This month's focus is ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI), We highlight secure usage, and provide a few cautions. October is also Cybersecurity Awareness month! We've included helpful resources, and an introduction to WPI's Women in Cybersecurity Club.

We are grateful to Raha Moraffah, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, for this month’s feature article on Social Engineering Attacks in the Era of Generative AI.

In this issue:

  • Social Engineering Attacks in the Era of Generative AI
  • Examples of AI in Everyday Life
  • AI Creating Hard to Detect Phishing emails
  • Using AI at WPI
  • Learning with Laughter
  • From WPI's CISTO: Cybersecurity Awareness Month
  • Where to Find Information Security?
  • Meet Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS)
  • Featured Videos & By the Numbers
  • In the News
  • Diversity in Cybersecurity
  • Additional WPI Resources

 

Preview

Kombucha Girl meme with disgusted face says, "Spending hours going through security logs, and intrigued face says, "Using AI to analyze logs and produce a short report on issues to address."

 

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