Side channel signals and bolts of lightning from distant storms could one day help prevent hackers from sabotaging electric power substations and other critical infrastructure, a new study suggests. By analyzing electromagnetic signals emitted by substation components using an independent monitoring system, security personnel could tell if switches and transformers were being tampered with in…
Georgia Tech Discovers How Mobile Ads Leak Personal Data
The personal information of millions of smartphone users is at risk due to in-app advertising that can leak potentially sensitive user information between ad networks and mobile app developers, according to a new study by the School of Computer Science at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Results will be presented Tuesday, Feb. 23 at the…
Student’s Epic Speech Stuns New Freshmen
Georgia Tech student welcomes the incoming freshmen with an epic speech backed by music from “2001: A Space Odyssey.” For more information visit http://www.gatech.edu/