Covid crimes: Espionage, hackers and why America is vulnerable

Forbes, July 28, 2020

Why CIOs Must Think Like Hackers In The Covid-19 Crisis—And After It

Forbes, April 8, 2020

UCI among 4 universities studying safety of autonomous vehicles in U.S.-funded center

UCI is part of a national research consortium that recently was awarded nearly $2 million by the U.S. Department of Transportation to establish a top-tier university transportation center. Led by The Ohio State University, the Center for Automated Vehicles Research with Multimodal Assured Navigation will investigate and develop solutions to autonomous vehicle safety and security […]

Californians could wait a long time for election results

Pacific Research Institute, Aug. 12, 2020

At-home workers face hacking threat

Orange County Business Journal, June 15, 2020

Rick Hasen, Chancellor's Professor of Law and Political Science

Heading off an ‘election meltdown’

Feb. 28 conference will explore what-if scenarios that could undermine public acceptance of November vote results

Foundation gives UCI institute $1.4 million gift to study the security of the ‘internet of things’

UCI’s Cybersecurity Policy & Research Institute has received $1.4 million from the Herman P. & Sophia Taubman Foundation to explore emerging threats to the “internet of things,” the vast global network connecting billions of computers, devices, machines and sensors. With everything from voice-prompted apps controlling lighting, heat and appliances in homes to sophisticated factory automation […]

UCI, UCR scientists eavesdrop on DNA synthesizer to steal genetic blueprint

Research shows vulnerability of sensitive procedure to acoustic side-channel attack

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