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Three Shatter Secrets app screens
Wednesday, January 9, 2019

App will protect confidential data when crossing borders

Computer scientists at the David R.Cheriton School of Computer Sciencehave found a novel method to help travellers protect sensitive information from border control agents.

The system is being developed into an app called “Shatter Secrets” by Erinn Atwater, who is the research director of the not-for-profit , an organization dedicated to understanding, researching and serving the privacy needs of marginalized and highly targeted at-risk communities.

Symcor employees and Florian Kerschbaum
Friday, September 28, 2018

ݮƵ launches the Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute

Bringing together researchers from across ݮƵ’s six faculties.

On Friday, September 27, ݮƵ celebrated the launch of the Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute (CPI) with 100 attendees including security leaders from the private and public sectors. CPI was formed to uncover new approaches to security and privacy and educating Canada’s future leaders to be able to understand and respond to emerging online threats.

Ian Goldberg
Monday, July 30, 2018

Professor Ian Goldberg, his doctoral student Nik Unger and colleagues win prestigious paper awards at PETS 2018

Cheriton School of Computer Science Professor Ian Goldberg, along with his PhD student Nik Unger and colleagues, have won three prestigious paper awards at the 2018 (PETS). Held this year in Barcelona, Spain from July 24–27, 2018, PETS is the top research venue dedicated to the study and advancement of privacy enhancing technologies.

Monday, July 16, 2018

National Defence funds University of ݮƵ project to connect experts focused on defence and security

An affiliate of the University of ݮƵ’s Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute (CPI), Bessma Momani, leads the winning submission for the Defense Engagement Program.

The submission, The Future of Canadian Defence and Security: New Challenges, New Perspectives, provides a network of external experts for the Department of National Defence (DND), connects and educates the next generation of experts, and helps to inform Canadians about the importance of defence and security matters.