M. Mannan and Students -- Research in the News
Privacy analysis of apps for the elderly
Link to the original work: SecureComm 2022
- Agence Science Presse (Nov 1, 2023)
- L'Express (July 11, 2023)
- The Suburban (July 6, 2023)
- CBC Montreal Let's Go (May 24, 2023)
- ACM Technews (May 24, 2023)
- Concordia News (May 23, 2023)
Government services privacy analysis
Link to the original work: WWW 2022
- LeDevoir (Nov 7, 2022)
- StudyFinds.org (June 8, 2022)
- Noovo.info (May 19, 2022)
- ACM TechNews (May 18, 2022)
- The Suburban (May 22, 2022)
- BarlettaWeb (May 17, 2022)
- Concordia News (May 17, 2022)
Parental control privacy analysis
Link to the original work: ACSAC 2020, IEEE SP Magazine 2021
- CJAD 800 (August 20, 2021)
- Le Devoir (August 18, 2021)
- CBC Radio Montreal (December 16, 2020)
- CTV Montreal (December 4, 2020)
- ACM Technews (December 4, 2020)
- La Presse (December 6, 2020)
- Concordia News (December 2, 2020)
WiFi privacy analysis
Link to the original work: DPM 2019, arXiv
- OC Magazine (August 24, 2021)
- CBC Montreal (December 30, 2019)
- CJAD 800 (December 24 and 26, 2019)
- Montreal Gazette (December 22, 2019)
- CTV News (December 22, 2019)
- Global News (December 22, 2019)
- Concordia News (December 13, 2019)
Wajam adware analysis
Link to the original work: arXiv
- The Register (May 20, 2019)
- Le Figaro (May 21, 2019)
- Sensors Tech Forum (May 20, 2019)
- Reclaim The Net (May 20, 2019)
Inuksuk ransomware solution
Link to the original work: NDSS 2019
- Concordia News (Mar 20, 2019)
- The Suburban (Mar 30, 2019)
- Cybersecurity Insiders (Mar 21, 2019)
- SecRSS (May 10, 2019)
- Montreal Gazette (July 17, 2019)
- CBC Radio: Daybreak Montreal (July 18, 2019)
- La Presse (July 23, 2019)
- CTV News Montreal (July 29, 2019)
- CBC News Montreal (July 30, 2019)
Enterprise TLS proxy analysis
Link to the original work: arXiv, ASIACCS 2018.
- eForensics Magazine (Nov 28, 2018)
- InformationSecurityBuzz (Oct 9, 2018)
- ZDNet, Slashdot (Oct 8, 2018)
- TheRegister.co.uk (Sept 27, 2018)
Hypnoguard (stronger protections for data-in-sleep)
Link to the original work: ACM CCS 2016.
- All About Circuits (Feb 6, 2017)
- Concordia-news-maker-of-the-week (Dec 5, 2016)
- Daily Dot (Nov 29, 2016)
- Gizmodo, PC Magazine, ACM Technews (Nov 28, 2016)
- CNN-News18, The Statesman, The Economic Times (Nov 25, 2016)
- Science Magazine, Phys.org, Concordia press release (Nov 23, 2016)
Antivirus and parental control application study
Link to the original work: NDSS 2016.
- Slashdot, CBC, Digital Journal, Hurriyet, Security.nl (July 2016)
- BBC Click (May 25, 2016)
- Concordia news-maker-of-the-week (May 9, 2016)
- DailyMail.co.uk, TheRegister.co.uk, Engineering and Technology Magazine, Daily Express, LesAffaires.com, CACM news, Times of India, International Business Times, Business Standard, Hindustan Times (May 5, 2016)
- Science Daily, LaPresse.ca, Concordia press release (May 4, 2016)
- Nicoheijmans.nl (January 2, 2016)
Password meter study
Links to the original work: ACM TISSEC 2015, NDSS 2014.
- ComputerWorld.dk (March 16, 2017)
- Forbes (January 20, 2016)
- NetworkWorld, Slashdot, TheHill, CIO.de (March 26, 2015)
- ReadWriteWeb, PCMag (nl), Concordia news-maker-of-the-week (March 27, 2015)
- CACM news, ACM Technews (March 30, 2015)
- Why you can't trust password strength meters, NakedSecurity/Sophos (March 2, 2015)
TrueCrypt validation
Links to the original work: ACSAC 2014, Preliminary report
- How I Compiled TrueCrypt For Windows and Matched the Official Binaries, [Xavier de Carné de Carnavalet], Slashdot (October 24, 2013)
- Also reported by TheRegister.co.uk (Nov 6, 2013), TheRegister.co.uk (Nov 18, 2013), Threatpost.com (April 16, 2014)
Opinions and featured items
- Google's Incognito Mode Isn't As Private As It Sounds — Here's What You Need To Know, MTLBlog, October 24, 2022.
- The pandemic has changed how universities view cybersecurity, University Affairs, March 1, 2022.
- Facebook's mandatory malware scan is an intrusive mess, WIRED, February 23, 2018.
- Kaspersky, Russia, and the antivirus paradox, WIRED, October 11, 2017.
- Antivirus for Android has a long, long way to go, WIRED, July 22, 2017.
- The RCMP and cellphone surveillance, CTV News Montreal, April 12, 2017.
- The clever 'DoubleAgent' attack turns antivirus into malware, WIRED, March 23, 2017.
- Cyber security: will the Ashley Madison hack change our habits? Concordia News, August 19, 2015.
- Quebec sees 52% jump in cybercrime cases, CBC News, April 1, 2015.
- Malware threats making anti-virus software 'totally useless', CBC News, March 5, 2014. Also reported by HuffingtonPost.ca, TechRadar.com.
- Anti-NSA Blackphone 'commendable,' but will consumers buy it?, CBC News, February 24, 2014. Also reported by HuffingtonPost.ca.
- Cybercrime fighters, Concordia University Magazine September 18, 2013.
Digital objects as passwords
Links to original work USENIX HotSec 2008, IEEE TIFS 2011, prototype.
- ObPwd Generates Secure Passwords from Web Images and Text, LifeHacker, January 19, 2011.
- Let A Picture Be Your Password With ObPwd, MakeUseOf, August 18, 2008.
- Let Your Theme Song be Your Password, New Scientist, August 8, 2008.
- Name that tune: How songs could be the passwords of the future, Daily Telegraph, August 12, 2008.
- Let Your Theme Song be Your Password, Slashdot, August 12, 2008.
- Researchers replace passwords with digital objects, Geek.com, August 13, 2008.
- Forgot your password? Use Beethoven's Ninth instead, TechRadar.com, August 10, 2008.
- Boffins create passwords from pictures and MP3s, TechWorld.com, August 14, 2008.
- Turn Digital Objects Into Passwords, Windows IT Pro, August 14, 2008.
Usability of security requirements in online banking
Link to the original work NSPW 2007.
- CBC Radio, CBC News at Six (Ottawa), News Article, (September 17, 2007)
- NewsTalk Radio CFRB Toronto (April 10, 2008), CHQR Calgary and GetConnected Radio Vancouver (April 11, 2008)
- Canwest News Service -- appeared in several newspapers including: Ottawa Citizen, Vancouver Sun, Calgary Herald, Winnipeg Free Press, Windsor Star etc. (April 10, 2008)
- Letter from Canadian Bankers Association (April 15, 2008)
- Vancouver Sun Editorial (April 15, 2008)