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News

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.

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