in the Wake of a Data Breach! RI Elder Info in partnership with RI College Institute for Cybersecurity and Emerging Technologies, and the Rhode Island Commission on t...

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Some hackers are highly-trained, experienced professionals. Others are greedy 19 year-old kids from Texas who fell in with the wrong crowd. It doesn't take a genius to cause global havoc.

Texas Teen Arrested for Scattered Spider Telecom Hacks

An FBI operation nabbed a member of the infamous cybercrime group, who is spilling the tea on "key Scattered Spider members" and their tactics.

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