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HOME/Cybersecurity
J. Alex Halderman in his office with ZMap characters projected over his face. Photo: Joseph Xu, Michigan Engineering.

Safety in an increasingly connected world

As the world becomes more and more connected—think Internet of Things and cyber-physical systems such as future automated, connected vehicles—it also becomes more vulnerable to cyber attacks. Michigan Engineers are leaders in identifying new vulnerabilities and developing solutions. Researchers in the division of computer science and engineering focus on a broad array of security-related research areas, along with related topic of privacy. Research areas include web security, electronic voting, medical device security, security in mobile systems, detection of insider attacks and spyware, and malware capture and analysis tools. In network security, research activities include measurements of attacks on the Internet, detection and dismantling of Botnets, security of routing infrastructure, and censorship resistance. Michigan Engineers are also working to design techniques to enhance user privacy.
Cyber Michigan
Halderman co-chairs new commission to protect Michigan votes
The effort seeks to protect the integrity of every vote.|Short Read
Roya Ensafi, CSE Research Assistant Professor, uses her computing system, Censored Planet. Photo: Joseph Xu
Online censorship detector aims to make the internet a freer place
Censored Planet could provide new insight into the flow of online information |Short Read
More Cybersecurity News
MORPHEUS blocks potential attacks by encrypting and randomly reshuffling key bits of its own code and data twenty times per second. Getty Images.
MORPHEUS vs. Everybody
DARPA pitted 500+ hackers against this computer chip. The chip won.|Medium Read
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Protecting the local manufacturing sector
University wins STEM grant to aid manufacturing cybersecurity|Medium Read
Prof. Kevin Fu
U-Michigan professor appointed to FDA medical device security post
A Q&A with Kevin Fu, who will help protect software that saves lives at the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health.|Medium Read
Laser hitting Alexa
Hacking reality
Microphones that “hear” light; microprocessors that “tell” us secrets; self-driving cars that “see” fake objects; sensors that “feel” the wrong temperature. Our devices are under attack in new, increasingly sophisticated ways. Security researchers at CSE are exploring the limits of hardware and finding new, sobering vulnerabilities in our computers and homes. |Long Read
After five years, Let’s Encrypt, a non-profit based on tech developed at Michigan, has helped to secure the internet
Today, over 225 million websites are protected by free certificates issued by Let’s Encrypt.|Medium Read
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Tool to automate popular security technique earns distinguished paper
The new technique automatically constructs policies for applications that keep them from compromising other programs.|Short Read
Roya Ensafi, CSE Research Assistant Professor, uses her computing system, Censored Planet
‘Extremely aggressive’ internet censorship spreads in the world’s democracies
Censored Planet is releasing technical details for other researchers and for activists. |Medium Read
people voting while wearing their masks.
5 ways Americans can keep their vote secure and accurate
Expert advice for voting in an unprecedented election.|Medium Read
North Campus in the spring. Photo: Joseph Xu
Students learning to lead amid threats of cyber crime that threaten national security, including the next election
"Cybersecurity for Future Leaders" (EECS 498 / PUBPOL 475) is taught from both a technical and policy perspective|Short Read
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$1.8M DARPA project aims to protect cars, trucks and spacecraft from hackers
Ironpatch could head off growing danger of security vulnerabilities in vehicle systems.|Medium Read
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Navatek opens Ann Arbor office, partners with U-M to conduct naval research for data-model fusion
U-M’s Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NAME) enters partnership with one of the nation’s most innovative research & technology firms, Navatek LLC, to advance research in the area of data-model fusion for future naval platform design and operation.|Medium Read
Prof. Chris Peikert
NIST finalists for post-quantum security standards include research results developed by Prof. Chris Peikert
A new secure code is needed to protect private information from the power of quantum computing.|Short Read
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