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Since 2015, CLTC has directly funded more than 160 projects by UC Berkeley students, faculty & affiliates on original cybersecurity research topics, in addition to developing our own white papers, publications, blogs, policy analysis and recommendations, and open-source curricula and toolkits.

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November 27, 2024	Grant	Avenger: Looking Into The Future of Internet Censorship With Artificial Intelligence Algorithms By: Changcheng Fan Internet censorship is a critical human rights issue, as the internet has rapidly become the primary mode of communication globally. While many censorship circumvention tools exist, they are…
November 27, 2024	Grant	Cyber City By: Brandon Dang, Boo Park, Jennifer Telisczak, Dante Terminella This capstone project addresses an urgent need in society through an innovative approach: a role-playing mobile game designed to teach users, particularly seniors and non-tech professionals, about social…	education social engineering vulnerable populations
November 27, 2024	Grant	An Interpretability Study of LLMs for Code Security By: Zhun Wang Large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT have greatly advanced coding tasks but often fail to generate secure code. Current approaches to improving code security, relying on fine-tuning,…	machine learning (ML)
November 27, 2024	Grant	Empowering Connectivity: Analyzing and Implementing Community-Driven Networks By: Diana Chen, Hannah Ellis This project explores the potential of community networks as a solution to issues related to high costs, surveillance, and limited resilience in traditional internet infrastructure. While major ISPs…	encryption infrastructure privacy surveillance
November 27, 2024	Grant	UX Design Considerations for Human AI Agent Interaction By: Salia Asanova, Kaiting Chang, Cynthia Chen, Casey Hou This project explores the challenges and design requirements involved in developing safe and user-centered experiences for autonomous AI agents. Unlike traditional AI that simply responds to user prompts,…	artificial intelligence (AI)design risk
November 19, 2024	White Paper	CyberCAN: Cybersecurity for Cities and Nonprofits By: Sarah Powazek, Shannon Pierson A new CLTC report provides guidance to help government leaders in San Francisco and other cities more effectively support the digital security of local nonprofits. The report, “CyberCAN:…	California public interest cybersecurity
October 31, 2024	White Paper	Resistance to Text-to-Image Generators in Creator Communities Text-to-image generators like DALL-E have sparked controversy among artistic creators, who are concerned about how generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) models have been trained with copyright-protected materials. A…	art artificial intelligence (AI)deep fake digital harms policy
October 1, 2024	White Paper	Cyber Resilience and Social Equity: Twin Pillars of a Sustainable Energy Future By: Emma Stewart, Remy Stolworthy, Virginia Wright A report published by the Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity, Cyber Resilience and Social Equity: Twin Pillars of a Sustainable Energy Future, examines the importance of cybersecurity in ensuring equitable access to energy. In an era of worsening cybersecurity threats, the paper advocates for “sustainable energy delivery systems that ensure robust defenses without compromising the goals of reducing energy poverty and ensuring energy security.”	digital harms homeland security infrastructure policy public interest cybersecurity
September 12, 2024		Enhancing Cybersecurity Resilience for Transnational Dissidents A report published by the Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity, Enhancing Cybersecurity Resilience for Transnational Dissidents, examines the cybersecurity posture, vulnerability, and resilience of exiled women dissidents in the…	digital harms MITRE Attack public interest cybersecurity risk surveillance vulnerable populations
September 3, 2024	White Paper	A Swarm Intelligence Approach to Prioritizing the CIS Controls V8.0 Implementation By: Hayat Abdulla Asad Cue, Thirimachos Bourlai, Mark Lupo Authored by researchers affiliated with CyberArch, a cybersecurity clinic at the University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government (CVIOG), this paper introduces a novel approach for ranking actions outlined in the Center for Internet Security (CIS) framework, a prioritized set of safeguards to help organizations mitigate common cyber attacks.	cyber talent pipeline digital harms governance MITRE Attack public interest cybersecurity risk usable security vulnerable populations

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