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September 22, 2022

MS CRS Alum Michael Fitzpatrick (’19), Chief Privacy Officer for the City of New York, speaks about the MS CRS program

Michael Fitzpatrick MS CRS ’19, NYC’s chief privacy officer, explains how NYU Law prepared him to tackle pressing issues in cybersecurity.

September 29, 2022

Central Intelligence Agency Opportunities

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Please come join the National Security Law Society in welcoming Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) representatives to NYU Law. An attorney from the CIA’s Office of General Counsel and a member of the Agency’s Talent Center will be visiting to speak about internship and career opportunities at the agency, along with answering questions about the hiring […]

September 14, 2022

Securing the Software Supply Chain End to End Against Nation State Actors

In this faculty lecture, Justin Cappos, Associate Professor, Computer Science and Engineering will cover what specific efforts make it harder for attackers to compromise the means by which software is created and distributed. A specific area of focus will be on what tools one can use in practice to combat such attackers.

September 12, 2022

AcidRain Malware and Viasat Network Downtime in Ukraine: Assessing the Cyber War Threat – Just Security

As the war in Ukraine progresses, there have been several offensive cyber operations linked to Russian organizations against Ukrainian civil, military, and corporate infrastructures. Cybersecurity and intelligence professionals were initially surprised by the lack of large-scale and complex cyber attacks in support of Russia’s kinetic activities at the outset of the war.

July 12th, 2022

New SEC Cyber Rules Put Boards and Executives on Alert

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Board and executive accountability around cyber risk has become Topic A for corporate leaders. Judi Germano, professor in MS CRS Program, shares her expertise in this article. Click the title of this post to read the full piece.

July 12th, 2022

Women Leaders in Cybersecurity 2022: Cyber Risk: Increasing Board and Executive Accountability (Virtual Panel, July 12th)

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Join the NYU Center for Cybersecurity for a discussion on the important legal, technological, ethical, and policy issues at stake in enhancing board and executive accountability for cyber risk. This will be a can’t-miss discussion on the role top leadership plays in cybersecurity practice and policy. This event is moderated by MS CRS Professor Judi […]

May 13, 2022

Russian Threats and Cybersecurity: Q&A with Beth George, former DOD acting General Counsel

The Reiss Center on Law and Security and Just Security present a new series, What You Need to Know: Unpacking the Law in Russia’s War Against Ukraine. In brief question-and-answer interviews with leading experts, we will probe some of the most urgent and unsettled legal questions in a tragic conflict that threatens to reshape the international legal and […]

Confronting Escalating Cyber Attacks

This initiative brings together thought leaders from government, business, and academia to discuss strategies for addressing future attacks on critical infrastructure. MS CRS Professors Randy Milch (NYU Law) and Ed Amoroso (NYU Tandon) are featured in this series. Click the title of this post to receive the interviews and briefings.

April 14, 2022

12th Cyber Security Lecture – Cloud Security Megatrends (Virtual Panel, April 14th)

The NYU Tandon School of Engineering Cyber Security Lecture Series provides an arena for high-level discussion among world-class scholars and practitioners. Led by MS CRS capstone mentor Phil Venables (CISO – Google Cloud), this lecture will be followed by a panel discussion with Cybersecurity Experts offering their own perspectives on cloud adoption, security, and digital transformation. […]

March 21, 2022

The Cyber Social Contract: A Conversation with National Cyber Director Chris Inglis

Inaugural National Cyber Director Chris Inglis visited NYU Law for a keynote address and fireside chat hosted by the NYU Center for Cybersecurity. Director Inglis addressed the state of cyber policy today and the need for a “Cyber Social Contract” that realigns risks and responsibilities between public and private actors in cyberspace. Click the title of this post to view […]