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Botnet buster finds IoT command and control centers

Tool fools malware twice and can trick it into revealing itself

By Holly Ober | November 5, 2021 | Science / Technology
Illustration signifying hacked password by Santeri Viinamäki on Wikimedia Commons

SourceFinder software stalks malware in the wild

UC Riverside computer scientists develop tool to locate malware source code repositories

By Holly Ober | November 16, 2020 | Science / Technology
Pirate flag on laptop  screen by Michael Geiger on Unsplash

DNS cache poisoning ready for a comeback

Derandomizing the source port enables attacks that work on all layers of DNS caches

By Holly Ober | November 11, 2020 | Science / Technology
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UC Riverside computer scientists receive grant to improve security of visual artificial intelligence

Amit Roy-Chowdhury leads project that will develop robust context-aware machine vision for computers

By Holly Ober | July 27, 2020 | Science / Technology
A drone hovers near a wildfire

When disaster strikes, a search website for first responders will save lives

Researchers are building a tool that searches real-time text, photo, and video from many sources to help responders allocate resources

By Holly Ober | August 20, 2019 | Science / Technology
Fatemah Alharbi at work

This computer scientist beats hackers at their own game

Fatemah Alharbi discovered a serious security flaw, earning thanks from Apple

By Holly Ober | April 3, 2019 | Students, Science / Technology
Base pairs of DNA fold themselves up into a spiral. Credit: Darryl Leja and Ernesto Del Aguila III, NHGRI

Machines whisper our secrets

Spies can learn what a machine is making from the sounds it makes

By Holly Ober | February 22, 2019 | Science / Technology
Wireless security

How to block eavesdropping on wireless communications

Confusing channel state information offers a first line of defense in full-duplex wireless

By Holly Ober | January 7, 2019 | Science / Technology
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New attacks on graphics processors endanger user privacy

Hackers can use the graphics processing unit to spy on web activity, steal passwords, and break into cloud-based applications

By Holly Ober | November 5, 2018 | Science / Technology
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