Cybersecurity in the News
UNO Faculty
December 12, 2024
The University of Nebraska at Omaha's Office of Graduate Studies is pleased to announce that Scott Reiling, a master's student in cybersecurity, has been selected as the recipient of the Elton S. Carter Award for Excellence in a master's thesis. Established by the School of Communication in honor of Dr. Elton S. Carter—who served as Graduate Dean at UNO from 1966 to 1975—this award recognizes graduate students whose research and presentation demonstrate exceptional quality and significance.
Scott's thesis work was conducted under the mentorship of Dr. Bill Mahoney, the Charles W. and Margre H. Durham Distinguished Professor of Cybersecurity in the School of Interdisciplinary Informatics (Si2) at the College of Information Science & Technology. Dr. Mahoney's research focuses on areas such as intermediate representation vulnerability analysis, software fingerprinting and obfuscation, as well as industrial control system security. When asked about Scott, Dr. Mahoney said, "Scott’s thesis deals with browser fingerprinting, a method websites frequently use to track users who may not be aware of methods other than ‘cookies’ to identify site users. It is a great study and Scott’s award is well deserved."
Scott, who received a commemorative plaque earlier this year, will also be awarded a one-time payment of $800 at the end of December. The School of Interdisciplinary Informatics, the NebraskaCYBER center, and the faculty in Cybersecurity join the Graduate Studies office to congratulate Scott on this outstanding achievement. We extend our best wishes for continued success in his academic and professional endeavors.
January 24, 2023
Nebraska farmers, researchers seek to raise awareness of cyberattacks to agriculture
November 30, 2022
Dr. Hale featured on KELOLAND – TikTok! Just say no.
https://www.keloland.com/news/local-news/how-do-apps-like-tiktok-gather-your-data/
November 17, 2022
Dr. Grispos is on NPR - The feds warn that hackers could hold Midwestern harvests hostage with ransomware
https://www.kcur.org/news/2022-11-17/ag-hackers
September 27, 2022
Dr. Grispos featured on KETV Newswatch 7 – Ag-based cybersecurity attacks
August 8, 2022
Dr. George Grispos, along with Dr. Austin Doctor make farmers aware of cyber threats
https://theconversation.com/rise-of-precision-agriculture-exposes-food-system-to-new-threats-187589
June 1, 2022
Dr. George Grispos and his UNO ag/cyber testbed is featured on on News Channel Nebraska
May 31, 2022
Dr. Hale featured on “6 on your Side” – The scammer strip search
April 25, 2022
Dr. Grispos is quoted on both RFD-TV and Brownfield: “FBI predicts there might be an increase in cyberattacks during planting season”
https://www.rfdtv.com/fbi-predicts-there-might-be-an-increase-in-cyberattacks-during-planting-season
March 2, 2022
Cyberattacks [sic] Hitting Strong – Dr. Grispos is featured on KVNO radio
https://kvno.org/kvno-news/cyberattacks-hitting-strong/
November 2, 2021
Small, medium-sized businesses should bolster cybersecurity amid Russia sanctions; featuring our own George Grispos on Newswatch 7
November 2, 2021
Beefing up Cyber Security in Agriculture will be More than Software Installation; our own Dr. George Grispos on Brownfield
March 29, 2020
Dr. Matt Hale featured on 3News Now local broadcast – Watch out for (Cyber) Romance
https://www.3newsnow.com/news/local-news/concern-grows-for-romance-scams-as-more-people-stay-home
February 26, 2020
Dr. Matt Hale featured on 3News Now local broadcast – Phishing attacks on the increase!
https://www.3newsnow.com/news/local-news/cyber-criminals-using-coronavirus-in-new-e-mail-scams
National Cybersecurity News
January 31, 2023
“Strange things are afoot at the Circle K”; like spilling credit card details
https://cybernews.com/security/circlek-leak-credit-card-exposed/
January 31, 2023
Oregon murder suspect uses dating apps to target victims
https://www.insider.com/oregon-police-attempted-murder-suspect-using-dating-apps-lawyer-2023-1
January 27, 2023
British Cyber Agency Warns of Russian and Iranian Hackers Targeting Key Industries
https://thehackernews.com/2023/01/british-cyber-agency-warns-of-russian.html
January 11, 2023
Watch your love life if you are at Oxford University; your information is out there
https://cybernews.com/privacy/oxford-university-data-breach/
UNO Students
UNO Students finish 26th nationally out of 470 colleges in National Cyber League competition; some of our students were #27, #34, #191, #681 out of 6675 participants, and the student club is in the 100th percentile.
https://cyberskyline.com/data/power-ranking/fall-2022-national