2017

Dec 21

Perfect is the enemy of good: Improving anti-virus software with approximations

Anti-virus software, that tiny icon on most computer screens that provides a huge service as the protective policeman of computer systems, is on its way to receiving a significant improvement.

Dec 12

Celebrating “SSL,” the unsung hero of online shopping

In the time it takes you to read this sentence, Americans are spending somewhere between $50,000 and $100,000 on retail online. In those mere seconds of time, few thought twice about sharing their credit card numbers with Amazon, or banking routing numbers with PayPal or social security numbers with their banks. We have the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) to thank for that.

Nov 28

Should we be concerned about our privacy in a world of self-driving cars?

As fleets of self-driving vehicles are undergoing tests in several cities around the US, many drivers who encounter these vehicles on the road are starting to wonder: what information, if any, is this sensor-covered vehicle collecting about me?

Nov 10

CyLab’s Norman Sadeh on Privacy Engineering and the GDPR

Professor Norman Sadeh answers questions on CMU's Privacy Engineering program and the EU General Data Protection Regulation.

Oct 23

INI and EWF award tenth full-tuition fellowship

In the wake of major security breaches at Yahoo and Equifax, Nishchala Tangirala is committed to protecting global citizens from these ever-evolving cyber threats.

Oct 18

To improve smartphone privacy, control access to third-party libraries

Smartphone apps that share users’ locations, contacts and other sensitive information with third parties often do so through a relative handful of services called third-party libraries, suggesting a new strategy for protecting privacy, Carnegie Mellon University researchers say.

Oct 06

iPhone X’s facial recognition is cool, but it’s not the future of technology

Earlier this month, Apple unveiled its new iPhone X and the world watched in awe as senior vice president Craig Federighi accessed the device using facial recognition by simply looking at it.

Sep 25

Improving security without sacrificing performance Opens in new window

A team of researchers has demonstrated a new programming tool that enables high-performance cryptographic code to be verifiably correct and secure.

Sep 22

CyLab names 2017 Presidential Fellowships

This year’s CyLab Presidential Fellowship recipients are Tiffany Bao, Rashad Eletreby, Hana Habib, Alex Lin, Steve Matsumoto, Billy Melicher, and Ryan Wagner.

Sep 14

Making the Internet of Things smarter than its attackers

A team of CyLab researchers analyzed nearly 20,000 IFTTT applets and found that half of them were potentially unsafe.

Sep 12

Announcing Prof. Doug Sicker as Interim Director of CyLab

Doug Sicker, Head of the Department of Engineering and Public Policy and Thomas Lord Chair of Engineering, will be serving as the Interim Director of CyLab while David Brumley is taking a one-year leave of absence.

Sep 07

CyLab's Bryan Parno shares Distinguished Paper Award win with demonstration of verifiable security

In a paper presented at the USENIX Security Symposium, Bryan Parno and a team of researchers demonstrated a new programming tool that enables high-performance cryptographic code to be verifiably correct and secure.

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