Mastodawn

✈️ I am traveling to #ndss2026 today to present two of our @SECUSO_Research papers at #USEC and #MADWeb 🤩

The paper „‘I found the text to be encouraging‘ - Evaluating Different Passeord Strength Calculator Designs“ is joint work with Rozalina and Peter. We compared different password strength meter designs and found that fear appeals are not absolutely necessary to motivate users to choose strong passwords.

You can read a version of the paper here: https://s.kit.edu/password-meter

“I found the text to be encouraging” - Evaluating Different Password Strength Calculator Designs

While passwordless authentication methods are on the rise, password-based authentication remains widely used in practice. In search of effective means to promo

SECUSO Research Feb 9

The #paper "From Matrix to Metrics: Introducing and Applying a Configuration Matrix to Evaluate DMARC Policies" by Tobias Länge, Fabian Ballreich, Anne Hennig, Peter Mayer, and Melanie Volkamer was accepted for presentation at the #Workshop Measurements, Attacks, and Defenses for the Web (MADWeb) 2026. In the paper, an utility-oriented #configuration matrix was developed that focuses on the anti-#spoofing effectiveness of different #DMARC configurations and provides clear recommendations for selecting the appropriate configuration. An analysis of the data from the Tranco Top-100k domains reveals over a period of eight month showed that domains move towards configurations that are more effective against email spoofing, however, still exhibiting a lack of knowledge with respect to different policy settings.
#MadWeb 2026 will take place as co-located event with #NDSS on February 27, 2026 in San Diego, USA: https://madweb.work/@Aryderwood@chaos.social @madwebwork

Marco Squarcina Dec 1

Few days left to submit your work to #MADWeb '26!

The CfP is open until Dec 11 (AOE). We welcome all Web-related submissions from full papers (10 pages) to work-in-progress papers (6 pages, no proceedings).

It's a great chance to present your work in the sunny San Diego, connect with an amazing community, or get early feedback to improve your research. Don't miss out and spread the word!

🔗 https://madweb.work/

@madwebwork

#cfp #web #websec #websecurity

MADWeb

Workshop on Measurements, Attacks, and Defenses for the Web (MADWeb)

MADWeb Workshop Mar 3, 2025

With a record number of submissions, amazing discussions, and a fantastic community, #MADWeb 2025 was truly special.

Huge thanks to all participants, speakers, PC members, and our hosts at @internetsociety.bsky.social for making it happen!

Safe travels—see you next year! ✈️

Limin, Marco, Yinzhi

MADWeb Workshop Mar 2, 2025

And the best paper award sponsored by Palo Alto Networks goes to...

📜 Can Public IP Blocklists Explain Internet Radiation?

by D. Ravalico, S. Cossaro, R. Valentim, M. Trevisan, and I. Drago

Congratulations! 👏

#MADWeb #NDSSsymposium2025

MADWeb Workshop Mar 1, 2025

The second keynote of the day is by Frederik Braun (Mozilla) @freddy "With Carrots & Sticks: Can the Browser Handle Web Security?"

Discussing the role of browsers in pushing Web security forward!

#MADWeb #NDSSsymposium2025

MADWeb Workshop Feb 28, 2025

MADWeb is live! The first keynote is by Nick Nikiforakis (Stony Brook University): "Building on Top of Shifting Sands: Web Security Through the Lens of Content Integrity".

Discussing 10+ of research on lack of integrity guarantees in the Web platform.

#MADWeb #NDSSsymposium2025