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New Research: “Privacy Threats in Intimate Relationships”

Posted on By infossl
academicpapers, cybersecurity, privacy, Security technology, securityawareness

I just published a new paper with Karen Levy of Cornell: “Privacy Threats in Intimate Relationships.” Abstract: This article provides an overview of intimate threats: a class of privacy threats that can arise within our families, romantic partnerships, close friendships, and caregiving relationships. Many common assumptions about privacy are upended in the context of these … Read More “New Research: “Privacy Threats in Intimate Relationships”” »

Vulnerability Finding Using Machine Learning

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artificialintelligence, cloudcomputing, cybersecurity, machinelearning, microsoft, Security technology, securityengineering, vulnerabilities

Microsoft is training a machine-learning system to find software bugs: At Microsoft, 47,000 developers generate nearly 30 thousand bugs a month. These items get stored across over 100 AzureDevOps and GitHub repositories. To better label and prioritize bugs at that scale, we couldn’t just apply more people to the problem. However, large volumes of semi-curated … Read More “Vulnerability Finding Using Machine Learning” »

The DoD Isn’t Fixing Its Security Problems

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accountability, compliance, cybersecurity, departmentofdefense, reports, Security technology

It has produced several reports outlining what’s wrong and what needs to be fixed. It’s not fixing them: GAO looked at three DoD-designed initiatives to see whether the Pentagon is following through on its own goals. In a majority of cases, DoD has not completed the cybersecurity training and awareness tasks it set out to. … Read More “The DoD Isn’t Fixing Its Security Problems” »

Cybersecurity During COVID-19

Posted on By infossl
covid19, cybersecurity, hacking, phishing, Security technology

Three weeks ago (could it possibly be that long already?), I wrote about the increased risks of working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. One, employees are working from their home networks and sometimes from their home computers. These systems are more likely to be out of date, unpatched, and unprotected. They are more vulnerable to … Read More “Cybersecurity During COVID-19” »

Internet Voting in Puerto Rico

Posted on By infossl
aclu, authentication, cybersecurity, internet, secrecy, Security technology, voting

Puerto Rico is considered allowing for Internet voting. I have joined a group of security experts in a letter opposing the bill. Cybersecurity experts agree that under current technology, no practically proven method exists to securely, verifiably, or privately return voted materials over the internet. That means that votes could be manipulated or deleted on … Read More “Internet Voting in Puerto Rico” »