Malicious actors can design that behavior to emerge only in response to a very specific, secret signal, as in the case of Garg’s Post-it. Such “backdoors” could be a problem for companies that want to outsource work on neural networks to third parties, or build products on top of freely available neural networks available online....
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The Latest Use for Bitcoin? Fighting Sex Trafficking
Computer science researchers at the University of California, Berkeley have developed new tools to identify sex trafficking rings, making them easier for law enforcement to target and prosecute. Those efforts have been stymied, according to the researchers’ report, by the vast quantity of ads for sex posted to websites like Backpage.com, only a portion of...
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Researchers Built an Invisible Backdoor to Hack AI’s Decisions
A team of NYU researchers has discovered a way to manipulate the artificial intelligence that powers self-driving cars and image recognition by installing a secret backdoor into the software…“We saw that people were increasingly outsourcing the training of these networks, and it kind of set off alarm bells for us,” Brendan Dolan-Gavitt, a professor at...
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Worried about your PIN Password Getting Stolen? Optical Illusion Can Help
A group of researchers led by Professor Nasir Memon has come up with a unique solution that can make PIN unlocking more secure. It’s all about spatial frequency — the smartphone’s display beams two distinct layers of lock screen — one with the normal PIN-pattern code and the other one with a false PIN layout....
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App keeps ‘shoulder surfers’ from spying your password
Researchers have created a smartphone application to combat “shoulder-surfing”—when someone else looks over your shoulder as you enter your phone’s password or other private digits, potentially even gleaning vital financial or personal information. … Nasir Memon, a professor of computer science and engineering at New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering, explains that the technology,...
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The Optical Illusion That Could Protect Your Passcodes: Researchers Reveal Keypad That Looks Different If Someone Looks Over Your Shoulder
Have you ever been worried about a stranger looking at what you’re typing on your phone, or looking over your shoulder while you punch in your pin code at the ATM? … “The traditional configuration of numbers on a keypad is so familiar that it’s possible for an observer to discern a PIN or access...
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Tricking The Eye To Defeat Shoulder Surfing Attacks
Every ATM or smartphone user can attest to the discomfort of having a stranger standing close enough to observe a financial transaction — and potentially note a PIN or account number. Now researchers at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering have announced a first-of-its-kind application to combat such “shoulder-surfing,” whether in person or via a...
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New York University Abu Dhabi Researchers Develop ‘Unhackable’ Computer Chip
Researchers at New York University Abu Dhabi said they have created an ‘unhackable’ chip to shore up the defences of computer hardware, in an age of increasing threats to individuals and companies across the globe. … Ozgur Sinanoglu, NYUAD’s associate dean of engineering for academic affairs and head of the university’s Design for Excellence lab,...
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NYU Abu Dhabi develops ‘unhackable’ computer chip
Researchers at New York University Abu Dhabi’s (NYUAD) Design for Excellence (Dfx) lab have developed a new ‘logic-locked’ security chip to protect devices from the surge in cyberattacks. … Ozgur Sinanoglu, NYUAD associate dean of Engineering for Academic Affairs, associate professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and head of the Dfx, said in a statement...
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NYUAD in Potential Computer Chip Security Breakthrough
Researchers at New York University Abu Dhabi’s (NYUAD) Design for Excellence (Dfx) lab say they have developed ‘logic-locked’ computer chips that are secured by a secret key so that only authorised users may utilise them, making them immune to reverse-engineering. … The team at NYUAD has achieved a major breakthrough by implementing security at the...