2024 Norm Hardy Prize Awarded by Foresight Institute for ‘Advances in Usable Security’ | PR Newswire [Video]

, /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — In an age where reliable computer security is critical, Foresight Institute proudly announces Dr. Serge Egelman, Dr. Alisa Frik, Conor Gilsenan, and Prof. Eyal Peer as winners of the inaugural 2024 Norm Hardy Prize for their significant contribution to the field of usable security. This prize celebrates work building upon the vision of the late computer scientist, Norm Hardy, best known for identifying the confused deputy vulnerability.

Personalized cybersecurity nudges significantly boost user behavior change. By tailoring reminders to individual traits and decision-making styles, the team increased password security and update adoption effectiveness fourfold compared to generic approaches.

His most significant contribution to the field was KeyKOS, a capability-secure operating system that ran on commodity hardware, as well as creating core parts of capability-secure languages and protocols. Hardy underscored the necessity of building inherently secure systems complemented by interaction designs that enable users to operate these systems securely and …