U of M licenses breakthrough cybersecurity patent
“In the cyberworld, nothing is secure/private. Everybody is watching, Big Brother, small brothers and criminals for different purposes,” said Dipankar Dasgupta, a renowned author and computer science professor, seen standing outside his University of Memphis office Nov. 27. “Everybody is watching everything.” (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
A Silicon Valley startup licensed the technology; it will use it in its own line of products. The U of M still owns the patent.
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Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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