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UNO Faculty

January 24, 2023

Nebraska farmers, researchers seek to raise awareness of cyberattacks to agriculture

https://fox42kptm.com/newsletter-daily/nebraska-farmers-researchers-seek-to-raise-awareness-of-cyberattacks-to-agriculture-george-grispos-brock-elsen-nebraska-farm-bureau

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

https://www.ketv.com/article/uno-working-on-protecting-the-state-from-agricultural-based-cyberattacks/41415697

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

https://central.newschannelnebraska.com/story/46609050/cyber-threats-targeting-agriculture-focus-of-new-cybersecurity-testbed

May 31, 2022

Dr. Hale featured on “6 on your Side” – The scammer strip search

https://www.wowt.com/2022/06/01/omaha-victim-cautions-new-twist-warrant-scam-demanding-virtual-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

https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/fbi-alerts-ag-cooperatives-increased-cyberattacks-during-planting-harvest-seasons/

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

https://www.ketv.com/article/small-medium-sized-businesses-should-bolster-cybersecurity-amid-russia-sanctions/39235649

November 2, 2021

Beefing up Cyber Security in Agriculture will be More than Software Installation; our own Dr. George Grispos on Brownfield

https://brownfieldagnews.com/managing-for_profit/beefing-up-cyber-security-in-agriculture-will-be-more-than-software-installation/

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 100^th percentile.

https://cyberskyline.com/data/power-ranking/fall-2022-national