CHORUS Lab

Carleton's Human Oriented Research in Usable Security Lab

 

Sonia Chiasson

Sonia presents at Science Cafe

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On January 11, Sonia presented to the general public at the Carleton Science Cafe held at the Sunnyside Public Library.  Her presentation was about: Staying safe online: exploring cyber threats and protection strategies Why do users behave insecurely even though most will readily state that security and privacy are important? We will cover some of our recent research exploring reasons why users' actions do not necessarily reflect their desire for security and how the configuration of security … [Read more...] about Sonia presents at Science Cafe

Research study about recent Network Interruption

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**ONLINE SURVEY** Were you impacted by the November network interruptions? Looking for study volunteers (Carleton Faculty, Staff, and Students) Carleton's Usable Security lab (CHORUS) is conducting a user study to understand the effects of the November 29th campus wide network interruption on the Carleton community. If you are interested in participating, please complete our online survey at: https://cuhealth.eu.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_eKcG1cj20OKv7QF Were you affected by this … [Read more...] about Research study about recent Network Interruption

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Canadian Civil Liberties Association presentation

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Sonia and Leah gave a talk at the CCLA in Toronto on Nov 19.  They spoke about usable privacy/security and digital literacy for children to a group of high school students involved in the Peer Privacy Protector program.  These teens will take the information they learned through a series of presentations and develop educational materials for their peers. … [Read more...] about Canadian Civil Liberties Association presentation

Cyber Summit 2016 in Banff

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Sonia gave an invited presentation at the Cybera Cyber Summit 2016, held in Banff at the end of October.  The theme for the conference was Using Technology Responsibly.   Sonia presentation explored users' response to phishing and password rules, and proposed alternate system configurations that are less likely to lead to errors or misuse. … [Read more...] about Cyber Summit 2016 in Banff

SERENE-RISC Fall 2016 workshop

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The SERENE-RISC Fall Workshop, held in Ottawa at the end of October, had record attendance. Besides the panels and presentations, we added a Research and SME Showcase where SMEs could present their products and services, and graduate students could present their on-going research. From the lab, Kalpana presented her work with Bluink on a child-parent password manager. … [Read more...] about SERENE-RISC Fall 2016 workshop

Participant FB page

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We've created a Facebook page to let people know of upcoming Carleton research studies where we are recruiting participants.  https://www.facebook.com/CarletonResearchParticipants/ If interested in getting these notices, please Like the page. We will only post studies cleared by the Carleton University Research Ethics Board and will not contact individual people directly. Feel free to share the link with others who might be interested. As human-computer interaction researchers, we … [Read more...] about Participant FB page

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