Friday, May 27, 2011
Professor James Wang in the College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) was recently issued US Patent #7,929,805 as a result of his collaborative research in computer security.
Wang received the patent for the image-based CAPTCHAs (Completely Automated Public Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart) Generation System, which he developed with Jia Li, associate professor of statistics, and Ritendra Datta, a 2009 Penn State doctoral graduate.
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Wednesday, June 02, 2010
A computer in the Outreach Market Research and Data office recently was found to be communicating with a bot controller, exposing 15,806 Social Security numbers to possible compromise. A 'bot' is a type of malware that allows an attacker to gain complete control over the affected computer. The computer had at one time contained a database of Social Security numbers (SSNs) for official use by the University. The database was removed when Penn State stopped using SSNs in 2005, but an archived copy remained undetected in the computer's cache. As with other cases at Penn State, the University has no evidence that unauthorized individuals accessed the information, but those affected should be alert in the event that an individual attempts to use their identity. (more)
Monday, March 30, 2009
Johnny Long, a national computer security expert, author, and public speaker will present an interactive discussion to the Penn State community at 2:30 p.m. on Monday,April 6, in the HUB-Robeson Center Theater, room 117, on the University Park campus. Long is well known for his background in Google Hacking, a process by which vulnerable servers on the Internet can be identified through specially constructed Google searches. (more)
