A new white paper from @cmu.edu's @cylabacademy.bsky.social examines how artificial intelligence may be changing what cybersecurity competitions measure, and the extent to which performance reflects underlying expertise.

CyLab white paper explores the growing gap between AI-assisted performance and expertise

A new CyLab white paper examines how artificial intelligence may be changing what cybersecurity competitions measure, and the extent to which performance reflects underlying expertise.

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Want to help cultivate rewarding partnerships in #cybersecurity, #privacy, #AI, and #blockchain research? CyLab is hiring an Assistant/Associate Director of Partnerships! Learn more and apply here: bit.ly/cylab-hiring

CyLab has launched a new collaboration with the @awscloud.bsky.social Startups Activate Program that will provide cloud computing resources, technical guidance, business mentorship, and go-to-market resources to support @cylab.bsky.social Venture Network startup partners.

AWS Startups collaborates with CyLab Venture Network to empower the next generation of cybersecurity entrepreneurs

CyLab has launched a new collaboration with AWS Startups that will provide cloud computing resources, technical guidance, business mentorship, and go-to-market resources to support CyLab Venture Netwo...

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. @lorriecranor.bsky.social, @cylab.bsky.social Director, visited Mayor @coreyoconnorpa.bsky.social of @cityofpittsburgh.bsky.social this week to discuss her children’s book “Privacy, Please!” and share strategies for having age-appropriate conversations with preschoolers about personal boundaries.

Can posting a “peace sign” selfie put you at an increased risk of biometric identity theft? @cylab.bsky.social faculty member Vyas Sekar of sets the record straight with Lauren Fichten of @cbsnews.com:

Can hackers pull your fingerprints from photos on social media? Experts explain.

Claims have circulated on social media that fingerprints can be pulled from photos featuring peace signs, but experts say the risk to the average person is low.

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You know that feeling when a challenge you've been stuck on for hours finally clicks? Yeah. That's the whole thing.🎢 CyLab Security Academy is built for people who chase that feeling. You belong here. cylabacademy.org #picoCTF #picoIsNowTheAcademy @cmu.edu @cylab.bsky.social

For the fifth consecutive year, @cmu.edu students have claimed first place in the MITRE Embedded Capture the Flag (eCTF) #cybersecurity competition, further cementing the university’s status as the top program in one of the nation’s most demanding collegiate security contests.

Carnegie Mellon extends historic run with its fifth straight MITRE eCTF title

For the fifth consecutive year, Carnegie Mellon University students have claimed first place in the MITRE Embedded Capture the Flag (eCTF) cybersecurity competition, further cementing the university’s...

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. @publicknowledge.bsky.social cited recent research from a team led by @cylab.bsky.social faculty members Sarah Scheffler and @lorriecranor.bsky.social in its newest white paper, “Getting Age Assurance Right: A Risk-Based Framework for High-Risk Online Features.” Read the full white paper below.

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Today, we're happy to announce our newest white paper, “Getting Age Assurance Right: A Risk-Based Framework for High-Risk Online Features,” by @publicknowledge.bsky.social Government Affairs Director Sara Collins. publicknowledge.org/new-public-k...

Some things change. Some things remain the same. Same team. New mission. We are expanding access to hands-on cybersecurity learning through CyLab Security Academy, with new content in cybersecurity, AI security, blockchain, and more. You belong in the Academy. learn.cylabacademy.org/get-started

CyLab’s Cyber Autonomy Initiative is exploring the real limits of current #AI and LLM-based cyber defense systems to better understand what’s needed for resilient, next-generation security. Learn how CyLab is helping shape the future of autonomous cyber defense.

CyLab Cyber Autonomy Initiative

Advances in AI are dramatically changing the playing field in cybersecurity. AI is enabling attacks to be faster, more effective, and much more numerous. For the cybersecurity community to stay a step...

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“As paradoxical as it may seem, AI, including agentic AI, is becoming essential to protecting privacy.” In a column for the @acm.org, Norman Sadeh, Co-Director of the Privacy Engineering program at @cmu.edu, argues that without #AI, adequate #privacy has become simply out of reach.

Hideto Tomabechi, CyLab Fellow and CEO of Cognitive Research Labs, will give talk on the evolution and future of cognitive warfare at the Stimson Center in Washington, D.C. on April 22 at 3 pm ET. See below for full details & to register to attend online or in-person. www.stimson.org/event/cognit...

Cognitive Warfare, AI, and Security: Insights from East Asia • Stimson Center

Cognitive warfare powered by AI – including the spread of disinformation to leaders, militaries, and the general public – is growing in East Asia. AI also can be tool to respond to such attacks.

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Beyond Fake Reviews: Exploring Superficially Benign Practices That May Distort Online Reviews (@jcalandrino.bsky.social - @cylab.bsky.social) #ConPro26 [13/15] conpro26.ieee-security.org/papers/calan...

Measuring User Responses to Online Age Verification Mechanisms through a Deceptive Experiment (Lin, Zhang, @madelyne.github.io, @lorriecranor.bsky.social, Scheffler - @cylab.bsky.social, @princetoncitp.bsky.social) #ConPro26 [9/15] conpro26.ieee-security.org/papers/lin-c...

A new collaboration between @cmu.edu and Anaxi Labs aims to tackle one of the biggest unanswered questions in artificial intelligence: how the rapidly expanding #AI ecosystem should distribute the economic value it creates.

New CMU, Anaxi Labs collaboration explores how AI ecosystems create and share value

A new collaboration between Carnegie Mellon University and Anaxi Labs aims to tackle one of the biggest unanswered questions in artificial intelligence: how the rapidly expanding AI ecosystem should d...

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. @cylab.bsky.social researchers are set to present four papers, serve on one panel, and lead three workshops at the upcoming @acm.org @chi.acm.org Conference. #CHI2026

CyLab researchers to present at ACM CHI 2026

CyLab researchers are set to present four papers, serve on one panel, and lead three workshops at the upcoming Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Conference on Human Factors in Computing System...

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“To cross that threshold and effectively integrate AI agents at scale, you will need to stop treating them as turnkey software that simply needs to be installed.” In a Harvard Business Review column, Rahul Telang of @cmuheinzcollege.bsky.social identifies recurring frictions in scaling agentic #AI:

To Scale AI Agents Successfully, Think of Them Like Team Members

Generative AI agents can reason, plan, and take actions across enterprise systems, which means deploying them is not just a software installation but a change to how work gets done. When agents gain t...

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As artificial intelligence rapidly transforms both cyberattacks and cybersecurity defenses, @cylab.bsky.social has announced a new research initiative aimed at reshaping how digital systems protect themselves. #AI

CyLab announces Cyber Autonomy Initiative to advance AI-driven cyber defense

As artificial intelligence rapidly transforms both cyberattacks and cybersecurity defenses, Carnegie Mellon University’s CyLab Security and Privacy Institute has announced a new research initiative ai...

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CyLab faculty members and alumni will present research and innovative startups at next week’s @rsaconference.bsky.social. See full details on contributions by @cylab.bsky.social faculty members @lorriecranor.bsky.social and Vyas Sekar, and alumni Saurabh Shintre, Brian Singer, & Mark Dong: #RSAC2026

CyLab faculty and alumni to present research and innovations at RSAC 2026

CyLab faculty members Lorrie Cranor, CyLab director, and Vyas Sekar, Tan family professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), will serve as panelists at next week’s RSAC 2026 Conference.

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On March 23, the Cyber Startup Expo 2026 will bring together early-stage cybersecurity companies, investors, and industry executives for a full day of startup demos, expert panels, and networking. Learn more about the event, and meet some of our participating CyLab Venture Network Startup Partners:

CMU to host Cyber Startup Expo during RSA Conference 2026

On Monday, March 23, the Cyber Startup Expo 2026 will bring together early-stage cybersecurity companies, investors, and industry executives for a full day of startup demos, expert panels, and network...

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Congratulations to Prof. Lorrie Cranor (@lorriecranor.bsky.social), @cylab.bsky.social Director, on being named a recipient of the 2026 @acm.org @acm-sigchi.bsky.social Lifetime Research Award, one of the highest honors in the field of human-computer interaction. www.cylab.cmu.edu/news/2026/02...

Lorrie Cranor receives 2026 ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Research Award

Lorrie Cranor, director of Carnegie Mellon University’s CyLab Security and Privacy Institute, has been named a recipient of the 2026 ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Research Award, one of the highest honors in th...

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Many thanks to Prof. @jonathanaldrich.bsky.social, Professor in the @cmus3d.bsky.social and Director of the Software Engineering Ph.D. program, for stopping by CyLab today to share his research on (sub)-structural information flow: a simple, scalable, and general foundation for security reasoning.

Congratulations to Profs. Pardis Emami-Naeini, Lorrie Cranor (@lorriecranor.bsky.social), & Yuvraj Agarwal on being honored w/ Foresight Institute’s Norm Hardy Prize for their contributions to advancing usable security through the development of a layered cybersecurity label for smart home devices!

Foresight Institute announces 2025 Norm Hardy Prize winners for advances in usable security

Foresight Institute is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 Norm Hardy Prize: Dr. Pardis Emami-Naeini, Dr. Lorrie Faith Cranor, and Dr. Yuvraj Agarwal, for their contributions to advancing usable...

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Many thanks to Professor David Kohlbrenner of the University of Washington for visiting CyLab today to share his research on software #security and transistor physics in aging computer systems.

Data Privacy Day 2026 is underway at the Heinz History Center! Stop by the first floor Great Hall between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. for a full day of programming. Details and schedule: privacy.cs.cmu.edu/cmu-privacy-...

Congratulations to CyLab researchers Hemant Gouni, @fpfenning.bsky.social, and @jonathanaldrich.bsky.social on being recognized w/ a Distinguished Paper Award at the 53rd @acm.org SIGPLAN Symposium on Principles of Programming Languages (#POPL2026) in Rennes, France. Read their winning paper below:

Security Reasoning via Substructural Dependency Tracking (POPL 2026 - POPL Research Papers) - POPL 2026

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Carnegie Mellon researchers analyzed Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain transaction data representing two years of crypto wallet transfers to track a simple but extremely effective phishing scam.

CyLab study uncovers 270 million crypto phishing attempts

A new study by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University reveals that a little-known but highly effective cryptocurrency scam known as “blockchain address poisoning” has quietly become one of the largest phishing schemes operating on public blockchains today.

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. @cmus3d.bsky.social is inviting undergrad students from across the country to take part in its Security & Privacy Undergraduate Research (SPUR) Scholars program, a 10-week immersive experience designed to introduce students to the world of #security & #privacy while helping them explore research:

Carnegie Mellon launches summer undergraduate research program to expand pathways into security and privacy

Carnegie Mellon University’s Software and Societal Systems Department is inviting undergraduate students from across the country to take part in its Security and Privacy Undergraduate Research (SPUR) ...

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CyLab faculty member Sarah Scheffler will participate as a panelist at the Federal Trade Commission's public, virtual Age Verification Workshop tomorrow, January 28. See full details of Professor Scheffler’s recent age verification research & learn how to register to attend the free workshop below:

CyLab’s Sarah Scheffler to discuss new research on age verification technologies at FTC workshop

CyLab faculty member Sarah Scheffler, assistant professor in Carnegie Mellon’s Departments of Engineering and Public Policy and Software and Societal Systems, will participate as a panelist at the Fed...

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Join Lorrie Cranor (@lorriecranor.bsky.social), CyLab Director, on Tuesday, January 27 at 2:30 p.m. ET for a Data Privacy Week webinar sponsored by the National Cybersecurity Alliance, on the topic of children’s #privacy in a digital world. See full details and register to attend below:

Children’s Privacy in a Digital World - National Cybersecurity Alliance

We'll take a deep dive into the privacy challenges facing kids, teens, and parents as technology becomes woven into learning, communication, and self-expression

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