information security

How do we secure global information networks? Carla Brodley, dean of the College of Computer and Information Science, addressed that question at the opening of the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

NU Talks: Meeting the global cybersecurity challenge

On April 3, Northeastern officially opened the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex, a facility that U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren called “a true temple of science.”…

by News@Northeastern April 6, 2017

Guevara Noubir, an expert in the privacy, security, and robustness of network systems in the College of Computer and Information Science, says that “from a technological perspective, wiretapping has always been feasible and rather easy.” Photo via iStock

Decoding wiretapping technology

Earlier this week, President Donald Trump claimed, without evidence, that his predecessor, Barack Obama, wiretapped communications in Trump Tower before the election. Obama officials and other government agents, including FBI director James Comey, have said the allegation is false. While government officials investigate Trump’s claim, we looked at the technological side of wiretapping.

by Molly Callahan March 10, 2017

Some members of the Trump administration have begun using Confide, a self-destructing messaging app.

This message will ‘self-destruct’ in 3, 2…

Some members of the Trump administration have begun using Confide, an encrypted messaging app that deletes chats once they are read. We asked assistant professor David Choffnes, a mobile systems expert, to explain how self-destructing messaging apps—such as Snapchat—work and whether you should trust them to keep your conversations confidential.

by Jason Kornwitz February 22, 2017

What can we learn about cybersecurity from the Russian hacks?

On Inauguration Day, NBC News reported that the FBI—aided by the CIA, the National Security Agency, and the Treasury Department—was carrying…

by Thea Singer January 24, 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.

by Jason Kornwitz January 3, 2017

David Dworken, CS'21, poses for a portrait at Northeastern University on Sept. 5, 2016. Photo by: Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Student brings passion for ‘white hat’ hacking to Northeastern

David Dworken’s interest in cybersecurity took shape somewhat accidentally, by finding vulnerabilities in his high school’s website during a technology class. By his senior year however,…

by Molly Callahan September 7, 2016

The legal landscape of information security

Andrea Matwyshyn, a new professor in the School of Law, examines the intersection of innovation and law, particularly focusing on information security.

by Joe O'Connell October 26, 2015