Hariri Institute Director Azer Bestavros Confers with Federal Officials on Cybersecurity
On July 8, Hariri Institute Director Azer Bestavros briefed Department of Defense (DOD) and Homeland Security (DHS) officials on several cybersecurity projects now in progress at BU, including the Modular Approach to Cloud Security (MACS), a $10 million, five-year, National Science Foundation–funded project to help develop information systems with several layers of security measures, and Massachusetts Open Cloud (MOC), a... More
Hariri Fellow to Participate in Cybersecurity Panel
Wednesday, April 6, 2016 12:30–1:30pm Location: 121 Baystate Road On Wednesday, April 6, 2016, Sharon Goldberg, associate professor of computer science and Hariri Institute fellow, will participate in the Lessons in Cybersecurity Panel alongside professors Ivan Arreguin Toft and John D. Woodward, Jr., both of the BU Pardee School. The panel will focus on the ongoing encryption... More
Hariri Fellow Sharon Goldberg Weighs in on Apple Cybersecurity Case
Sharon Goldberg, a Hariri Institute Faculty Fellow and associate professor of computer science, has serious concerns about the FBI's request to unlock Apple's iPhone. Goldberg, a network security expert, sat down with BU Research to discuss the ongoing standoff between Apple and the FBI, as well as its potential to introduce substantial security... More
Hariri Institute Director, Azer Bestavros, and Faculty Fellow, Sharon Goldberg, on President Obama’s Cybersecurity Budget Proposals
Budget proposals for the next fiscal year are expected to invest more heavily in research, including studies in the area of cybersecurity, fields in which BU and the Hariri Institute are leading research institutions. Hariri Founding Director, Azer Bestavros, and Hariri Faculty Fellow Sharon Goldberg both expressed their excitement over the... More
Hacking with Holyoke Codes: Cybersecurity Workshop at MGHPCC
Saturday, December 12, 2015 10:00am - 2:00pm Location: Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC) in Holyoke, MA When it comes to cyber-security, everyone should play a role in keeping people safe and making the internet and the world a more secure place. That includes the next generation. In conjunction with Computer Science Education... More