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Photo: Students stand and pose for a photo at the bottom of a set of stairs. From right to left, top to bottom: Daniel Skahill (CDS ‘23), Samantha Chen (CDS ‘23), Zining Ye (CDS ‘23), Yile Wang (CDS ‘23), and Edward Wong (CDS ‘23).

Commencement 2023

Inaugural Class of BU Computing & Data Sciences Majors Prepare to Graduate

May 16, 2023

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Online Privacy

Protect Your Privacy Online: Avoid Posting These Five Things

January 25, 2023

ENG’s David Boas (left) has been named the new Metcalf Chair for his transformative neuroscience research, while Ran Cantetti’s prowess in cryptography has earned him the Wang Professorship. Boas photo by Dana J. Quigley. Canetti photo by Cydney Scott

Cybersecurity

Two BU Named Professorships, Last Awarded Decades Ago, Have New Occupants

December 1, 2022

Photo of an Uber sign is displayed at the company's headquarters in San Francisco. Metal sign reads "Uber" on a glass-paned building.

Cybersecurity

Uber Users: What You Need to Know about Last Month’s Data Breach

October 11, 2022

Congressman Stephen Lynch listens as Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley discusses a bill they have introduced, called the ECASH Act at the School of LAW on October 4, 2022. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi for Boston University

Cybersecurity

US Reps Stephen Lynch, Ayanna Pressley Tout ECASH Bill for Those Shut Out of Digital Transactions

October 4, 2022

Cybersecurity

Don’t Get Hacked: Follow These Useful Cybersecurity Tips

October 3, 2022

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SCHOLARSHIPS

BU Supports 2022 Boston Public Schools Graduates

September 15, 2022

MET professor, Kyung-schick Choi poses for a photo on May 3, 2022. He created the school's Cybercrime Investigation & Cybersecurity programs. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

Cybersecurity

This MET Cyber Sleuth Helped Find the Man Who Stole His Identity

May 24, 2022

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Cybersecurity

“Zero Trust” Cyber Defense Strategy Could Help Thwart Hackers Targeting Government, Business

February 17, 2022

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SAFETY

Students Warned to Look Out for Rental Scams

July 6, 2021

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Cybersecurity

Why Are Ransomware Attacks Happening So Often—and Can They Be Stopped?

June 8, 2021

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University News

Bookstore Cyberattack Leaves BU’s and Other Students’ Credit Card Information Compromised

May 12, 2021

Andrew Sellars, director of the School of Law’s Technology Law Clinic, seen in a file photo meeting with students (from left) and Luke Sutherland (LAW’19), Courtney Merrill (LAW’19), and former senior program coordinator Jess Martinez.

Law

BU and MIT Renew Partnership on Technology Law

July 16, 2020

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Politics

LAW’s Danielle Citron: How Campaigns Can Counter Deepfakes

February 10, 2020

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Cybersecurity

Accessing Your Student Link Data Will Take a New Extra Step

January 28, 2020

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Science & Technology

Security and Privacy Experts Uncover Hidden Threats You Need to Know About

October 29, 2019

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Technology

What You Need to Know to Protect Your Cybersecurity

October 7, 2019

Portrait of Danielle Keats Citron, Professor of Law, BU LAW Vice President, Cyber Civil Rights Initiative

Cybersecurity

LAW’s Danielle Citron Named a 2019 MacArthur Fellow

September 25, 2019

Portrait of Danielle Citron

Law

Q&A: LAW’s Danielle Citron Warns That Deepfake Videos Could Undermine the 2020 Election

September 11, 2019

AI4All students learn in the classroom

STEM

Introducing High School Women to the World of Artificial Intelligence

August 27, 2018

Introducing High School Women to the World of Artificial Intelligence