2020

Jun 30

picoCTF announces next competition dates

The world's largest hacking competition, hosted by Carnegie Mellon University, has announced the dates of its next competition.

Jun 25

Shedding light (and sound) on hidden IoT devices in your next hotel room

In a new study, a team of CyLab researchers explored different locator designs to make IoT devices seem a little less hidden.

Jun 18

How much control are people willing to grant to a personal privacy assistant?

In a new study presented at the CHI 2020 conference, CyLab researchers sought to find out how much autonomy people would feel comfortable giving to a personalized privacy assistant.

Jun 16

Privacy perceptions of contact-tracing apps

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University examined user preferences on six different contact-tracing app designs after explaining the risks and benefits of each option.

Jun 11

Finding privacy choices on websites is hard for average users. Don’t blame them; experts also find it hard.

In a study presented at this year's ACM CHI conference, CyLab researchers show precisely how difficult it is for average users to access privacy choices online.

Jun 03

Justine Sherry named to ISAT Study Group

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has named CyLab's Justine Sherry to the Information Science and Technology (ISAT) Study Group for a three-year term beginning this summer.

May 27

IoT labels will help consumers figure out which devices are spying on them

A team of CyLab researchers have developed a prototype security and privacy “nutrition label” that performed well in user tests. To develop the label, the team consulted with a diverse group of 22 security and privacy experts across industry, government, and academia.

May 26

After a breach, users rarely change their passwords, and when they do, they’re often weaker

A recent study authored by CyLab researchers shows that only a minority of people change their passwords after a security breach, and those that do often change them to weaker ones.

May 22

Passwords research group awarded the 2020 Allen Newell Award for Research Excellence

A group of CyLab faculty and graduate students were just awarded the Allen Newell Award for Research Excellence for their contributions from a decade of passwords research.

May 18

Remote fever-scanning technologies

Researchers are developing affordable fever-screening technologies for buildings and first responders to detect fevers, using an algorithm to detect faces and measure temperature on the forehead.

May 18

Five CMU security and privacy papers awarded IEEE’s Test of Time award

Five papers co-authored by Carnegie Mellon researchers presented at past IEEE Security & Privacy (S&P) symposia more than fifteen years ago were awarded IEEE’s Test-of-Time Award at this week’s annual conference.

Apr 30

Online status indicators during a pandemic: do they work?

People working from home have been using online status indicators to check whether their co-workers are available, but recent CyLab research shows that these indicators lead to some strange behaviors.

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