Computer Science Social Engineering Attacks During the Covid 19 Pandemic
Randy Andrews Zenia Bahorski, faculty mentor Covid 19 has caused many employees to work from home in an online environment. In April 2020, 95% of IT professionals reported an increase in security challenges, including accidentally downloading untested software or opening emails with ransomware attached (World Economic Forum, 2020; CNBC, 2020). The pandemic has also given cybercriminals an opportunity to use social engineering to scam people that are applying for government assistance (FBI National Press Office, 2020). In short, there is a need to create awareness of social engineering attacks for Internet users. This poster focuses on how Covid 19 has increased cyber security threats, and also strategies to prevent social engineering attacks. Poster / Live Session 2 / 11:25 a.m.
Detecting Triangular Arbitrage Amongst Multiple Cryptocurrency Exchanges
Samuel Grone Weitian Tong, faculty mentor Since the introduction of Bitcoin, alternative cryptocurrencies have exploded in number. It was once believed that a few cryptocurrencies would eventually drive out competitors. This assumption turned out to be incorrect. Thousands of cryptocurrencies exist concurrently. A question that arises for cryptocurrencies is how they compare to fiat currencies. Fiat currencies are often traded in an attempt to earn profit by taking advantage of price inefficiencies between the fiat currencies. We will explore how this translates to cryptocurrencies by evaluating historical price data for several cryptocurrencies to assess the prevalence of arbitrage in cryptocurrency markets. Poster / Q&A Session 1
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