"Mason Professors Are Researching Hacker Psychology to Defend Against Cyberattacks"
As part of the Intelligence Advanced Research Project Activity (IARPA) program called "Reimagining Security with Cyberpsychology-Informed Network Defense" (ReSCIND), researchers at George Mason University (GMU) will build defensive tools that first identify hackers' human flaws and then use them to defend against an attack. IARPA has turned its attention to exploiting the human factor, the weakest link in cyberattacks. Under the new IARPA program, researchers hope to gain further insight into hackers' cognitive vulnerabilities and decision-making biases to stop future attacks. Daniel Barbara, Giuseppe Ateniese, and Gerald Matthews were selected to join IARPA's ReSCIND team of computer science, cybersecurity, and psychology experts to create new research paths and deliver cutting-edge technology. This article continues to discuss the ReSCIND program and the GMU team's contribution to the program.
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