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Security analysis reveals issues in Intellectual Property Encapsulation in Texas Instruments microcontrollers
03 Apr 2024
Despite promising aspects of IPE, researchers from DistriNet have found major security shortcomings.
Reflecting on Research Practices: Encouraging the security research community to engage in meta-research.
03 Apr 2024
Security column by Victor Le Pochat, published in Communications of the ACM (March 2024).
Research on V2X Security Wins Best Artifact Award
19 Mar 2024
Joint research from DistriNet, ULB and Ericsson on the security and trust of Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) systems wins award at NDSS 2024.
ACSAC 2023 Cybersecurity Artifacts Impact Award for SGX-Step
21 Dec 2023
The SGX-Step framework by Jo Van Bulck and Frank Piessens is rewarded with an ACSAC 2023 Cybersecurity Artifacts Impact Award.
Best Paper Award for IEEE QRS 2023 for Anh-Duy Tran
30 Nov 2023
At the 23rd IEEE International Conference on Software Quality, Reliability, and Security (Oct 2023, Chiang Mai, Thailand), Anh-Duy Tran received the best paper award.
Márton Bognár finalist in CSAW Applied Research Competition
28 Nov 2023
"Showtime" for Márton Bognár at CSAW.
Innovators unite: 'Cybersecurity: Strategic Research and Industry Impact' event addresses crucial questions
26 Oct 2023
2nd edition of 'Cybersecurity: Strategic Research and Industry Impact'
Successful PhD School on Security and Privacy in the Age of AI
05 Oct 2023
September 2023: 2nd edition of the summer school on security and privacy in the age of AI
2nd Edition of Summer School on Security Testing and Verification Concludes Successfully
27 Sep 2023
Successful 2nd Edition of VUB and KU Leuven's Summer School on Security Testing and Verification
USENIX 2023 Distinguished Paper Award for Gertjan Franken's 'A Bug's Life'
13 Aug 2023
With his paper 'A Bug's Life: Analyzing the Lifecycle and Mitigation Process of Content Security Policy Bugs', Gertjan Franken won the Distinguished Paper Award at USENIX 2023.
New TunnelCrack attacks can trick VPN clients into leaking traffic
08 Aug 2023
At USENIX 2023, Mathy Vanhoef's paper "Bypassing Tunnels: Leaking VPN Client Traffic by Abusing Routing Tables", presents two novel attacks that cause VPN clients to leak traffic outside the protected VPN tunnel.
Yana Dimova wins Best Student Paper Award at PETS 2023
18 Jul 2023
PETS '23 awards Yana Dimova's paper on the privacy of OAuth authentication on the web
DistriNet attendance at EuroS&P 2023
11 Jul 2023
Among the impressive line-up of keynote speakers, technical sessions and workshops at EuroS&P 2023, were no less than 8 of our DistriNet researchers.
Research on Latency-First Wireless Embedded Networks Awarded at MobiSys 2023
22 Jun 2023
Jonathan Oostvogels was awarded the Best Presentation Award at the Rising Star Forum of ACM MobiSys 2023 for his presentation on Latency-First Wireless Embedded Networks.
A run a day won't keep the hacker away
10 Nov 2022
Users of sports and fitness apps, such as Strava, share some very personal data. They may unknowingly share their home or work location as the starting point for activities. Apps usually allow users to hide those locations, but Karel D'Hondt and Victor Le Pochat discovered that this option, in many cases, gives a false sense of security.
Successful 1st edition of Summer School on Security Testing and Verification
26 Sep 2022
KU Leuven and VUB joined forces to host the first edition of the Summer School on Security Testing and Verification, attracting enthusiastic researchers and PhD students from across Europe.
Cybersecurity Industry Day: successful 1st edition
14 Sep 2022
The first edition of the Industry Day ‘Cybersecurity: where strategic research and industry meet’ concluded successfully, highlighting the vital role of strategic research in driving impactful solutions for the cybersecurity industry. The event brought together industry professionals, researchers, and policymakers in an engaging forum that explored the intersection of cybersecurity research and industry application.
Summer School on Security & Privacy in the Age of AI well received
09 Sep 2022
The first edition of KU Leuven’s Summer School on Security & Privacy in the Age of AI came to a successful close. The event brought together international PhD students, experts, and researchers to delve into the intricate relationship between security, privacy, and artificial intelligence (AI).
New Advanced Master in Cybersecurity starting 2022
26 Aug 2022
To meet society’s high demand in trained cybersecurity professionals and specialists, KU Leuven is launching a new ‘Master of Cybersecurity’ programme. This advanced master is a joint effort between the DistriNet and COSIC research groups.
USENIX 2022 Distinguished Paper Award for Victor Le Pochat
10 Aug 2022
At the 2022 USENIX Security Symposium in Boston, Victor Le Pochat's paper on Facebook's Political Ad Policy Enforcement won the Distinguished Paper Award.