We are happy to announce that our journal paper, Quantifying the Security Advantage of Password Expiration Policies, will appear in an upcoming issue of Springer's Designs, Codes and Cryptography. A pre-print authors' copy is available on our publications page. The abstract of the paper is as follows: Many security policies force users to change passwords within fixed intervals, with the apparent justification that this improves overall security. However, the implied security benefit has … [Read more...] about new DESI journal article on Password Expiration
SERENE-RISC’s 2015 Spring Workshop
The SERENE-RISC 2015 Spring Workshop will take place in Ottawa on April 22 and 23. The workshop theme is “Cybersecurity futures: Toward a healthy digital ecosystem”. It aims to move beyond the usual catastrophic discourse on the impending breakdown of critical infrastructures provoked by malicious actors and state-sponsored attacks. Instead, we would like to frame the discussion around a more optimistic outlook trying to imagine what cybersecurity might look like ten years down the road if … [Read more...] about SERENE-RISC’s 2015 Spring Workshop
CHORUS student secures internship with CaseWare International
Masters of Computer Science student Kaplana Hundlani will be completing an 8-month internship with CaseWare International in Ottawa, starting this May. This internship will give Kalpana real-world experience in software development using Agile processes. … [Read more...] about CHORUS student secures internship with CaseWare International
Gerardo presents at USEC
Gerardo Reynaga presented his paper on evaluating the usability of captchas on mobile devices at USEC 2015 in San Diego, California. … [Read more...] about Gerardo presents at USEC
SERENE-RISC highlighted by Research Works
Carleton's Research Works recently featured SERENE-RISC in an online article highlighting the network and its cybersecurity initiatives. "SERENE-RISC’s purpose is knowledge mobilization – getting cybersecurity research out of the academic sphere and into the hands of industry and government where it can have a practical impact" … [Read more...] about SERENE-RISC highlighted by Research Works
USEC 2015 paper
Gerardo's latest work on mobile captchas has been accepted as a full paper at USEC 2015. Gerardo will present his paper next month in San Diego, California. … [Read more...] about USEC 2015 paper
New journal paper
Our journal paper: "User-Centred Authentication Feature Framework", stemming from Alain's PhD thesis, has been accepted for publication in the Information Management and Computer Security journal. It should appear later this year. … [Read more...] about New journal paper
Invited talk at Concordia
On November 4, Sonia gave an invited talk on Improving End-User Cybersecurity in the Distinguised Speaker Series for Concordia's Institute for Information Systems Engineering in Montreal. … [Read more...] about Invited talk at Concordia
Teaching Award
The Carleton Graduate Student Association's Excellence Award in Graduate Teaching was established by the GSA in 1990 in order to recognize faculty members who have, in the estimation of their graduate students, provided an outstanding contribution to university teaching at the graduate level. The 2014 winner is Dr. Sonia Chiasson in the School of Computer Science. … [Read more...] about Teaching Award
SERENE workshop
The 2nd SERENE workshop, entitled "Cybersecurity metrics for better decision-making: a Canadian perspective", was held at the Ottawa Convention Centre Oct 21-22. The event was sold out and attracted participants from several government departments, police forces, industry, and academics. The workshop featured several high-profile Canadian and International speakers that led to in-depth discussion by all involved. The full program is now available on the SERENE website. … [Read more...] about SERENE workshop