William Robertson Associate Professor of Computer Science w.robertson@neu.edu 617.373.2136 Expertise cyber and systems security, detecting and preventing web based attacks, information assurance William Robertson in the Press Article Beyoncé is going on tour. Is Ticketmaster ready? It “will give Ticketmaster a chance to respond to problems that arise in the initial rollout,” said William Robertson, an associate professor of computer science at Northeastern University, noting that the company will also use technology to weed out bots. Article Network World Researchers add software bugs to reduce the number of… software bugs Researchers are adding bugs to experimental software code in order to ultimately wind up with programs that have fewer vulnerabilities. The idea is to insert a known quantity of vulnerabilities into code, then see how many of them are discovered by bug-finding tools. By analyzing the reasons bugs escape detection, developers can create more effective […] Article Forensics Colleges 15 Top Cyber Security Professors Dr. William Robertson Northeastern University An associate professor at Northeastern University, Dr. William Robertson is affiliated both with the College of Computer and Information Science and The College of Engineering. His interests include anomaly detection, program analysis, security of electronic voting, and Web security. He’s had many conference papers published and articles that have been included in […] William Robertson for Northeastern Global News Your Capital One account was hacked. There was nothing you could have done about it. Your Capital One account was hacked. There was nothing you could have done about it. Why politically motivated cyberattacks might be the new normal Why politically motivated cyberattacks might be the new normal 3Qs: Could cyberattacks threaten to steal the 2016 election? 3Qs: Could cyberattacks threaten to steal the 2016 election? Looking ahead: Cybersecurity in 2015 Looking ahead: Cybersecurity in 2015 3Qs: The rules of cyber-engagement 3Qs: The rules of cyber-engagement Northeastern receives $4.5M award to train future cybersecurity workforce Northeastern receives $4.5M award to train future cybersecurity workforce 3Qs: Fortifying the country’s mainframe 3Qs: Fortifying the country’s mainframe Northeastern security expert testifies at congressional hearing Northeastern security expert testifies at congressional hearing 3Qs: How hacking will affect credit-card holders 3Qs: How hacking will affect credit-card holders Northeastern leads congressional briefing on cybersecurity Northeastern leads congressional briefing on cybersecurity
Article Beyoncé is going on tour. Is Ticketmaster ready? It “will give Ticketmaster a chance to respond to problems that arise in the initial rollout,” said William Robertson, an associate professor of computer science at Northeastern University, noting that the company will also use technology to weed out bots.
Article Network World Researchers add software bugs to reduce the number of… software bugs Researchers are adding bugs to experimental software code in order to ultimately wind up with programs that have fewer vulnerabilities. The idea is to insert a known quantity of vulnerabilities into code, then see how many of them are discovered by bug-finding tools. By analyzing the reasons bugs escape detection, developers can create more effective […]
Article Forensics Colleges 15 Top Cyber Security Professors Dr. William Robertson Northeastern University An associate professor at Northeastern University, Dr. William Robertson is affiliated both with the College of Computer and Information Science and The College of Engineering. His interests include anomaly detection, program analysis, security of electronic voting, and Web security. He’s had many conference papers published and articles that have been included in […]