Cybercrime: It’s Serious, But Exactly How Serious?

Notification of Server Breach Mistaken For Phishing Email

State of Union: What Should Obama Say?

Experts Take a Crack at Writing Passage on Cybersecurity

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FBI Hopes Hard Drive Will Shine Light on Conn. Shooter’s Motive

Sypris Announces Opening of Research and Development Center

TAMPA, Fla.—(BUSINESS WIRE)— Sypris Electronics, LLC, a leading provider of information assurance and cyber solutions, announced today that it has opened a new research center to focus on advancements in cyber security and information assurance. The facility is strategically located in the Purdue Research Park in West Lafayette, Indiana to leverage the Company’s partnership with Purdue University’s Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS).

Privacy, Battery Life Cost Of Free Apps, Experts Say

Gene Spafford, the director of the Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security, said social media has improved communications and convenience, but that people must be vigilant about what they share online and through mobile devices. “We should realize it’s going to large audience, going into storage we don’t know about, government agencies, and other people may be tracking,” he said.

No Wikipedia? What if the Internet went down?

It is possible that hackers, terrorists, accidents or even sunspots could take down the Internet and cause areas to become cut off and unreachable, said Spafford, one of the foremost experts on computer security.

Why Law Enforcement Can’t Stop Hackers

The threat that criminal hackers pose to corporate and government information systems has spiked in the past five years, according to the FBI, and shows no signs of abating. The worst part: Law enforcement is virtually powerless in cracking down on cybercrime. CIO.com investigates the challenges law enforcement officials face in investigating and prosecuting hackers.

Two CERIAS Faculty Receive Honors