SPECIAL REPORT: When Malware Attacks (includes video interview). Fox 54 (WTVM), July 11, 2013
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Prof. Saxena invited to the editorial board of IEEE Trans. on Information Forensics and Security
IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security is a flagship journal within the Security community, likely one of the best.
Cisco funds a research project
Prof. Saxena (PI) awarded $150,000 in research funding from Cisco Systems to launch a new project on Voice-over-IP secure communications, specifically “Establishing Peer-to-Peer Secure VoIP Connections.” This is a joint project with Prof. Bangalore (Co-PI) @CCL lab.
Out-Of-Band channels gone wild
News story on our AsiaCCS’13 paper: UAB research finds new channels to trigger mobile malware
We have explored out-of-band channels for years in our secure device pairing project. This is a new twist…
Prof. Saxena invited to the editorial board of Springer's International Journal of Information Security
The Springer’s International Journal of Information Security (IJIS) is a reputed venue publishing strong contributions to security and cryptography research.
Article featuring our usable security work
Spies Like Us: Putting a New Spin on Computer Security, by Matt Windsor (UAB Magazine)
TWR App: Prof. Saxena and Babins interview with Fox 6
On Your Side: New UAB app defends against malware, by Ronda Robinson (interview aired at 5pm 3/14/13)
News story on our Tap-Wave-Rub malware defense
UAB has a story, been picked up by other media outlets, based on our Tap-Wave-Rub paper to appear at WiSec’13: UAB develops a simple defense for complex smartphone malware, by Kevin Storr.
Prof. Saxena interviews with NBC 13
13 Investigates: WiFi thieves, by Linda White, NBC 13
Launching the Mobile Payment Platform Security project (with a teaser)
Mobile device credit/debit card readers are an emerging platform with already an enormous market. However, are these secure? What are the users’ security and privacy perceptions of these technologies? http://spies.cis.uab.edu/mobile-payment-platform-security/