SPDY — Google’s Experimental Protocol for a Faster Web

January 20th, 2010

Wednesday January 20, 2010, 3:00 pm in MCS 135 As part of Google's "Let's make the web faster" initiative, we are experimenting with custom protocols to help reduce the latency of web pages. SPDY (pronounced "SPeeDY") is a drop in replacement for HTTP which allows multiplexed requests, prioritization and more... More

Panel: Cyber Terrorism and Warfare: The Emergent Threat

November 18th, 2009

Panel: Cyber Terrorism and Warfare: The Emergent Threat, November 19, 2009, Hosted by Boston University's College of Arts and Sciences. (https://www.bu.edu/buniverse/view/?v=257Hz399 ) Azer Bestavros, Arthur Hulnick, Leonid Reyzin, Robert Popp, Joseph Wippl

Student Job Fair: Job Opportunities at NSA

October 8th, 2009

Thursday, 10/15, 5:00 - 6:00 pm, 808 Commonwealth Avenue (Fuller Building), Room 109 and Friday , 10/16 12:30 - 3:00 pm, 111 Cummington Street (MCS building) Room 135 Join representatives of the National Security Agency to learn about career opportunities in information assurance and intelligence. More

Department of Defense Information Assurance Scholarship Program

October 8th, 2009

Students who are interested in programs in Information Assurance at Boston University are eligible to apply for full scholarships. Students must be full-time and US citizens. Full tuition, fees, books, $17K stipend for graduate students, $12K stipend for undergraduate students, and hands-on experience in information security internships. If all conditions are... More

10-12 August 2009, Ethical Hacking event and Systems Defence course at Harvard

July 8th, 2009

Course Title: Ethical Hacking and Systems Defense August 10 - 12, 2009, Harvard University. Course Description: Ethical Hacking and Systems Defense is a hands-on, intensive, three-day workshop immersing students in the methodologies and application of hacking concepts and techniques. This workshop introduces students to footprinting, scanning, gaining and... More