The Secure & Transparent Systems Laboratory

The STS Lab confronts issues of security and transparency in computer systems and networks. Within this broad area, we are especially interested in the challenges of detecting, investigating, and preventing intrusions in various computing environments such as operating systems, organizations, cloud computing, and the Internet of Things. Increasingly, our work investigates and addresses the concerns of the users that interact with these systems.

Akul has been busy quietly accumulating awards and accolades for his start-up. A recap of the year’s successes here:

  • Participated in the NSF Great Lakes Regional I-Corps Program!
  • Participated in and placed fourth in the Cozad New Venture Challenge, winning a $10,000 purse!
  • Participated in the NSF National I-Corps Program, receiving $50,000 in funding for customer discovery!
  • Competed for and won the Illinois Proof-of-Concept Program, receiving $50,000 in funding for scaling up his invention!

Congrats Akul! I’m sure there are many more wins to come in the near future.

Posted 05 Jun 2024 by Adam

Apurva Virkud’s analysis of the use of MITRE ATT&CK in Endpoint Detection Rulesets, titled “How does Endpoint Detection use the MITRE ATT&CK Framework?”, has been accepted to appear at the 2024 USENIX Security Symposium. Congrats to Apurva and her student co-authors Andy Riddle and Jason Liu!

Posted 08 May 2024 by Adam

Akul Goyal’s work on improved provenance-based intrusion detection, titled “R-CAID: Embedding Root Cause Analysis within Provenance-based Intrusion Detection,” has been accepted to appear at the 2024 IEEE Symposium on Security & Privacy! Congrats Akul!

Posted 10 Jul 2023 by Adam

Our IEEE S&P’23 paper “Characterizing Everyday Misuse of Smart Home Devices” was recognized with a Distinguished Paper Award!

Posted 20 May 2023 by Adam