JANUARY 20, 2016, Daniela Oliveira , a professor in the University of Florida Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, thinks a bit of unpredictability could help outsmart malware. That’s the logic behind Chameleon, the operating system she’s developing with colleagues at… Read More
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Chancellor Criser III and Donna Dodson Speak at the FICS Institute
On December 1, 2015, Ms. Donna Dodson, Deputy Cyber Security Advisor at NIST, accompanied by Chancellor Criser III, gave a presentation on “Cybersecurity and NIST” which explains the role played by NIST in research and development of technologies to provide protections for information… Read More
Safety tips for #CYBERMONDAY from UF Cybersecurity Experts
The researchers at the Florida Institute for Cybersecurity Research , or FICS, provide the highest level of expertise to government, industry and academia in all aspects of cybersecurity and assurance – including hardware, networks, mobile, Big Data, biometrics, Internet of… Read More
Prof. Patrick Traynor on Washington Journal: Cyberterrorism and Internet Threats
On November 17, 2015, Prof. Patrick Traynor participated in the Washington Journal’s “Sunshine State Tour” series and talked about the development of cybersecurity infrastructure, current cybersecurity challenges, and what government and the private sector can do to combat threats. He spoke from… Read More
Prof. Oliveira on Distinctive Voices, National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of engineering Public Science Lecture Series
Prof. Oliveira has delivered a lecture titled “Cybersecurity and Privacy and the Human Factors Behind It” as a part of “Distinctive Voices lecture series” , an initiative by National Academy of Sciences which highlights innovations, discoveries, and emerging issues in… Read More
IoT Security and Privacy
FICS researchers play a leading role in Internet of Things(IoT) security and privacy. As part of our research, we develop comprehensive security-evaluation frameworks dedicated for IoT and wearable devices.
FICS Researchers Investigate – Mobile money in developing countries: study reveals security flaws in apps
The developed world takes universal cashless payment systems for granted. From credit cards and online banking to massive scale business-to-business transactions, our modern economy is reliant on regular and instantaneous movement of funds. And for the most part, transactions are… Read More
US/Brazil Workshop organized by Prof. Oliveira
The US National Science Foundation (NSF), US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and Brazil Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation (MCTI) are sponsoring a pair of invitation-only workshops that will promote innovation in solving cyber security and privacy problems, by… Read More
Counterfeit Integrated Circuits Book, Prof. M. Tehranipoor, U. Guin, Prof. D. Forte
This timely and exhaustive study offers a much-needed examination of the scope and consequences of the electronic counterfeit trade. The authors describe a variety of shortcomings and vulnerabilities in the electronic component supply chain, which can result in counterfeit integrated… Read More
WSJ Article: Researchers Find Security Flaws in Developing-World Money Apps
Mobile-money services are growing at a rapid clip in the developing world, but new research suggests many of the apps that give the poor access to banking services have woeful security protections, leaving users exposed to fraud and theft. Computer… Read More