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Clarkson professors awarded $400,000 NSF cyber grant
POTSDAM — The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a nearly $400,000 grant to four professors at Clarkson University to incorporate cybersecurity into their computing classes. The funding will help them “create and integrate” identity and access management (IAM)-themed, project-based learning (PBL) curriculum into existing computer-science and software engineering-related curricula, the university said in its […]
New York names new chief information officer
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State has a new chief information officer (CIO) and director of the New York State Office of Information Technology Services. Dru Rai will lead the state’s ongoing digital transformation and will work with state agencies to create more seamless digital interactions with state government, the office of Gov. Kathy Hochul
PAR Government awarded almost $15 million Air Force contract modification
ROME, N.Y. — PAR Government Systems Corp. recently won a nearly $14.9 million modification to a previously awarded U.S. Air Force contract for directional airborne networks for contested environments software. The cost-plus-fixed-fee completion contract modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to nearly $24.8 million, according to a Sept. 13 contract announcement
SEC proposes new cybersecurity reporting rules for public cos.
One of the main changes is a new proposed reporting requirement for cybersecurity incidents at publicly traded companies, says Christoper Salone, a consulting manager at FoxPointe Solutions at The Bonadio Group, which is based in Rochester and has offices across Upstate, including Syracuse. “They want it to be disclosed within four business days from when
SUNY Poly professor’s research focuses on improving security
MARCY, N.Y. — A SUNY Polytechnic Institute professor is leading a research project to boost cybersecurity after being awarded the largest single-investigator contract award in SUNY Poly’s Marcy campus history. Hisham A. Kholidy, an associate professor and chair of the Network and Computer Security (Cybersecurity) Department, was awarded a nearly $1.1 million contract from the
VIEWPOINT: “Smishing” fraud is on the rise
Financial institutions across the country have noticed a troubling trend — a dramatic increase in text-message fraud attempts. “Smishing,” defined as phishing attempts via SMS text messaging, is increasingly the vehicle of choice for cybercriminals. Most frequently, this type of fraud is carried out through impersonation attempts, with the intention of gathering an individual’s personal
Guthrie Cortland Medical Center unveils new PET/CT scanner
CORTLAND, N.Y. — Guthrie Cortland Medical Center (GCMC) says it’s now using a new PET/CT scanner, which it says will “enhance the care of patients
Michigan firm wins $1M top prize in Tech Garden’s Genius NY competition
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A firm that offers a drone-based logistics platform captured the $1 million top prize in the seventh round of the Genius NY
Herkimer College unveils new virtual-reality training center for law enforcement
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer College cut the ribbon Oct. 3 on its new Law Enforcement Training Center that features a virtual-reality system to train police
Enrollment opens for the City of Syracuse’s community broadband pilot program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Enrollment has started for the City of Syracuse’s pilot program to provide free broadband-internet access to 2,500 households. The program, called Surge
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