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06 Sep 2022
Blog Post

Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business & Environment

partnering with the best companies at the intersection of energy and technology to provide financial capital, industry expertise and commercialization support. Energize invests in software-based solutions spanning renewable energy, critical infrastructure, climate... View Details

01 Dec 2019
News

Bridging the Gap

along on the cradle-to-career trajectory. Dubbed Project Blue Sky and scheduled to launch in 2021, it will condense a four-year bachelor’s degree in IT and cybersecurity into two years, combining coursework with an on-the-job... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustration by Josh Cochran; photographed by Melissa Golden; cross sector collaboration; local government; nonprofits; education; leadership; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

February 2023
Case

Ransomware Attack at Springhill Medical Center

By: Suraj Srinivasan and Li-Kuan (Jason) Ni

In July, 2019, Springhill Medical Center (“SMC”) in Mobile, Alabama, fell prey to a malicious ransomware attack that crippled the hospital’s internal network systems and public-facing web page. While the hospital rushed to securely restore the network, medical... View Details

December 2023
Case

TikTok: The Algorithm Will See You Now

By: Shikhar Ghosh and Shweta Bagai

In a world where attention is a scarce commodity, this case explores the meteoric rise of TikTok—an app that transformed from a niche platform for teens into the most visited domain by 2021—surpassing even Google. Its algorithm was a sophisticated mechanism for... View Details

Keywords: Social Media; Applications and Software; Disruptive Innovation; Business and Government Relations; International Relations; Cybersecurity; Culture; Technology Industry; China; United States; India

May 2022
Case

TikTok and National Security: Investment in an Age of Data Sovereignty?

By: Jeremy Friedman, Sarah Bauerle Danzman and David Lane

This case covers TikTok’s purchase of Musical.ly and the reaction of the United States government, including the review of the purchase by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and the reaction of the presidential administration of Donald... View Details

Keywords: Data Security; Mergers and Acquisitions; Cybersecurity; Internet and the Web; International Relations; Laws and Statutes; Globalized Firms and Management

24 Feb 2020
Research & Ideas

The Hidden Vulnerabilities of Open Source Software

industry and application security companies, including developer-first security company Snyk and the Synopsys Cybersecurity Research Center (SCRC), the Linux Foundation and LISH were able to combine private usage data with publicly... View Details

Keywords: by Frank Nagle and Jenny Hoffman; Computer

01 Jun 2016
News

How Do We Win the Cyberwar?

the threat, with analysts predicting it will grow to $170 billion by 2020. (In his proposed fiscal 2017 budget, President Obama requested a $5 billion increase in federal cybersecurity spending, up to $19 billion annually.) Money is one... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustrations by Victo Ngai

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Fraudulent Mobile Payment Alerts on the Rise | Information Technology

by calling the phone number on their website to verify the suspicious account activity. Never share personal account information over text or phone calls — legitimate institutions will not ask for you to provide passwords or account numbers. Would you like to receive... View Details

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Online Security for You and your Family | Information Technology

Online Security for You and your Family Adopting good cybersecurity habits is crucial for protecting your personal information and digital life. In today's interconnected world, cyber threats like identity theft, hacking, and phishing are... View Details

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Austin Boral

(Founder), McKinsey & Company (Public & Social Sector Practice), New York City Economic Development Corporation (Strategy Department), Andrew Goodman Foundation (Board Member); Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency... View Details

September 19, 2017
Article

After Equifax Breach, Companies Advised to Review Open-Source Software Code

By: Ben DiPietro and Lou Shipley

It doesn’t make much sense: At a time when high-powered automated trading systems can execute stock sales in real time, some companies that rely on open-source software to help to run their businesses track their open-source use on spread sheets on paper.
Lou... View Details

Keywords: Software; Open-source; Security Vulnerabilities; Data Privacy; Hack; Applications and Software; Safety; Cybersecurity

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Better Timing of Cyber Conflict

By: Elisabeth Paulson and Christopher Griffin

In this paper, we construct a model of cyber-weapon deployment and attempt to determine an optimal deployment time for cyberweapons using this model. We compare and contrast our approach to that in Axelrod and Iliev (R. Axelrod and R. Iliev. Timing of cyber conflict.... View Details

Keywords: Cyber-weapons; Cyberwarfare; Cybersecurity; National Security