Projects

• SINSHIELD: Defending against Evolving Malicious Software
  Increasing innovation among attackers, the growing penetration of broadband Internet service and persistent vulnerabilities in host software systems have led to new classes of rapid and scalable "mechanized" attacks on our information infrastructure. Leveling the playing field requires proactive automated responses to malicious code that can react in the short propagation windows evident with systems such as Slammer. We propose the design of a platform that addresses major weaknesses of current defenses. We provide an infrastructure for detecting and reacting to large-scale attacks, focusing on dealing with high-end threats and requiring minimal trust among cooperating organizations.

• UN0WN: Security for Mobile Devices
  Our project aims to carry out a rigorous threat assessment study and develop advanced defenses against current and emerging security threats to mobile devices and wireless networks. The network technologies to be investigated are primarily GSM and, if the need arises, WiFi (in terms of communications technologies). The devices to be investigated are to be chosen among Pocket PC, smartphones, blackberries, and, if necessary, other mobile devices. The operating systems to be investigated are to be chosen among WM2003/WM2005 and Symbian (in terms of computing platforms).