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Jul 22

Study explores tensions between IoT device owners and “incidental users”

A team of CyLab researchers conducted a study exploring the tensions that may arise between device owners and incidental users, who may or may not be comfortable as incidental users.

Jul 19

One size does not fit all when managing data practices on the web

A new study by Carnegie Mellon University CyLab researchers aimed to learn about users' awareness of data practices, how they felt about them, and how much control they perceived to have over them.

Jul 15

Misconceptions plague security and privacy tools

According to a new study out of CyLab, people hold a myriad of misconceptions about the security and privacy tools out there meant to help protect our privacy and online security.

Jul 09

New tool automatically finds buffer overflow vulnerabilities

A team of CyLab researchers have designed a new tool that automatically checks for memory bugs—the types of bugs that can lead to buffer overflow exploits, a commonly deployed cyberattack.

Jun 18

CyLab researchers shine at PEPR 2021

More than 500 people gathered virtually at last week’s PEPR conference, perhaps the largest gathering of privacy engineers ever.

Jun 17

How to teach about privacy… using “potty talk”

Lorrie Cranor believes that bathrooms—these very intimate spaces for people of all ages—are surprisingly useful for conveying concepts related to both privacy and usability.

Jun 15

A big step towards cybersecurity’s holy grail

The trek towards the holy grail of cybersecurity—a user-friendly computing environment where the guarantee of security is as strong as a mathematical proof—is making big strides.

Jun 14

Interdisciplinary research for an intersectional student

Aurelia Augusta, co-advised by CyLab’s Lorrie Cranor, works to improve online experiences.

Jun 10

Internet performance during COVID not as great as many say, study shows

Internet performance suffered substantially during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study by researchers in Carnegie Mellon University published this week in the Journal of Information Policy.

Jun 07

CyLab researchers discover novel class of vehicle cyberattacks

The new class of vulnerabilities was disclosed in a new study presented at last month’s IEEE Symposium on Security & Privacy, held virtually.

May 28

CMU CyLab to co-host this year’s PEPR Conference

This year’s Privacy Engineering Practice and Respect (PEPR) Conference will be co-hosted by CyLab and the Future of Privacy Forum, and will be held virtually June 10-11.

May 26

CyLab’s IoT security and privacy label effectively conveys risk, study finds

The study, presented at this week’s IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy, helps bridge the gap between experts’ knowledge and consumers’ understanding of privacy and security risks.

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May 13

CyLab researchers develop new guidance for designing privacy choices

In a new study presented at this week’s ACM CHI conference, CyLab researchers outlined a set of standards and taxonomy to help alleviate the void in guidance that still leaves privacy choices muddied for users.

May 11

Study explores privacy of prison communications

The study, which explores people’s understandings, attitudes, and reactions to prison surveillance, received an Honorable Mention award at this week’s Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Computer-Human Interaction (CHI) conference.

Apr 23

picoCTF announces 2021 competition winners

Last month, picoCTF, which over the course of nearly a decade has become the world’s largest online hacking competition, held its 2021 competition.

Apr 22

Carnegie Mellon CyLab partners with Rolls-Royce and Purdue

As the world continues its trend toward digitization, Carnegie Mellon University has announced the launch of a new research partnership with Rolls-Royce and Purdue University to focus on enhancing the security of embedded system platforms.

Apr 21

Former federal CISO Touhill named new director of CMU SEI CERT Division

Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute today announced the appointment of Gregory J. Touhill as director of the SEI’s CERT Division.

Apr 19

Cryptocurrency derivatives markets are booming

On a busy day, over $100 billion in these derivatives are traded, rivaling the daily volume traded in the New York Stock Exchange, according to a new study authored by Carnegie Mellon University CyLab researchers.

Apr 05

Inferring what we share by how we share Opens in new window

A new study by Conrad Tucker shows that patterns in which information is shared online may indicate the information’s authenticity.

Mar 31

Corina Pasareanu receives ETAPS’ Test of Time Award

Corina Pasareanu, a researcher in CyLab, has received a Test of Time Award from the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software (ETAPS).

Mar 22

CyLab research impacts new privacy law

A groundbreaking law that gives consumers more agency over the sale of their private information was updated in California this week, and it reflects the work of two university teams.

Mar 17

CMU and Pitt launch center dedicated to combating extremist hate

Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh are jointly launching a new center to study extremist hate. Scholars at both universities will partner through the Collaboratory Against Hate—Research and Action Center to develop effective tools that inhibit hate’s creation, growth, and destructive consequences.

Mar 09

The world’s largest online hacking competition launches next week

picoCTF 2021 begins March 16 at 12 p.m. and concludes March 30 at 3 p.m. ET. Participation is free, and all one needs to participate is a computer with basic Internet access.

Mar 08

CyLab researchers awarded MURI grant to study human-bot teams

Lujo Bauer, Matt Fredrikson, and Cleotilde Gonzalez are part of a team of researchers that was named a winner of a prestigious US Department of Defense (DoD) Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) Award.

Feb 26

Third round of Secure and Private IoT Initiative funded projects announced

Carnegie Mellon CyLab’s Secure and Private IoT Initiative (IoT@CyLab) has announced its third round of funding, which will support 12 Internet of Things (IoT)-related projects for one year.

Feb 25

CMU-Africa and CyLab aim to improve financial inclusion in emerging economies

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) CyLab and CMU-Africa have established the CyLab-Africa initiative, which aims to improve the cybersecurity of financial systems in Africa and other emerging economies.

Feb 22

Celebrating Engineers’ Week Opens in new window

Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering is excited to celebrate Engineers’ Week 2021.

Feb 19

Phishing, fairness, and more: CyLab’s 2021 seed funding awardees

Over $350K in seed funding has been awarded to 14 different faculty and staff in seven different departments across three colleges at CMU.

Jan 25

How CyLab researchers are safeguarding digital transactions

A new programming language developed by CyLab Ph.D. student Ankush Das aims to reduce the number of errors made in smart contracts.

Jan 12

What if opting out of data collection were easy?

Recent work by researchers in Carnegie Mellon University CyLab has shown that it is possible to use machine learning techniques to automatically extract and classify some of these opt-out choices, and introduces a new, handy browser extension.

Jan 07

Gonzalez named 2021 Fellow of Cognitive Science Society

The Cognitive Science Society announced seven research scientists, including CyLab’s Cleotilde Gonzalez, as 2021 Fellows. Gonzalez joins a selected group of 120 researchers, who have been recognized for their sustained excellence and impact on the cognitive science community.

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