Adversaries are often able to penetrate networks and compromise systems by exploiting
vulnerabilities in people and systems. The key to the success of these attacks is information …

In this work, we focus on the prevalence of False Positive (FP) alarms produced by security
tools, and Security Operation Centers (SOCs) practitioners' perception of their quality. In an …

Instead of only considering technology, computer security research now strives to also take
into account the human factor by studying regular users and, to a lesser extent, experts like …

Organizations, such as companies and governments, created Security Operations Centers
(SOCs) to defend against computer security attacks. SOCs are central defense groups that …

A wave of alternative coins that can be effectively mined without specialized hardware, and
a surge in cryptocurrencies' market value has led to the development of cryptocurrency …

We investigate the privacy compliance processes followed by developers of child-directed
mobile apps. While children's online privacy laws have existed for decades in the US, prior …

Reverse engineering is a complex process essential to software-security tasks such as
vulnerability discovery and malware analysis. Significant research and engineering effort …

We present an ethnographic study of secure software development processes in a software
company using the anthropological research method of participant observation. Two PhD …

Studying developers is an important aspect of usable security and privacy research. In
particular, studying security development challenges such as the usability of security APIs …

The number of" smart''devices, that is, devices making up the Internet of Things (IoT), is
steadily growing. They suffer from vulnerabilities just as other software and hardware …