Tony Opheim named ITS vice president and chief information officer
Following a six-month stint as interim vice president and chief information officer of WSU Information Technology Services, Tony Opheim is taking on the role in a permanent capacity.
cyber threat
Jan. 19: Cryptography, coding, cyber attacks discussed
PULLMAN, Wash. – Providing security and defense against hacking of next-generation quantum computers will be discussed by Washington State University researcher Nathan Hamlin at the informal Science Pub 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, at Paradise Creek Brewery, 245 SE Paradise St., Pullman.
WSU to help improve cyber security in energy delivery
PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University will participate in a new, five-year $28.1 million U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) initiative to improve computer/communication networks for energy delivery systems like power grids and pipelines.
Mathematicians build code to take on toughest cyber attacks
By Rebecca Phillips, University Communications science writer PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University mathematicians have designed an encryption code capable of fending off the phenomenal hacking power of a quantum computer.
Cyber firm goes undercover to invade, protect businesses
Ben Caudill at work. SEATTLE – Businesses beware: If a stranger wearing an immaculate business suit and engaged in “techie-talk” on his cellphone shows up and says he’s the new IT guy, don’t fall for it. He could be your worst nightmare – a professional cyber-saboteur like recent Washington State University business graduate Benjamin Caudill. […]