The seminar below shouldbe available on live stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytcsTzfRVqw
> From: Bill Marczak <w...@cs.berkeley.edu> >>>> >>>> *Title:* Defending Dissidents from Targeted Digital Surveillance >>>> *Speaker:* William R. Marczak >>>> *Advisor:* Prof. Vern Paxson >>>> >>>> *Date:* Friday, Dec 09, 2016 >>>> *Time:* 12PM - 1PM >>>> *Location:* 205 South Hall, UC Berkeley >>>> *Food:* Light lunch >>>> *RSVP requested:* https://docs.google.com/forms/ >>>> d/e/1FAIpQLSfSeROEo6bOTvNzZw6KTf--Lgr5-yP5TFcpT0qY66x9foyHtg/viewform >>>> >>>> *Abstract:* >>>> >>>> Computer security research devotes extensive efforts to protecting >>>> individuals against indiscriminate, large-scale attacks such as those used >>>> by cybercriminals, and protecting institutions against targeted cyber >>>> attacks conducted by nation-states (so-called “Advanced Persistent >>>> Threats''). Where these two problem domains intersect, however---targeted >>>> cyber attacks by nation-states against individuals---has received >>>> considerably less study. >>>> >>>> In this talk, I will first detail my efforts to characterize this >>>> space, based on analysis of an extensive collection of suspicious files and >>>> links targeting activists, opposition members, and nongovernmental >>>> organizations in the Middle East over a period of several years. I will >>>> present attack campaigns involving a variety of commercial “lawful >>>> intercept” and off-the-shelf tools, and explain Internet scanning >>>> techniques I used to map out the potential broader scope of such activity. >>>> Based on these first efforts, I will present the results of my IRB-approved >>>> research study involving in-depth interviews with 30 potential targets of >>>> abusive surveillance in four countries. The results give insight into >>>> potential targets’ perceptions of the risks associated with their online >>>> activity, and their security posture. Based on my study results, I will >>>> propose Himaya, a defensive approach I developed that readily integrates >>>> with targets’ workflow to provide near real-time scanning of a subject’s >>>> email messages to check for threats. I will explain Himaya’s architecture >>>> and provide preliminary data from its beta deployment. >>>> >>>
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