RIT Cyber Security Class Blog

By Samuel Finnegan Imagine that your company has just been hacked. The cybersecurity team has identified the systems used to hack you. Should you be allowed to hack them back? This is called “hacking back” and has become a major topic for many businesses as cyberattacks increase.

By Cameron Lester In New York state, it is illegal for people to make and possess 3D printed guns, but that hasn’t stopped criminals from being able to get them. A high profile incident in which this was apparent was the assassination of the UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City. The killer had allegedly used a 3D printed handgun, with a 3D printed suppressor. As it currently is, 3D printers do not have any functionality for checking what the items that they are printing are.

By: Vigo Peixoto A Flock Safety automated license plate reader (ALPR) camera outside a retail store in Aurora, Colorado, on June 27, 2024. A single camera or automatic license plate reader can be very useful for police solving crimes. When that single camera is a part of hundreds of thousands of cameras in an interconnected database, it adds a lot of risks and violates privacy.

AI has been slowly becoming the norm during workdays. Companies even have it as a requirement to know how to use these AI tools and also give them to you to propel your work at a faster speed. But there comes an issue. Do you know who is faster than humans in every instance of work? AI agents. These AI agents have become a seemingly bigger threat to not only human employees as it takes their jobs, but it also exhibits signs of what would be a rogue employee/insider threat.

By: Alexander Leal Rogers In today’s cybersecurity landscape, the conversation usually revolves around data: stolen passwords, leaked credit card numbers, or compromised emails. However, there is a far more dangerous frontier known as Operational Technology (OT). These are the physical systems, the pumps, valves, and sensors, that keep our water clean and our lights on.

By: Seyma Senliler 23andMe is a direct-to-consumer genetic testing company that allows users to submit a saliva sample to learn about their ancestry, genetic traits, and potential health risks. 23andMe is not a healthcare provider, so it is not covered under HIPAA protection laws. As a consumer service, the sensitive genetic data it collects is not fully protected, raising unique privacy concerns. Unlike insurers or medical providers, 23andMe is not subject to traditional healthcare regulations.

By Josh Berty In the world of cybersecurity, one big thing has been making it easier and less expensive to commit an attack, AI. The usage of Artificial intelligence in cyber attacks poses a great threat to many companies, as the barrier to entry is so much easier. An answer for this recent progression in cyber attacks is to invest more into security. So if this is an answer then why are many companies accepting the attacks and not investing as much as they can into security?

Picture Source: https://spectrum.ieee.org/fiber-optic-cable-record The fiber optic cable in your wall is more than just a gateway to high-speed internet; it is a sensitive, vibrating string of glass that can be turned into a high-fidelity microphone. According to groundbreaking research presented at the NDSS Symposium (Network and Distributed System Security Symposium.) 2026, the last mile of our communication infrastructure is vulnerable to an undetectable acoustic attack.

4/13/2026 Mike N. https://time.com/article/2026/04/07/ai-quantum-computing-advance/ According to a recent time magazine article, Researchers recently uncovered concerning findings in new studies from Google and the quantum computing firm Oratomic. The data indicates that quantum computers could soon be advanced enough to compromise the encryption protocols that currently secure the internet.

In today’s digital world, messaging apps like WhatsApp have become one of the main ways people communicate. These apps use end-to-end encryption, which ensures that only the sender and receiver can read messages—not even the company itself can access them. While this is a major advancement for cybersecurity and personal privacy, it has also created a serious challenge for law enforcement.