• Cranor, Agarwal Among Foresight Institute’s Norm Hardy Prize Winners TheForesight Institutehas announced thatPardis Emami-Naeini,Lorrie Faith CranorandYuvraj Agarwalhave received its 2025 Norm Hardy Prize for their contributions to advancing usable security through the development of a layered cybersecurity label for smart home devices. • Cranor and Agarwal are both faculty in Carnegie Mellon University’s Software and Societal Systems Department, while Emami-Naeini earned her Ph.D. • from S3D in 2020 and is now a faculty member at Duke University. • In an age where reliable computer security is critical, theNorm Hardy Prizecelebrates significant contributions to the field of usable security. • It builds upon the vision of the late computer scientist Norm Hardy, who identified the confused deputy vulnerability. • Hardy underscored the necessity of building inherently secure systems, complemented by interaction designs that enable users to operate these systems securely and intuitively.

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  • Cranor, Agarwal Among Foresight Institute’s Norm Hardy Prize Winners The Foresight Institute has announced that Pardis Emami-Naeini, Lorrie Faith Cranor and Yuvraj Agarwal have received its 2025 Norm Hardy Prize for their contributions to advancing usable security through the development of a layered cybersecurity label for smart home devices. Cranor and Agarwal are both faculty in Carnegie Mellon University’s Software and Societal Systems Department, while Emami-Naeini earned her Ph.D. from S3D in 2020 and is now a faculty member at Duke University. In an age where reliable computer security

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