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Engin Kirda in the Press

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
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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.