Article written by: Neel Ramachandran The Convergence of AI and Cybersecurity Cybersecurity has evolved far beyond firewalls, it is now an active intelligent battlefield shaped by artificial intelligence. Modern machine learning systems can detect anomalies, identify vulnerabilities, and respond to threats in real time, faster than any human analyst could. These technologies can be weaponized. AI systems are capable of automating physical attacks and be used in warfare as bot

Article written by: Neil Gami Image by CISA.gov Basic Cybersecurity Practices As the world becomes a more digitized place, keeping your data safe and secure becomes much more crucial. The stakes for cyber safety have never been higher. Hackers can now initiate a cyber attack from almost anywhere, so protecting the complex digital networks that we have created is a huge challenge for everyone – whether it be protecting your personal bank account information or federal informat

Article written by: Christina Timoshkov Article designed by: Christina Timoshkov & Sanvi Desai Why is Social Media under scrutiny? More countries are beginning to restrict social media use among young teenagers. But why? To uncover this, we must understand the explosion of these apps in the 2000s. Platforms like LinkedIn, YouTube, and Twitter quickly gained millions of users and reshaped how people connect online. This software introduced new, captivating ideas that got peopl

AttacksHacking humans instead of systems Article written by: Iyithihya Prakash Article designed by: Iyithihya Prakash and Natasha Gumpula What is Social Engineering? Social engineering (IBM) attacks work their way to orchestrate individuals to part with information that they are not supposed to share, install software that they are not supposed to install, open web pages that they are not supposed to visit, send money to criminals, or commit other errors that jeopardize their

Article written by: Iyithihya Prakasan Article designed by: Iyithihya Prakasan & Sanvi Desai Cybersecurity is now extending out of computers and passwords and into our wallets in the new digital era. Whether you swipe, insert, or tap, the payment option you select in any store grants certain levels of security to your monetary information with every payment. Of these, tap-to-pay (contactless payment), has become one of the safest, as it poses very little risk of fraud, in com

Article written by: Neel Ramachandran What is an AI Agent? An AI Agent is a software program that can observe its environment, make decisions based on those observations, and take actions to achieve a specific objective. Unlike traditional software that follows rigid, pre-programmed rules, AI agents are adaptive. They can learn from new data, adjust their strategies over time, and operate with a degree of independence. In cybersecurity, the “environment” an AI agent observes

Article Written By: Lakkshanasre Viyasarramnujam Article Designed by: Lakkshanasre Viyasarramnujam and Natasha Gumpula Important Cryptography Techniques to Know ______________________________________________________________ In the world of intricate security, one thing remains crucial: the power of cryptography. It's the clever work of techniques and methods that ensure that we can keep our systems and exchange of information private from attackers. So if you’re curious about

Article Written By: Lakkshanasre Viyasarramanujam Article Designed by: Lakkshanasre Viyasarramanujam & Sanvi Desai The Target and the Players In September 2023, the city of Las Vegas broke down, from its glitz and glamorous fortunes to becoming the stage for one of the most significant and public cyberattacks, and it affected the two titans in Las Vegas’s best of the hospitality industry: MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment. Behind this clever digital heist w

AttacksHacking humans instead of systems Article Written By: Iyithihya Prakasan Article Designed by: Iyithihya Prakasan and Natasha Gumpula What is Social Engineering? Social engineering (IBM) attacks work their way to orchestrate individuals to part with information that they are not supposed to share, install software that they are not supposed to install, open web pages that they are not supposed to visit, send money to criminals, or commit other errors that jeopardize the

Article Written By: Jia Fletcher Article Designed by: Jia Fletcher & Sanvi Desai The Rise of AI-Facilitated Research In our digital world, it has become increasingly common for artificial intelligence to be used as a tool to improve our daily lives. For students, AI is making its way into research. AI-facilitated research involves the integration of artificial intelligence in the research process. This is starting to be seen more commonly in schools.

Protection of Patients Safety and Data Integrity in Next-Generation Medical Netw Article Written By: Iyithihya Prakasan Article Designed by: Iyithihya Prakasan and Natasha Gumpula With the technological development of remote surgery , a physician can soon remotely control robotic tools with super-speedy networks such as 6G . To ensure this works safely, then we can use good cybersecurity to ensure protection of patients, doctors and the complete system at large. Image from

Article Written By: Adrian Bermudez Article Designed by: Adrian Bermudez & Sanvi Desai Quantum computing is seen as the imminent revolution in computational science; this comes after the challenges to the foundational paradigms of classical physics and information theory. Quantum computing is promising the ability to tackle problems deemed insurmountable by even the most powerful conventional supercomputers. Unlike classical computers that process bits as either 0 or 1, quan

Article Written By: Lakkshanasre Viyasarramanujam Article Designed by: Natasha Gumpula and Lakkshanasre Viyasarramanujam In the world of intricate security, one thing remains crucial: the power of cryptography. It's the clever work of techniques and methods that ensure that we can keep our systems and exchange of information private from attackers. So if you’re curious about learning how these digital locks work, we will learn about the importance of cryptography and the diff

Article Written By: Sanvi Desai & Natasha Gumpula For many students in the Fremont Union High School District (FUHSD), cyberbullying has been something people quietly deal with rather than something schools actively address. That’s what made the FUHSD Board of Trustees meeting on February 10, 2026 feel different. Students showed up, not just in person, but online too, to support a push for stronger aftermath protections. Members of Cyber For Youth and student advocates Sa

Article written by: Chintana Bhaskara Article designed by: Chintana Bhaskara & Sanvi Desai Deepfake Texts and Voices: The New Risk to Employers AI Deepfake Voices Cybercriminals are now creating AI-generated voices and videos to sound like real people. These deepfake voices trick employees into sharing sensitive data, money, or files, to their supposed “boss.” Attackers use old emails, texts, or videos to make their message sound more realistic and believable. In addition, c

Article written by: Adrian Bermudez Article designed by: Adrian Bermudez and Natasha Gumpula The Engineering Foundations of AI Systems Twenty-first century artificial intelligence (AI) systems hinge on complex engineering infrastructures that combine large-scale data processing, machine learning algorithms, and specialized computing hardware. The development of modern AI typically follows a structured pipeline, including data collection, preprocessing, model training, validat

Article written by: Sanika Lovlekar Article designed by: Sanika Lovlekar & Sanvi Desai Introduction A common topic which is generally brought up during practical conversations is “ Will AI take over the world and will it replace human jobs? ” Whether the answer to this question is yes or no, AI surely damages our planet. Even if AI doesn’t replace every single job in the world, if we continue to misuse it, the condition of Earth’s natural environment will decay. Over time, a

Article Written by: Rishi Ramachandran Article Des igned by: Rishi Ramachandran and Natasha Gumpula You may have heard the phrase quantum computing tossed around and wondered what it actually means, and more importantly, why people in cybersecurity care so much about it all of a sudden. The short answer is that quantum computing has the potential to change how computers solve problems, and in doing so, it could break the encryption systems that protect almost everything we d

Article Written by: Jia Fletcher Article Des igned by: Jia Fletcher & Sanvi Desai (Image from myonlinemarketing.ch ) Not Your Regular Cookie Do you know what cookies are? No—I’m not talking about the delectable, chocolatey desserts you’re now suddenly craving. I’m talking about web cookies . Does that ring a bell? Most times when you open a new website, you may see a popup that asks you to either “accept all cookies” or adjust your cookie preferences. What exactly are these

Article Written by: Chintana Bhaskara Article Designed by: Chintana Bhaskara and Natasha Gumpula A Convenience Turned Into a Trap One scan is all it takes. A quick snap on your phone camera of a QR code at a public parking lot, in an email, on a poster, and now you’ve just given hackers all your personal data. Something that was created for the convenience of people has become one of the easiest traps that people fall into all the time. QR codes were built for the convenience