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Job opening: post-doctoral researcher in usable security

Authentication, Jobs, Security psychology, Usability

(post UPDATED with new job opening) I am delighted to announce a job opening in the Cambridge Security Group. Thanks to generous funding from the European Research Council I am in a position to recruit several post-doc research associates to work with me on the Pico project, whose ambitious aim is ultimately to liberate the … Continue reading Job opening: post-doctoral researcher in usable security →

The quest to replace passwords

Academic papers, Authentication, Usability

As any computer user already knows, passwords are a usability disaster: you are basically told to “pick something you can’t remember, then don’t write it down“, which is worse than impossible if you must also use a different password for every account. Moreover, security-wise, passwords can be shoulder-surfed, keylogged, eavesdropped, brute-forced and phished. Notable industry … Continue reading The quest to replace passwords →