# cyber attacks

Published articles for cyber attacks.

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## How MIT students are helping to prevent cyberattacks

DevFeed: [How MIT students are helping to prevent cyberattacks](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-mit-students-are-helping-to-prevent-cyberattacks-37965.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://news.mit.edu/2026/mit-cybersecurity-clinic-preventing-cyberattacks-0713>)

Author: Nicole Estvanik Taylor | Department of Urban Studies and Planning

Published: 2026-07-13T19:10:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [MIT AI News](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/mit-ai-news.md>)

Topics: [Cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cybersecurity.md>), [Security & Privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security-privacy.md>), [ransomware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ransomware.md>), [Business Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/business-security.md>)

Tags: [ai-and-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-and-security.md>), [ai-in-cyber-crime](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-in-cyber-crime.md>), [artificial-intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/artificial-intelligence.md>), [attacks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/attacks.md>), [business-and-management](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/business-and-management.md>), [classes-and-programs](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/classes-and-programs.md>), [collaboration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/collaboration.md>), [computer-science-and-technology](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/computer-science-and-technology.md>), [cyber-attacks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cyber-attacks.md>), [cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cybersecurity.md>), [government](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/government.md>), [health-care](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/health-care.md>), [jungwoo-chun](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/jungwoo-chun.md>), [lawrence-susskind](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/lawrence-susskind.md>), [local](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/local.md>), [massive-open-online-courses-moocs](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/massive-open-online-courses-moocs.md>), [mit-class-11-074-11-274-cybersecurity-clinic](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mit-class-11-074-11-274-cybersecurity-clinic.md>), [mit-cybersecurity-clinic](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mit-cybersecurity-clinic.md>), [mit-dusp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mit-dusp.md>), [mitx](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mitx.md>), [organizations](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/organizations.md>), [prevent](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/prevent.md>), [public-sector](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/public-sector.md>), [ransomware-attacks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ransomware-attacks.md>), [school-of-architecture-and-planning](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/school-of-architecture-and-planning.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>), [technology-and-society](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technology-and-society.md>), [training](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/training.md>), [urban-studies-and-planning](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/urban-studies-and-planning.md>), [vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerabilities.md>)

### AI overview

MIT's Cybersecurity Clinic trains students to assess cyberattack vulnerabilities and provide free, confidential security assessments to municipalities, health-care organizations, and other at-risk communities.

### Source excerpt

Students from the MIT Cybersecurity Clinic help local governments and other vulnerable organizations defend against digital threats.

## Leave Those Numbers for April 1st

DevFeed: [Leave Those Numbers for April 1st](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/leave-those-numbers-for-april-1st-36867.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shostack.org/blog/leave-those-numbers-for-april-1st/>)

Author: Adam

Published: 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Shostack & Friends Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shostack-friends-blog.md>)

Topics: [Cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cybersecurity.md>), [Security Attacks](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security-attacks.md>)

Tags: [attacks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/attacks.md>), [cyber-attacks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cyber-attacks.md>), [marketing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/marketing.md>), [numbers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/numbers.md>), [phishing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/phishing.md>), [sales](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sales.md>), [verify](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/verify.md>)

### AI overview

This opinion argues that vendors should stop using exaggerated, unsupported cybersecurity statistics in sales and marketing materials. It recommends that buyers challenge unverifiable claims and penalize misleading numbers through purchasing decisions.

### Source excerpt

Over-inflated numbers won't scare me into buying your 'solution'.

## Learning from Near Misses

DevFeed: [Learning from Near Misses](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/learning-from-near-misses-36864.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shostack.org/blog/learning-from-near-misses/>)

Author: Adam

Published: 2017-12-04T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Shostack & Friends Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shostack-friends-blog.md>)

Topics: [Learning](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/learning.md>), [Cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cybersecurity.md>), [Threat Research](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/threat-research.md>), [datasets](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/datasets.md>), [.NET Conf](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/net-conf.md>)

Tags: [aviation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/aviation.md>), [blog-post](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blog-post.md>), [cyber-attacks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cyber-attacks.md>), [cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cybersecurity.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>), [learning](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/learning.md>), [reporting](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reporting.md>), [research](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/research.md>)

### AI overview

The article argues that cybersecurity can improve by collecting and studying data from incidents and near misses, not only major breaches. It discusses voluntary reporting, incentives, and lessons from aviation safety programs as possible ways to build useful aggregated data for research.

### Source excerpt

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