Tag: Kevin Butler
UF audio deepfakes study could ultimately help hearing-impaired detect fraud
May 12, 2025When University of Florida doctoral student Magdalena Pasternak realized the voice urging her to take a phone survey was not human, she not only hung up but was left with nagging questions, leading her to launch a research project. “The caller requested a moment of my time but then abruptly decided to send me an […]
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Four college faculty are named UF Research Foundation professors
May 12, 2025The University of Florida Research Foundation has named 35 of the university’s most productive and promising faculty members as UFRF Professors for 2025.
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United Nations ratifies UF-created framework to protect people on cash apps
November 7, 2024UF cybersecurity professor Kevin Butler developed the framework, which spells out guidance for countries to prevent fraud and abuse on mobile cash apps. Cash apps are the prominent form of banking in Africa, South America and Southeast Asia and can leave people vulnerable to losing their life savings.
Read more »Breaking down the threat of ransomware attacks
November 2, 2023Kevin Butler, a University Term Professor in CISE, breaks down the potential threats from ransomware attacks and some of the solutions for protecting against this threat.
Read more »How to tell when your computer is lying to you
April 24, 2015UF was recently named a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Research, and our cybersecurity experts just developed a “polygraph machine” for machines.
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