TechRepublic: UC researches ways to protect electronics

TechRepublic highlighted work by the University of Cincinnati to protect electronic systems from hacking, spying and sabotage.

UC launched a new university cooperative research center with a $4.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation in partnership with five other universities. UC is the lead institution for the project, according to UC engineering professor John "Marty" Emmert, the new director of the center and its principal investigator.

"Building consumer trust in technology is central to our work," Emmert said. 

The new Center for Hardware and Embedded Systems Security and Trust will work with industry and government partners on custom research projects designed to help business protect its supply chain.

Those partners will pay UC and the other research institutions a membership fee to investigate their unique vulnerabilities and find solutions. So far, companies such as Verizon and Booz Allen Hamilton have signed up along with agencies such as the U.S. Department of Defense.

"The research is very relevant now and of great interest to government and industry," UC engineering professor Marc Cahay said.

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Featured image at top: Graphic by Margaret Weiner/UC Creative Services