Using Psychology to Bolster Cybersecurity
Getting into the minds of attackers to protect the enterprise.
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Certification of Safety-Critical Systems
Seeking new approaches toward ensuring the safety of software-intensive systems.
New Threats to Society from Free-Speech Social Media Platforms
Understanding emerging threats from social media platforms.
Leveraging Social Media to Buy Fake Reviews
We study the market for fake product reviews on Amazon.com.
Finding ways to determine whether a voice message is real or generated by an artificial intelligence.
The Life-or-Death Importance of Medical Device Security
Cybersecurity was not always top of mind when these devices were being created.
Shining a Light on the Dark Web
How the Dark Web continues to operate, and why law enforcement will not shut it down anytime soon.
We Need to Focus on How Our Data Is Used, Not Just How It Is Shared
Toward better understanding of the different ways data circulates between users and platforms.
Can Crowdsourcing Rescue the Social Marketplace of Ideas?
How collaborative designs and community-based moderation could improve social media.
To Regulate Tech, Nullify Click-Through Contracts
It is time to cut the Gordian knot and nullify, legislatively, all click-through agreements.
Finding the Right Mix of Creativity and Technology
The original Star Wars and The Matrix were pivotal influences in igniting my unshakable fascination with technology-driven creativity.
In lieu of regulations, companies are starting to develop their own guidelines to control the use of artificial intelligence.
Face It, Self-Driving Cars Still Haven’t Earned Their Stripes
Edge cases remain a serious, unsolved problem, $100 billion later.
Duped No More: Navigating the Maze of Social Engineering Schemes
The best way to guard against becoming a target of social engineering is to familiarize yourself with the strategies, psychological hooks, and technological means that attackers employ.
Automated Tests Are the Safety Net
Automated testing in software development significantly diminishes routine work and saves time, allowing programmers to work more effectively.
Mixed Abilities and Varied Experiences: A Group Autoethnography of a Virtual Summer Internship
Interns, full-time members, and affiliates of a Microsoft Research team focused on accessibility report on the experiences of virtual interns in 2020 navigating the challenges of working remotely.
Teaching the FATE Community about Privacy
Jason Hong finds many similarities between FATE (Fairness, Accountability, Transparency, Ethics) and privacy.
The Carbon Footprint of Artificial Intelligence
Looking for ways to cut the release of greenhouse gases attributable to AI use, at a time that usage is very likely to grow.
Voice in the Machine: Ethical Considerations for Language-Capable Robots
Parsing the promise of language-capable robots.
Technical Perspective: Pandemics, Remote Work, and Accessibility
"Mixed Abilities and Varied Experiences: A Group Autoethnography of a Virtual Summer Internship," by Kelly Mack et al., provides guidance on how to make remote work and meetings work better for everyone.
Technical Perspective: Can We Uncover Private Backbone Infrastructures?
In "A Manifold View of Connectivity in the Private Backbone Networks of Hyperscalers," Salamatian et al. assemble techniques from the two broad strategies developed by the networking community and complement them with new ones using concepts from Riemannian geometry.
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