2016

Nov 30

Mahmood putting glasses on while presenting at podium

CyLab researchers spoof state-of-the-art facial recognition algorithms with printable eyeglasses

Want to fool facial recognition algorithms into thinking you’re Russell Crowe? Just ask a team of CyLab researchers to print you a pair of paper eyeglasses.

Nov 07

Researchers create network traffic visualization tool to help thwart cyber attacks

CyLab research shows that the tools needed to thwart major DDoS attacks are on the horizon.

Nov 02

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International leaders convene at inaugural Carnegie Colloquium to discuss cyber issues

Earlier this week, Carnegie Mellon and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace co-hosted the inaugural Carnegie Colloquium, a gathering of international policy experts to discuss digital governance and security.

Oct 03

Gone phishin'

Each year, tens of millions of phishing emails make it to your inbox, uncaught by your email client’s spam filter. Of those, millions more slide past our own judgment and are clicked and opened.

Sep 08

3 menin front of podium holding certificate

Researchers create new password meter

Is password1! a good password? Many browser-based password meters would say it is, but they’d be wrong.

Jul 21

NSF awards CyLab’s Vyas Sekar over $1 million to help secure the Internet of Things

While the explosion of IoT has the power to transform society, many are concerned as security experts have exposed vulnerabilities in everything from Internet-connected Barbie dolls to SUVs.

Jun 23

NATO partners with CyLab to increase password security

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), with its 28 member nations from both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, strives for peace and stability for its members.

Jun 08

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Thanks to CyLab’s picoCTF, the Phillips Academy celebrates its own successful hacking contest

Inspired by picoCTF, five students launched the Phillips Academy CTF (PACTF) this past April and drew over 1,000 teams, 400 of which came from overseas.

May 11

Users’ perceptions of password security do not always match reality

People’s perceptions of password strength may not always match reality, according to a recent study by CyLab, Carnegie Mellon’s Security and Privacy Institute.

Media Mentions


The Atlantic

Cranor discusses the future of login privacy and functionality

CyLab Director Lorrie Cranor was interviewed for a feature story about the inconvenience created when browsers and operating systems compete with third-party password managers to generate, store, and autofill your credentials.

Channel News Asia

Sekar quoted on need for federal AI guardrails

ECE’s Vyas Sekar spoke to Channel News Asia about the need for increased regulations around AI development in the U.S. This follows a petition calling for such guardrails signed by over 1,000 employees at leading AI companies.

CBS News

Sekar quoted on social media fingerprint hacking worries

ECE’s Vyas Sekar was quoted in a CBS News article responding to viral concerns that a hacker could lift a person’s fingerprints from a photo posted on social media.

TribLIVE

Carley discusses AI at Murrysville Community Library

CyLab’s Kathleen Carley gave a presentation about the good and bad side of AI for the American Association of University Women’s Murrysville chapter at the Murrysville Community Library.

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