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On Monday, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic Jeffrey Goldberg revealed that he had apparently been added to a group chat on the encrypted app Signal between high-level U.S government officials planning a military operation over the weekend. Virginia Tech cybersecurity and social platform experts France Bélanger, Aaron Brantly, Jimmy Ivory and Anthony Vance explain what Signal is, how it works, and how such a breach of national security could happen.

The 13 students taking Laurel Travis’ Global Logistics and Infrastructure in Panama class started the semester with months of mathematical modeling projects. Then, during spring break, all their classroom work gave way to a remarkable study abroad experience — a week full of waterfalls, beaches, an exclusive tour of a presidential palace, and meetings with influential people at the “crossroads of the world.”

In the dynamic realm of cybersecurity, student competitions are vital conduits for cultivating the future guardians of our digital landscape.

What’s the most talked about technological advancement on everyone’s mind? Artificial Intelligence, or AI. How is AI able to gather the data in a matter of seconds and where is everything coming from?

What is privacy, you might ask, or more specifically what is data privacy? Join Voices of Privacy co-hosts France Belanger and Donna Wertalik as they discuss how data privacy and information privacy was a major concern at the peak of COVID-19 with Professor Idris Adjerid. Professor Idris Adjerid and his colleagues researches during and following the Pandemic relating to information privacy and vaccine uptake.

April is here which means tax filing is upon us. While taxes can be stressful, there is also a concern about the information you share and the impact on your privacy.

The Virginia Cyber Range is soliciting proposals for its 7th annual Virginia Cybersecurity Education Conference to be held July 16-17 on Virginia Tech's Blacksburg campus.

Have you ever talked about something with a family member or a friend, and then you receive an ad for that very same product later that day?

Anne Deegan, a graduating senior in the cybersecurity management and analytics program, also known as BIT-Cyber, has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 Phi Kappa Phi Medallion for the Pamplin College of Business.

Did you know that 55 percent of consumers use a biometric authentication factor, such as a fingerprint or face scan, to unlock their mobile devices?

The beginning of the semester tends to come with an increase in phishing attempts targeting university students and employees. These emails attempt to get you to share personal information such as passwords, bank accounts, and information that can be used for nefarious purposes.

A data breach can leave you feeling helpless, but there are steps you can take to limit the potential harm.

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Here @ Home continues our educational series with two Virginia Tech professors to help you better understand and protect your information while shopping online.

The threat of cyberattacks, cybercrimes, and security breaches seemingly grows daily. According to the database platform Statista, in 2022, over 1,800 data compromises impacted over 400 million people in the United States alone.

The threat of cyberattacks, cybercrimes, and security breaches seemingly grows daily. As reported by database platform Statista, in 2022, over 1,800 data compromises impacted over 400 million people in the United States alone. As it is typical for the number of breaches disclosed for a given year to subsequently increase as the data matures, 2023 is expected to at least match the 2022 breach count, and potentially exceed it by as much as 5 percent.

France Bélanger, University Distinguished Professor in the Pamplin College of Business' Department of Accounting and Information Systems, and Donna Wertalik, professor of practice in the Department of Marketing, took their show, "Voices of Privacy," on the road as they presented at Sen. Mark Warner’s 2023 Virginia Women’s Conference.

In a new monthly series on Here @ Home, we’re talking with two Virginia Tech professors who have launched an educational initiative.

People are able to justify their bad behavior with rationalizations. Companies need to tackle the lies we tell ourselves head on.

This season, come and learn about website application security (WebAppSec) with the Integrated Security Education and Research Center, or ISERC. Participants will learn about top weaknesses on the web and how to defend them. This newfound know-how will then be utilized during a capture-the-flag escape room challenge on campus.

Pamplin College of Business Associate Professor Idris Adjerid’s research finds that identification requirements correlates to a decrease in COVID-19 vaccine demand.

Today’s technology provides those with ill intentions the ability to collect private information with only a few movements of their fingertips.

A working paper co-written by one of our faculty, Dr. Idris Aderid, was recently featured in an article written by award winning investigative journalist, Julia Angwin, for The New York Times.

Research reveals that we unconsciously ignore many security warnings because of the way the warnings are designed. That can be easily fixed.

On January 26, 2023, Pamplin College of Business’ Integrated Security Education and Research Center (ISERC) hosted CyberVT, Virginia Tech’s Cybersecurity Club. The workshop, It takes a team: real-time response and resilience for cybersecurity, explored career options and provided a high-level tour of the cybersecurity resources available, including opportunities through the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative.

You know the scenario: You scroll through social media and come across an article that piques your interest. You follow the link to a page, where you are met with a pop-up asking you to consent to have your data tracked via cookies. You almost instinctively click yes.

You’re busy working on a project when suddenly a security message appears on your screen, warning of a potential security risk. Do you act, or do you ignore and quickly return to work? If the message includes a list of security dos and don’ts, then you are likely to ignore it if you are like most people.

Ivana Bartoletti, global data privacy officer at Wipro, will serve as the inaugural visiting cybersecurity and privacy executive fellow at Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business.

Many chief information security officers express frustration about being excluded from strategic decision-making.

Pamplin College of Business Security, Privacy, and Trust invites the Virginia Tech community to attend an exciting guest speaker event featuring Alex Attumalil, chief information security officer at Under Armour.

This summer, six Virginia Tech Pamplin College of Business students gained real-world experience enhancing election cybersecurity in municipalities across the commonwealth through the Virginia Cyber Navigator Program.

The Wall Street Journal published an article by Pamplin professors Michelle Lowry, Marshall Vance, and Anthony Vance on the cybersecurity expertise of boards of directors.

Research led by Assistant Professor of Marketing Shilpa Madan shows a connection between the belief that appearance reveals character and support for facial profiling technology