2025 was a wild ride for cyber security. The landscape is shifting faster than ever, and several themes stand out when I think about the most important cyber security lessons from the year.

The Pittsburgh Steelers drafted quarterback Will Howard in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. This was before it became known that 41-year-old quarterback Aaron Rodgers would be joining the ...

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Now in its fifth year, the Northwestern Computer Science PhD Application Feedback Program, led by Northwestern Engineering’s Fabian E. Bustamante, aims to assist prospective students with their ...

Abraham Rubio has wanted to be a software engineer since childhood. On the gaming platform Minecraft, he loved tinkering with “mods,” or alterations to video games created by fans that change elements ...

Most security teams have a good sense of what's critical in their environment. What's harder to pin down is what's business-critical. These are the assets that support the processes the business can't ...

McDonald's experienced a major security incident in June that resulted in the exposure of data belonging to apparently millions of job applicants. Earlier this month, security researchers Ian Carroll ...

From fears about academic dishonesty to declining foundational skills and increased screen time, there’s no shortage of concern about how students use artificial intelligence (AI). While I share many ...

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of stories featuring master’s degree programs at the University of Chicago. Bradley Stoller knew the University of Chicago was an ideal fit to pursue a master’s ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) applications are being increasingly deployed across the nuclear industry, from enhancing operational efficiency to strengthening security ...

This is a question every educator has faced before. To be fair, it’s a valid question. Students are naturally curious, and it’s normal for them to wonder about the knowledge that they’re acquiring.