Gary Warner’s and his students' work has been cited by Congressman Palmer in his recent Facebook Post.Gary Warner’s and his students' work has been cited by Congressman Palmer in his recent Facebook Post.

To address the myriad factors companies face in the battle against cyber attacks, UAB’s UAB Center for Cyber Security, will be a partner in the upcoming Connected World Conference, presented by Connected World magazine.Reports of breaches of major U.S.

University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers are explaining why there are concerns with the end-to-end security of an increasingly popular means of communication, and what users can do to defend against potential threats.University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers are explaining why there are concerns with the end-to-end security of an increasingly popular means of communication,...

John Sloan, Ph.D., has been named the new director of the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s UAB Center for Cyber Security. Puri Bangalore, Ph.D., will assume Sloan’s former position of assistant director of the UAB Center for Cyber Security.John Sloan, Ph.D., has been named the new director of the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s UAB Center for Cyber Security.

UAB Computer and Information Sciences assistant professor Thamar Solorio has been named the winner of the Denice Denton Emerging Leader ABIE Award. The award recognizes a junior faculty member for high-quality research and significant positive impact on diversity.From the Anita Borg Institute:PALO ALTO, CA, August 5, 2014 — The Anita Borg Institute (ABI),...

For the second year in a row, the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security have designated the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a UAB Center for Cyber Security.For the second year in a row, the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security have designated the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance and Cyber Defense Research.

In a paper presented at the 2014 Network and Distributed Systems Security Symposium, researchers offered innovative options to improve the security of two-factor authentication systems while also ensuring the systems’ usability.In a paper presented at the 2014 Network and Distributed Systems Security Symposium,...

Malcovery Security, a startup co-founded by UAB researcher and Center member Gary Warner, has been named on Inc.'s 2014 Best Industry Startup list.Malcovery Security, a startup co-founded by UAB researcher and Center member Gary Warner, has been named on Inc.'s 2014 Best Industry Startup list. Inc.com:”Watching Digital Detectives Rout Out Cyber Fraudsters”

A Facebook-sponsored game of cybersecurity “Capture the Flag” was held March 22nd from 9am -3pm at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.  UAB joined Stanford University as the first U.S.

Song Gao, a a graduate student in Computer and Information Sciences, received an entrepreneurship award for his proposal to enhance Internet security.The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) launched its Graduate Entrepreneurship Awards this past year to bridge academic research and industry and provide students with hands-on experience assessing and developing market potential for their early-stage technologies....

New research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham suggests that users pay more attention to Internet safety than previously assumed.fMRI scans show a negative correlation between impulsivity and brain activity in the medial prefrontal cortex and precuneus, areas of the brain that control decision making in the malware warning task.Internet users face a barrage of information with each click,...

BankInfo Security has named University of Alabama at Birmingham researcher Gary Warner one of the Top 10 influencers in banking information security.BankInfo Security has named University of Alabama at Birmingham researcher Gary Warner one of the Top 10 influencers in banking information security. The list, released Jan.

Andrew Turner, head of Global Cyber Security at Visa, is the opening keynote speaker for the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Center for Information Assurance and Joint Forensics Research Cyber Summit 2014 to be held Feb.

Dr. Samuel McQuade, Director of the MS in Professional Studies Program at the Rochester Institute of Technology, will speak at UAB on Jan.

Cyber Summit 2014, presented by the Center for Information Assurance and Joint Research, will be held at UAB on Feb. 18-19.