2020

Mar 26

Q&A with Kathleen Carley on the spread of coronavirus disinformation

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, disinformation about the virus is spreading at lightning speeds. CyLab's Kathleen Carley has been monitoring the situation.

Mar 16

Why people delay software updates, despite the risks

In a study published in the latest issue of the Journal of Cybersecurity, a team of CyLab researchers found that the time-cost of updates and individuals’ risk preferences have a significant impact on whether or not a user applies a software update, and how long it takes them to do so.

Mar 06

CMU’s big showing at RSA 2020

The Human Element” was the theme of this year’s RSA Conference in San Francisco, which featured CyLab Director Lorrie Cranor talking about usable security research as a warm-up act for magician duo Penn & Teller.

Mar 02

To predict an epidemic, evolution can’t be ignored

In a new study, a team of Carnegie Mellon University researchers show for the first time how important evolutionary adaptations are in predicting epidemics.

Feb 26

Edge computing, ad-blocking, and more: CyLab announces 2020 seed funding awardees

Over $500K in seed funding has been awarded to 10 different CyLab faculty in six different departments across three colleges at CMU.

Feb 21

Elite high school hackers convene at CMU to claim their well-earned picoCTF prizes

Last week, the top three winning teams from picoCTF 2019 visited Carnegie Mellon to receive their prizes.

Feb 20

Second round of Secure and Private IoT Initiative funded projects announced

Carnegie Mellon CyLab’s Secure and Private IoT Initiative (IoT@CyLab) has announced its second round of funding, which will support ten IoT-related projects for one year.

Feb 19

New infrastructure will enhance privacy in today’s Internet of Things

A team of Carnegie Mellon researchers just launched the IoT Assistant, an app that informs users about what IoT technologies are around them and what data they are collecting. An accompanying cloud-based portal allows IoT owners to register their devices to the infrastructure.

Feb 11

The curious case of OpenBazaar

This week, CyLab’s Nicolas Christin and graduate student James Arps are presenting the first in-depth look at the decentralized online anonymous market known as OpenBazaar.

Jan 30

Safety helmet for firefighters

Communication technologies built into a firefighter’s helmet can send directional information in realtime to firefighters working in dangerous environments.

Jan 23

“Hacked! An Escape Room Experience” puts you in cybercriminals’ shoes

“Hacked! An Escape Room Experience” will hold one session per day January 28 – 30 from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. in the Cohon University Center. Each session can handle up to 50 participants, and all students, staff, or faculty at CMU are eligible to participate.

Jan 08

Cybercriminals: Things are about to get a lot more confusing for you

Two papers on cyber deception authored by CyLab’s Cleotilde Gonzalez and colleagues are being presented at this week’s Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS).

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