Letterlocking: A new look at a centuries-old practice

A first history of the document security technology, co-authored by MIT Libraries’ Jana Dambrogio, provides new tools for interdisciplinary research.

Brigham Fay | MIT Libraries • mit
March 4, 2025 ~3 min

New tech could protect you from QR code scams

A new QR code format would let smartphone users know if they’re heading to a secure website—or wading into a potential "quishing" scam.

Camden Flath-Futurity • futurity
Feb. 14, 2025 ~5 min


To keep hardware safe, cut out the code’s clues

New “Oreo” method from MIT CSAIL researchers removes footprints that reveal where code is stored before a hacker can see them.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
Feb. 11, 2025 ~6 min

Is DOGE a cybersecurity threat? A security expert explains the dangers of violating protocols and regulations that protect government computer systems

News reports paint a frightening picture of DOGE staff trampling time-tested – and in many cases legally required – management and security practices.

Richard Forno, Teaching Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, and Assistant Director, UMBC Cybersecurity Institute, University of Maryland, Baltimore County • conversation
Feb. 6, 2025 ~10 min

Introducing the MIT Generative AI Impact Consortium

The consortium will bring researchers and industry together to focus on impact.

Liam McDonnell | Office of Innovation • mit
Feb. 3, 2025 ~12 min

Reproductive health care faces legal and surveillance challenges post-Roe – new research offers guidance

Patients rely on abortion clinics to protect their privacy. The providers have work to do to catch up to today’s digital surveillance threats.

Nora McDonald, Assistant Professor of Information Technology, George Mason University • conversation
Jan. 24, 2025 ~8 min

Tech law in 2025: a look ahead at AI, privacy and social media regulation under the new Trump administration

The Trump administration has different interests and priorities than those of the Biden administration for regulating technology. For some issues like AI regulation, big changes are on tap.

Sylvia Lu, Faculty Fellow and Visiting Assistant Professor of Law, University of Michigan • conversation
Jan. 3, 2025 ~9 min

How to protect yourself while shopping online

Cybersecurity expert Prasad Calyam shares tips for staying safe as you shop online this holiday season.

Janese Heavin - U. Missouri • futurity
Nov. 26, 2024 ~4 min


AI ‘mask’ could protect you from facial recognition

A new artificial intelligence model creates invisible digital masks to defend against unwanted facial recognition.

Georgia Tech • futurity
Nov. 11, 2024 ~4 min

Fitness apps can reveal your location – updated laws would help plug this hole in our personal security

More awareness is needed of security issues with tech used to track our exercise goals.

Pin Lean Lau, Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Bio-Law, Brunel University of London • conversation
Nov. 8, 2024 ~5 min

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