Cybersecurity

Robot Designed to Defend Factories Against Cyberthreats

Posted: March 29, 2018

This robot is designed to lure in digital troublemakers who have set their sights on industrial facilities. HoneyBot will then trick the bad actors into giving up valuable information to cybersecurity professionals.

Real-Time Captcha Technique Improves Biometric Authentication

Posted: February 19, 2018

A new login authentication approach could improve the security of current biometric techniques that rely on video or images of users’ faces.

“Instant Replay” for Computer Systems Shows Cyber Attack Details

Posted: October 30, 2017

A new cybersecurity system provides investigators with an instant replay of attacks.

Cybersecurity

“Combosquatting” Attack Hides in Plain Sight to Trick Computer Users

Posted: October 30, 2017

Attackers are tricking computer users with URLs that are similar to those of real companies.

Print No Evil: Three-Layer Technique Helps Secure Additive Manufacturing

Posted: August 16, 2017

Researchers have developed a three-layer technique for protecting the additive manufacturing (3-D printing) process.

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Two researchers in a lab with a laptop and some other instruments

Ransom(a)ware

Posted: July 13, 2017

Cybersecurity researchers have developed a new form of ransomware that was able to take control of a simulated water treatment plant. The simulated attack was designed to highlight vulnerabilities in control systems used to operate industrial facilities.

Cybersecurity

Combination of Features Produces New Android Vulnerability

Posted: May 22, 2017

A new vulnerability affecting Android mobile devices results not from a traditional bug, but from the malicious combination of two legitimate permissions that power desirable and commonly-used features in popular apps.

Network Traffic Provides Early Indication of Malware Infection

Posted: May 22, 2017

Analyzing network traffic going to suspicious domains could give security administrators earlier warning of malware infections.

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Simulated Ransomware Attack Shows Vulnerability of Industrial Controls

Posted: February 13, 2017

Cybersecurity researchers have developed a new form of ransomware that was able to take over control of a simulated water treatment plant.

Finding What Doesn’t Belong

Posted: November 29, 2016

By detecting semantic inconsistencies in content, researchers have developed a new technique for identifying promotional infections of websites operated by government and educational organizations. Such attacks use code embedded in highly ranked sites to drive traffic to sketchy websites selling items like fake drugs, counterfeit handbags, and plagiarized term papers.