Security and Privacy

Securing IT’s future

Our goal is to secure information technology for individuals and society through research, education, and outreach. We capitalize on interdisciplinary studies and practical research focuses in an attempt to make a real impact on users, economics, and our social environments.

By considering technologies that support suitable user interfaces, organizational priorities, economic factors, and legal compliance, we take the complexities of mathematics and computer science and reduce them to appear more magic than science. Our targeted but personalized approach includes numerous connections and collaborative efforts with research groups representing a wide range of security application areas and complementary sciences.

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Subareas

Internet of things and wearables

Give people control over wearable and home-based personal devices.

Usable security

Ensure that people can easily and efficiently make proper security decisions aligned with their mental models.

Cryptography

Use cryptography to build secure systems that preserve user privacy and enable secure data collaboration.

Secure systems

Build secure systems that preserve the privacy of users.

Data privacy

Ensure that even snippets of genetic code published in online databases can’t be used to identify individuals.

eCrime and malware

Protect against phishing and the economic incentives for eCrime.

Luddy School of
Informatics, Computing, and Engineering

Security and Privacy

Securing IT’s future

Subareas

Internet of things and wearables

Usable security

Cryptography

Secure systems

Data privacy

eCrime and malware

Associated centers, groups, and labs

Security and Privacy

Securing IT’s future

Subareas

Internet of things and wearables

Usable security

Cryptography

Secure systems

Data privacy

eCrime and malware

Associated centers, groups, and labs

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