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Feb 21

Understanding YouTube giveaway scams: are teens more susceptible?

A team of Carnegie Mellon University researchers recently conducted human subjects research to learn more about the nature of YouTube giveaway scams, and determine whether teens are more susceptible to falling for them than adults.

Feb 20

Moderating content for end-to-end encryption

Sarah Scheffler, assistant professor of Software and Societal Systems and Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University, is currently conducting research that explores alternative content moderation methods for end-to-end-encryption (E2EE) that are still private and secure.

Jan 28

CyLab faculty, students to present at NDSS Symposium 2025

Carnegie Mellon faculty and students will present on a wide range of topics at the 32nd Annual Network and Distributed System Security (NDSS) Symposium. Held at Wyndham San Diego Bayside from February 24th through the 28th, the event fosters information exchange among researchers and practitioners of network and distributed system security.

More news from CyLab Security and Privacy Institute

  • Top-ranked programs

    For the fifth consecutive year, Carnegie Mellon University has earned the top spot in U.S. News and World Report’s Undergraduate Cybersecurity Program ranking

  • World-class faculty

    CyLab comprises of 40 core faculty members and more than 120 affiliated faculty members, fostering collaboration between departments across Carnegie Mellon University

  • Prolific researchers

    CyLab’s researchers have published more than 400 security and privacy research studies in the past five years

  • Champions

    Eight-time DEF CON Capture-the-Flag winners, DARPA Cyber Grand Challenge winners, DEF CON Crack-Me-If-You-Can winners, MITRE Cybersecurity Competition winners

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