Dr. Kevin M. Passino was my doctoral research adviser at the Ohio State University, where I did my PhD. As a control systems researcher, I have long felt that control systems – and systems science in ...

Organizations invest heavily in technology, yet today’s most costly breaches are increasingly slipping through traditional defenses. The reason? Attackers target human psychology, now supercharged by ...

Rebecca Torchia is a web editor for EdTech: Focus on K–12. Previously, she has produced podcasts and written for several publications in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and her hometown of Pittsburgh.

(NEXSTAR) – The Federal Bureau of Investigations on Friday issued an alert concerning Scattered Spider, a cybercriminal organization currently targeting the airline industry. The group, which is also ...

In corporate IT systems, humans are usually the weakest link In corporate IT systems, humans are usually the weakest link Even for a company with Uber’s resources, these kinds of social engineering ...

SYDNEY — Properly trained staff, not technology, is the best protection against social engineering attacks on sensitive information, according to security consultant and celebrity hacker Kevin Mitnick ...

Social engineers know your company's executive team has access to the most important information about the firm, and they also know they are some of the least secure employees Security managers are ...

Experts say the attack mirrors recent breaches at Google, Pandora, and Cisco, revealing a coordinated campaign exploiting CRM platforms and employee trust across industries. The cyberattack on ...

SAN FRANCISCO — The ride-hailing service Uber said Friday that all its services were operational following what security professionals are calling a major data breach, claiming there was no evidence ...

WASHINGTON — Five scientists have been selected for the Human Health and Community Resilience track of the Early-Career Research Fellowship (ECRF), the Gulf Research Program of the National Academies ...