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Bull</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2018 00:00:00 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.usf.edu/images/news/2018/stopping-hacks-before-they-start/stopping-hacks-490-327.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>Stopping Hacks Before They Start</media:title><media:description>USF computer scientists identify new cyberattacks that monitor your typing without infecting your computer.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.usf.edu/images/news/2018/stopping-hacks-before-they-start/stopping-hacks-490-327.jpg" /><media:keywords>A man pictured from behind at a computer with code on the screen.</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.usf.edu/news/2018/stopping-hacks-before-they-start.aspx</guid><categories>Research and Innovation</categories><tags>Cybersecurity</tags></item><item><title>New Appointments Made to USF Consolidation Task Force</title><link>https://www.usf.edu/news/2018/new-appointments-made-usf-consolidation-task-force.aspx</link><description>Mike Griffin now leads the task force, and Debbie Sembler was appointed to fill a vacant seat.</description><author>Rocky D. 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