Engin Kirda Professor of Information Assurance ek@ccs.neu.edu 617.373.7484 Expertise cybersecurity issues with the potential to affect a large number of people, Iowa caucus Engin Kirda in the Press CNET News Look Out for These 3 Red Flags Before Downloading an App Over the Holidays What a policy agreement says about data collection is another important factor to consider before hitting download, according to Engin Kirda, a professor at Northeastern University’s Khoury College of Computer Sciences. Going hand in hand with this is how the app makes money, Kirda said — particularly if it’s free to download. CNET News Is that Android or iPhone app safe to download? 3 red flags to look out for What a policy agreement says about data collection is another important factor to consider before hitting download, according to Engin Kirda, a professor at Northeastern University’s Khoury College of Computer Sciences. CNET News 3 red flags you should look for before downloading an app What a policy agreement says about data collection is another important factor to consider before hitting download, according to Engin Kirda, a professor at Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University. This social network wants you to interact IRL, but may spark a new privacy concern “I’m concerned about the fact that facial recognition is being used, and I’m concerned that you can point the camera at a person and their name could pop up,” said Engin Kirda, executive director of Northeastern University’s cybersecurity and privacy institute. Please Don’t Use Airport USB Ports To Charge Your Phone (But Don’t Panic Either) But Engin Kirda, professor of computer science at Northeastern University, says it’s easy to take precautions — and unless you’re a diplomat or a CEO in a foreign country, you probably don’t need to stress out. Under Armour says 150 million MyFitnessPal accounts hacked “Email addresses are valuable for spammers because the attackers would know that active, real users are behind these addresses,” said Engin Kirda, a professor at Northeastern University in Boston. “The dark web is usually where data like this is sold to the highest bidder.” Buzzfeed 150 million users of the MyFitnessPal app had their data stolen by a third party Hashed passwords, however, are still valuable information for hackers, according to Northeastern University Northeastern Professor Engin Kirda. “Having the hashes means that attackers can launch offline brute-force guessing attacks against these passwords and potentially crack many of them as users are often notoriously bad in choosing good passwords,” Kirda said in a statement to BuzzFeed […] CNBC Popular tax software may expose users to phishing attacks Try not to click on any links within an email, said Engin Kirda, professor at the College of Computer and Information Science at Northeastern University. “If you can avoid this, you will be much safer against attacks,” Kirda said. A typical small business website is attacked 44 times a day “Small and medium-size businesses typically have fewer resources (e.g., money as well as knowledgeable people) to secure their IT infrastructure as well as maintain a good backup strategy,” Engin Kirda, professor of computer science at Northeastern University, told TechRepublic. “Hence, whenever a ransomware attack happens, they often end up having to pay the ransom to […] Tech Republic The average SMB website is attacked 44 times per day “Small and medium-size business typically have fewer resources (e.g., money as well as knowledgeable people) to secure their IT infrastructure as well as maintain a good backup strategy,” Engin Kirda, professor of computer science at Northeastern University, told TechRepublic. “Hence, whenever a ransomware attack happens, they often end up having to pay the ransom to […] Engin Kirda for Northeastern Global News Russian hackers allegedly attacked a Ukrainian oil company. Here’s why you should care. Russian hackers allegedly attacked a Ukrainian oil company. Here’s why you should care. Expect more cyber attacks, especially simple ones such as phishing campaigns, that don’t cost much nor require a lot of technical savviness, says Engin Kirda, a Northeastern professor who studies network security. US Government to launch program to protect voter registration databases against ransomware attacks US Government to launch program to protect voter registration databases against ransomware attacks The U.S. government is expected to announce a new program next month intended to shore up voter registration databases against ransomware attacks ahead of the 2020 presidential election. That’s a good start, says Northeastern professor Engin Kirda, who studies network security. But it’s not enough. Global ransomware attacks: the impact and the response Global ransomware attacks: the impact and the response Faculty experts in cybersecurity and business assess the nature and impact of the recent global “ransomware” attacks and what they mean for the institutions affected going forward. The dangers of the dark web The dangers of the dark web To access the dark web, one needs a special type of anonymization software found on the internet. Tor is a good example of such software. Using special Tor addresses and the Tor browser, one can anonymously connect to these “dark” web pages and surf them. As a scientist, it is difficult to answer a question […] The stories that are likely to make headlines in 2017 The stories that are likely to make headlines in 2017 In the first installment of our two-part series looking at some of the big stories and bright ideas primed to make headlines in the new year, faculty experts explain that politically motivated cyberattacks will continue, innovative solutions to climate change are on the horizon, and bipartisan support for healthcare legislation is possible. Researchers aim to thwart targeted cyberattacks Researchers aim to thwart targeted cyberattacks Northeastern cybersecurity expert Engin Kirda and his colleagues have produced groundbreaking research that sheds light on targeted attacks, which represent the growing majority of cyberespionage worldwide taking place today. A new kind of pub crawl A new kind of pub crawl Engin Kirda, the Sy and Laurie Sternberg Interdisciplinary Associate Professor for Information Assurance, developed new software for detecting and containing malicious webcrawlers. Cybersecurity and the new digital threats Cybersecurity and the new digital threats As part of a Monday afternoon lecture on cybersecurity, Engin Kirda was installed as the inaugural Sy and Laurie Sternberg Associate Professor for Information Assurance. Northeastern security expert testifies at congressional hearing Northeastern security expert testifies at congressional hearing The cybersecurity threat represents one of the nation’s most serious economic and national security challenges, said Stephen Flynn, the founding co-director of Northeastern’s George J. Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security, in a hearing on Tuesday afternoon in Washington, D.C. “Our position as the world’s dominant economic power can be attributed in no small part […] Northeastern leads congressional briefing on cybersecurity Northeastern leads congressional briefing on cybersecurity On Wednesday, university experts examined how to combat cyberthreats facing America, as lawmakers are considering cybersecurity legislation.
CNET News Look Out for These 3 Red Flags Before Downloading an App Over the Holidays What a policy agreement says about data collection is another important factor to consider before hitting download, according to Engin Kirda, a professor at Northeastern University’s Khoury College of Computer Sciences. Going hand in hand with this is how the app makes money, Kirda said — particularly if it’s free to download.
CNET News Is that Android or iPhone app safe to download? 3 red flags to look out for What a policy agreement says about data collection is another important factor to consider before hitting download, according to Engin Kirda, a professor at Northeastern University’s Khoury College of Computer Sciences.
CNET News 3 red flags you should look for before downloading an app What a policy agreement says about data collection is another important factor to consider before hitting download, according to Engin Kirda, a professor at Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University.
This social network wants you to interact IRL, but may spark a new privacy concern “I’m concerned about the fact that facial recognition is being used, and I’m concerned that you can point the camera at a person and their name could pop up,” said Engin Kirda, executive director of Northeastern University’s cybersecurity and privacy institute.
Please Don’t Use Airport USB Ports To Charge Your Phone (But Don’t Panic Either) But Engin Kirda, professor of computer science at Northeastern University, says it’s easy to take precautions — and unless you’re a diplomat or a CEO in a foreign country, you probably don’t need to stress out.
Under Armour says 150 million MyFitnessPal accounts hacked “Email addresses are valuable for spammers because the attackers would know that active, real users are behind these addresses,” said Engin Kirda, a professor at Northeastern University in Boston. “The dark web is usually where data like this is sold to the highest bidder.”
Buzzfeed 150 million users of the MyFitnessPal app had their data stolen by a third party Hashed passwords, however, are still valuable information for hackers, according to Northeastern University Northeastern Professor Engin Kirda. “Having the hashes means that attackers can launch offline brute-force guessing attacks against these passwords and potentially crack many of them as users are often notoriously bad in choosing good passwords,” Kirda said in a statement to BuzzFeed […]
CNBC Popular tax software may expose users to phishing attacks Try not to click on any links within an email, said Engin Kirda, professor at the College of Computer and Information Science at Northeastern University. “If you can avoid this, you will be much safer against attacks,” Kirda said.
A typical small business website is attacked 44 times a day “Small and medium-size businesses typically have fewer resources (e.g., money as well as knowledgeable people) to secure their IT infrastructure as well as maintain a good backup strategy,” Engin Kirda, professor of computer science at Northeastern University, told TechRepublic. “Hence, whenever a ransomware attack happens, they often end up having to pay the ransom to […]
Tech Republic The average SMB website is attacked 44 times per day “Small and medium-size business typically have fewer resources (e.g., money as well as knowledgeable people) to secure their IT infrastructure as well as maintain a good backup strategy,” Engin Kirda, professor of computer science at Northeastern University, told TechRepublic. “Hence, whenever a ransomware attack happens, they often end up having to pay the ransom to […]