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SUMMARY:Website Fingerprinting - Nikita Borisov\, University of Illinois
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CONTACT:Markus Kuhn
DESCRIPTION:*Abstract:*\nNetwork traffic\, even when encrypted\, contains 
 patterns such as packet\nsizes\, counts\, and timings\, that can be used t
 o infer sensitive\ninformation about its contents. In particular\, it is o
 ften possible to\ninfer which website a user is visiting\, or which page w
 ithin a site\,\nas each site has a distinctive "fingerprint" visible withi
 n the\ntraffic patterns. Website fingerprinting has been applied in a numb
 er\nof contexts\, including secure web browsing\, virtual private networks
 \,\nand anonymous communications. Our recent work shows that it can even\n
 be used to remotely monitor the activities of a home user connected\nwith 
 a broadband modem. [1] I will present an overview of website\nfingerprinti
 ng attacks and defenses\, including our work in progress\nthat promises to
  simultaneously improve both the privacy and\nperformance of anonymous web
  browsing. [2]\n\n*Bio:*\nNikita Borisov is an associate professor at the 
 University of\nIllinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research interests are on
 line\nprivacy and network security. He is the co-designer of the\nOff-the-
 Record (OTR) instant messaging protocol and was responsible\nfor the first
  public analysis of 802.11 security. He is also the\nrecipient of the NSF 
 CAREER award. Prof. Borisov received his Ph.D.\nfrom the University of Cal
 ifornia\, Berkeley in 2005 and a B.Math from\nthe University of Waterloo i
 n 1998.\n\nReferences:\n[1] http://hatswitch.org/~enikita/papers/rta-pets1
 2.pdf\n[2] http://hatswitch.org/~nikita/papers/pnp-poster-ccs13.pdf\n
LOCATION:Lecture Theatre 2\, Computer Laboratory\, William Gates Building
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