Skip to Main content Open mobile menu Close mobile menu
How Let’s Encrypt doubled the percentage of secure websites in four years
  1. How Let’s Encrypt doubled the percentage of secure websites in four years

    A Q&A with J. Alex Halderman, who co-founded the nonprofit organization.

    The post How Let’s Encrypt doubled the percentage of secure websites in four years appeared first on Michigan Engineering News.

  2. A laser pointer could hack your voice-controlled virtual assistant

    Researchers identified a vulnerability that allows a microphone to ‘unwittingly listen to light as if it were sound’

    The post A laser pointer could hack your voice-controlled virtual assistant appeared first on Michigan Engineering News.

  3. How Russia’s online censorship could jeopardize internet freedom worldwide

    The nation is using inexpensive commodity equipment to block 170K domains on more than 1K privately-owned ISPs.

    The post How Russia’s online censorship could jeopardize internet freedom worldwide appeared first on Michigan Engineering News.

  4. New chip stops hacks before they start

    MORPHEUS can encrypt and reshuffle code thousands of times faster than human and electronic hackers.

    The post New chip stops hacks before they start appeared first on Michigan Engineering News.

  5. Change or be changed

    Written by Colin Barras and Josh Walker In August 2018, technology giant Cisco Systems Inc. announced that it had agreed to pay $2.35 billion for the Ann Arbor-based startup Duo Security. The acquisition was reported to be the biggest of its kind in Michigan history. But even before the announcement, Duo had been breaking state records. […]

    The post Change or be changed appeared first on Michigan Engineering News.

  6. Online censorship detector aims to make the internet a freer place

    Censored Planet could provide new insight into the flow of online information

    The post Online censorship detector aims to make the internet a freer place appeared first on Michigan Engineering News.

  7. Fake news detector algorithm works better than a human

    System sniffs out fakes up to 76 percent of the time.

    The post Fake news detector algorithm works better than a human appeared first on Michigan Engineering News.

  8. Intel processor vulnerability could put millions of PCs at risk

    Patches can provide protection.

    The post Intel processor vulnerability could put millions of PCs at risk appeared first on Michigan Engineering News.

  9. Zuckerberg Capitol Hill testimony: Engineering experts offer comments

    U-M profs weigh new business model, European-style regulation

    The post Zuckerberg Capitol Hill testimony: Engineering experts offer comments appeared first on Michigan Engineering News.

  10. ‘I hacked an election. So can the Russians.’

    Professor Alex Halderman and the New York Times staged a mock election to demonstrate voting machine vulnerability.

    The post ‘I hacked an election. So can the Russians.’ appeared first on Michigan Engineering News.