Cybersecurity
IPRI’s cybersecurity work focuses on the technical and policy aspects of security issues as they relate to the communication networks and software systems affecting the global society and economy.
Our multidisciplinary cybersecurity work covers: the encryption debate, accountability, securing core economic and social infrastructure, measuring cyber risk, cryptography, data sharing, securing the Internet of Things, and developing secure communication channels between ISPs and users.
Keys Under Doormats
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FAQ on the Security Analysis of Voatz
Written by Michael Specter, James Koppel, and Daniel Weitzner The below is an FAQ about…
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News: MIT Students Find Vulnerabilities in a Voting App
MIT PhD Students Michael Specter and James Koppel as well as MIT IPRI Founding Director…
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Addressing BGP Serial Hijacking
While nearly essential for modern-day society, the technologies we use to share information on the…
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Ensuring that Smart Cities Don’t Become Surveillance Cities
On my way to work, I pass no less than three bike-sharing stations. I use…
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News: Larry Susskind Discusses Ransomware Attacks on WGBH
In a recent WGBH interview, Arun Rath and Larry Susskind talked about ransomeware attacks. Susskind,…
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News: Introducing the MIT Cybersecurity Clinic
The critical infrastructure that our cities rely on is not as secure as we would…
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News: Surveillance in the Age of the Internet
How private is your personal data? In a video by Chronicle, Kade Crockford, Director of…
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Why Botnets Persist: Designing Effective Technical and Policy Interventions
Written by Wajeeha Ahmad. Botnets, networks of malware-infected machines controlled by an attacker called the…
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Rulemaking in the Privacy and Cybersecurity Landscape
Back in 2012, when both Cameron Kerry and Daniel Weitzner were framing the 2012 White…
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Cybersecurity Events
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