A landmark $500 million gift will transform Carnegie Mellon University’s top-ranked School of Computer Science into a global powerhouse shaping students, research and technologies to address emerging ...

Amazon will become a founding sponsor of CyLab’s Cyber Autonomy Initiative, an interdisciplinary research effort focused on developing AI-powered cyber systems that can identify threats, adapt to chan...

The leaders of multiple AI companies are calling for a global slowdown and government regulation and oversight of AI development because of fears that it could literally destroy humanity. Kristine Sor...

Cybersecurity researchers, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and investors will come together at Carnegie Mellon University on Wednesday, September 16, for Cyber Innovators Connect, an event designed t...

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Carnegie Mellon faculty and students will share their research at next week’s 2026 Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS), which takes place August 23-26 in Hannover, Germany.

A free cybersecurity education program and competition, created by security experts at Carnegie Mellon University.

I requested a copy of my data from McDonald’s loyalty program and received an extensive, personalized report that algorithmically predicts my next purchase.

Carnegie Mellon faculty and students will present 10 papers on a wide range of topics at the 35th USENIX Security Symposium. Held in Baltimore on August 12-14, the event brings together experts from a...

A new CyLab white paper examines how artificial intelligence may be changing what cybersecurity competitions measure, and the extent to which performance reflects underlying expertise.

CyLab has launched a new collaboration with AWS Startups that will provide cloud computing resources, technical guidance, business mentorship, and go-to-market resources to support CyLab Venture Netwo...

Claims have circulated on social media that fingerprints can be pulled from photos featuring peace signs, but experts say the risk to the average person is low.

A free cybersecurity education program and competition, created by security experts at Carnegie Mellon University.

For the fifth consecutive year, Carnegie Mellon University students have claimed first place in the MITRE Embedded Capture the Flag (eCTF) cybersecurity competition, further cementing the university’s...

Advances in AI are dramatically changing the playing field in cybersecurity. AI is enabling attacks to be faster, more effective, and much more numerous. For the cybersecurity community to stay a step...

Cognitive warfare powered by AI – including the spread of disinformation to leaders, militaries, and the general public – is growing in East Asia. AI also can be tool to respond to such attacks.

A new collaboration between Carnegie Mellon University and Anaxi Labs aims to tackle one of the biggest unanswered questions in artificial intelligence: how the rapidly expanding AI ecosystem should d...

CyLab researchers are set to present four papers, serve on one panel, and lead three workshops at the upcoming Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Conference on Human Factors in Computing System...

Generative AI agents can reason, plan, and take actions across enterprise systems, which means deploying them is not just a software installation but a change to how work gets done. When agents gain t...

As artificial intelligence rapidly transforms both cyberattacks and cybersecurity defenses, Carnegie Mellon University’s CyLab Security and Privacy Institute has announced a new research initiative ai...

CyLab faculty members Lorrie Cranor, CyLab director, and Vyas Sekar, Tan family professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), will serve as panelists at next week’s RSAC 2026 Conference.

On Monday, March 23, the Cyber Startup Expo 2026 will bring together early-stage cybersecurity companies, investors, and industry executives for a full day of startup demos, expert panels, and network...

Lorrie Cranor, director of Carnegie Mellon University’s CyLab Security and Privacy Institute, has been named a recipient of the 2026 ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Research Award, one of the highest honors in th...

Foresight Institute is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 Norm Hardy Prize: Dr. Pardis Emami-Naeini, Dr. Lorrie Faith Cranor, and Dr. Yuvraj Agarwal, for their contributions to advancing usable...

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A new study by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University reveals that a little-known but highly effective cryptocurrency scam known as “blockchain address poisoning” has quietly become one of the largest phishing schemes operating on public blockchains today.

Carnegie Mellon University’s Software and Societal Systems Department is inviting undergraduate students from across the country to take part in its Security and Privacy Undergraduate Research (SPUR) ...

CyLab faculty member Sarah Scheffler, assistant professor in Carnegie Mellon’s Departments of Engineering and Public Policy and Software and Societal Systems, will participate as a panelist at the Fed...

We'll take a deep dive into the privacy challenges facing kids, teens, and parents as technology becomes woven into learning, communication, and self-expression

Lujo Bauer, professor of electrical and computer engineering and of computer science, has been named a 2025 Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Fellow for contributions to access control, usable...

On January 25, Carnegie Mellon University’s Privacy Engineering program will take its annual celebration of International Privacy Day beyond campus and into the heart of the city, hosting a free, fami...

The book "Privacy Please" starts the conversation about phones and technology with kids.

'Privacy, Please!' offers a 4-year-old-friendly take on avoiding surveillance from grown-ups—or your annoying sibling.