TeamUSEC

Projects

2023

Open Source Contributor Security
In this interview study, we are interested in the individual security and safety practices of open source contributors.
Interviews on Cryptographic API Design
In this interview study, we investigate the processes and stakeholders in the design and development of cryptographic APIs, aiming to shed light on how design and implementation decisions are made, and to derive recommendations for the future.
Interviews on Updating Cryptographic Methods in Software Projects
Within this study, we are interested how software projects update cryptographic methods. This includes their motivation, developers' experiences on the update process. In addition, we aim to identify how developers can be better supported to update cryptographic methods in their projects.
Interview Study: Cryptographic Standard Experiences
Studying the experiences with implementing cryptographic standards in the open source community.
Interviews on Security in Video Game Development
If you work in the video game industry and deal with security issues we would love to interview you about your experiences!

2022

Practical Investigation of Multi-Factor Recovery
Examination of MFA implementations and recovery processes for online services, the describtion of related procedures, and evaluation of the user experience of the recovery process.
Interviews on Code Secret Leakage
Have you experienced code secret leakage in one of your projects in the past? We would love to interview you about your experiences preventing and remediating code secret leakage!
Supply Chain Interviews
Does your company use open source components in software projects? We would love to interview you about the projects and your experiences!

2021

Culture around Unsafe Rust Code
Do you contribute to Rust projects where you ever had to write unsafe code or know someone who does? We would love to interview you about your experiences working with Rust and unsafe code.
Study on Project Development with Cloud Engineers
In this study, the CISPA Helmholtz-Center for Information Security examines the professional experiences of software developers in software projects in cooperation with the Leibniz University Hannover and the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy.
Open Source Software Interviews
Do you contribute to open source projects, or know someone who does? We would love to interview you about the project and your experiences!
Study on Password Management Strategies
In this study, the CISPA Helmholtz-Center for Information Security examines end user strategies of password management in cooperation with the Leibniz University Hannover and the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy.
A study on the demographics of experienced developers and system administrators
In this study, the computer security department at Leibniz University Hannover and Tufts University in the US conducts a research survey about participant sampling in security studies.

2020

An Android Developer Study on the Use of Privacy-Enhancing Technologies
In this study conducted by the department for Information Security at Leibniz University Hannover in Germany, we research the Use of Privacy-Enhancing Technologies of Google Play Android app developers.
Developer Research Survey
In this study, the computer security department at Leibniz University Hannover investigates how developers write secure code. We examine if developers’ language proficiency has any impact on the same.
Studie: Log Management und GDPR
In dieser Studie untersucht der Lehrstuhl für IT-Sicherheit an der Leibniz Universität Hannover, wie Unternehmen und Organisationen die Anforderungen im Hinblick auf Datenschutz und Datensicherheit im Kontext von Logging vor dem Hintergrund der DSGVO umsetzen.
Responsible Artificial Intelligence
The PhD program 'Responsible Artificial Intelligence in the Digital Society' of the Research Center L3S, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Technische Universität Braunschweig and Hannover University of Applied Sciences and Arts offers 14 scholarships funded by the Ministry of Science and Culture of Lower Saxony. The disciplines involved are computer science, law and sociology. The aim of the PhD program is the interdisciplinary education of young scientists in the highly topical field of Artificial Intelligence with the focus on explainability and justification, discrimination and bias, interpretability, quality assurance and security and data protection.
IoT Nanny
Gemeinsam mit ForscherInnen der University of California in Berkeley untersuchen wir verschiedene Aspekte und Probleme, welche im Zusammenhang mit Kinderbetreuung im Hause der Eltern auftreten können. Hierbei interessieren wir uns insbesondere für Haushalte, in welchen Smart Home Geräte oder Überwachungskameras installiert sind, unabhängig davon, ob sie aktiv genutzt werden oder nicht.

2019

Cyberangriffe gegen Unternehmen
In dem vom BMWi, PwC und der VHV-Stiftung geförderten Projekt wird untersucht, inwiefern insbesondere kleine und mittelständischen Unternehmen von Cyberangriffen betroffen sind und was sie tun, um sich zu schützen. Mit dem Projekt wird ein Beitrag zur Erhöhung der IT-Sicherheit in Deutschland geleistet.
PQmail
The PQmail research project funded by NBank explores quantum computer resistant and usable email encryption protocols. Cryptography experts estimate that quantum computers will be able to break widely used encryption algorithms in a few years. The aim of the project is to offer secure and usable email encryption to everyone even in a post-quantum world.