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
Conference
Stephanie presents at AutoUI 2016
Stephanie Hurtado presented her paper, An Eye-tracking Evaluation of Driver Distraction and Unfamiliar Road Signs, at AutoUI 2016 in Ann Arbor, MI. … [Read more...] about Stephanie presents at AutoUI 2016
SERENE-RISC Fall 2016 workshop
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
Hala presents at VizSec 2016
PhD student Hala Assal presented her paper entitled Cesar: Visual representation of source code vulnerabilities at VizSec 2016 in Baltimore, MD … [Read more...] about Hala presents at VizSec 2016
SERENE-RISC Fall 2016 Workshop
The SERENE-RISC Fall 2016 Workshop will be held at the Museum of Nature in Ottawa, Oct 26-27. Details are available here: https://www.serene-risc.ca/en/events/workshops/serene-risc-fall-2016-workshop The theme for this workshop is Governing Cybersecurity in the Canadian federal system: Intergovernmental Relations and Multilevel Governance. … [Read more...] about SERENE-RISC Fall 2016 Workshop
Paper accepted at VizSec 2016
We are happy to say that paper, Cesar: Visual representation of source code vulnerabilities, was just accepted at VizSec 2016. PhD student Hala Assal will present her work at the conference in Baltimore on October 24. … [Read more...] about Paper accepted at VizSec 2016
Paper accepted at AutomotiveUI 2016
Our paper entitled An Eye-tracking Evaluation of Driver Distraction and Unfamiliar Road Signs was recently accepted for publication at AutomotiveUI 2016. Stephanie Hurtado will present her work at the conference in Michigan in October. … [Read more...] about Paper accepted at AutomotiveUI 2016
Leah presents at IDC 2016
PhD Candidate Leah Zhang-Kennedy presented at the IDC 2016 conference in Manchester, UK. She presented her paper about children and parents' understanding of online privacy and a poster on her Cyberheroes interactive e-book. … [Read more...] about Leah presents at IDC 2016
APWG eCrime Honorable Mention
We are happy to share that our paper entitled Smells Phishy? An educational game about online phishing scams won an Honorable Mention for the Best Paper award at this year's APWG eCrime conference. The paper describes Malak's work on the design, development, and evaluation of a board game to teach about phishing. … [Read more...] about APWG eCrime Honorable Mention
SERENE Cybercrime 2 tutorial
Yesterday, we hosted the 2nd annual SERENE-RISC Cybercrime tutorial. This year's edition focused on the financial sector and was co-located with APWG eCrime in Toronto. With 60 attendees, the event was completely full. Our speakers covered cybercrime from the perspective of law enforcement investigations, examined trends in cybercrime over the last several years, discussed the use of Bitcoin and e-currencies, detailed how High Yield Investment programs work, discussed a fraud investigation … [Read more...] about SERENE Cybercrime 2 tutorial