Automated cryptocode generator is helping secure the web

System automatically writes optimized algorithms to encrypt data in Google Chrome browsers and web applications.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
June 17, 2019 ~8 min

Protecting our energy infrastructure from cyberattack

Researchers use a new, holistic methodology to address cyber vulnerabilities in today’s energy systems.

Nancy W. Stauffer | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
June 4, 2019 ~17 min


Negotiating with infrastructure cyberterrorists

Researchers design a negotiation strategy to help cities and organizations minimize losses when their data are held hostage.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
March 4, 2019 ~8 min

Securing the “internet of things” in the quantum age

Efficient chip enables low-power devices to run today’s toughest quantum encryption schemes.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
March 1, 2019 ~8 min

Putting data privacy in the hands of users

New platform acts as a gatekeeper to ensure web services adhere to a user’s custom data restrictions.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 20, 2019 ~7 min

A faster, more efficient cryptocurrency

Design reduces by 99 percent the data users need to join the network and verify transactions.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 23, 2019 ~9 min

Fortifying the future of cryptography

Vinod Vaikuntanathan aims to improve encryption in a world with growing applications and evolving adversaries.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 16, 2019 ~8 min

Novel transmitter protects wireless data from hackers | MIT News

Device uses ultrafast “frequency hopping” and data encryption to protect signals from being intercepted and jammed.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
June 11, 2018 ~9 min


Vinod Vaikuntanathan wins Edgerton Faculty Award | MIT News

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science faculty member is honored for his innovative work in cybersecurity and his engaging teaching style.

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science • mit
April 23, 2018 ~5 min

Private browsing gets more private | MIT News

New system patches security holes left open by web browsers’ private-browsing functions.

Larry Hardesty | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 22, 2018 ~7 min

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