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Guevara Noubir in the Press

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AirDrop is making your iPhone vulnerable to attackers
Picture of an iPhone display.

AirDrop is making your iPhone vulnerable to attackers

A team of researchers have uncovered a series of flaws that make Apple’s AirDrop and similar services vulnerable to attack.
Northeastern University researchers show that hacking an airplane’s landing instruments isn’t as hard as it should be

Northeastern University researchers show that hacking an airplane’s landing instruments isn’t as hard as it should be

Using a relatively inexpensive setup, researchers demonstrated they could hack radio signals and direct a plane to land off target.
With nearly $1 million on the line, this Northeastern team had to think fast

With nearly $1 million on the line, this Northeastern team had to think fast

Quick thinking helped a computer science team stave off a last-minute disqualification and win a competition held by the U.S. military.
A visionary in cybersecurity education takes a bow

A visionary in cybersecurity education takes a bow

When Agnes Chan retires this summer after 41 years at Northeastern, she will leave behind a legacy of building the university’s reputation as a leader in one of the world’s most important and rapidly changing fields.
Hacking cybersecurity to anticipate attacks
Guevara Noubir, professor in Northeastern's College of Computer and Information Science, convened some of the foremost experts in wireless and mobile security to share research and trade strategies for anticipating cyberattacks.

Hacking cybersecurity to anticipate attacks

To tackle the challenge of online hacks, leaders in the field of mobile security convened for the Conference on Security and Privacy.
Researchers find that Android apps can secretly track users’ whereabouts

Researchers find that Android apps can secretly track users’ whereabouts

New research led by Northeastern professor Guevara Noubir reveals that some Android apps may automatically transmit sensitive information.
Researchers push the radio rainbow’s limits

Researchers push the radio rainbow’s limits

In DARPA’s first ever Spectrum Challenge, computer science professor Guevara Noubir’s team dominated the competition in its attempt to transmit data from one point to another given the limited frequency spectrum available.
Roving robot to the rescue

Roving robot to the rescue

Student-researchers have created a roving robot named WiLU that may be able to locate and rescue victims of natural disasters.
3Qs: Smart phones; smart users?

3Qs: Smart phones; smart users?

Reacting to survey that shows consumer complacency about smart phone security, computer science professor and wireless security expert assesses the risks
A networking opportunity

A networking opportunity

Researcher leads interdisciplinary team to develop new generation of wireless sensor networks