Online Passwords. Ancestral cuisine.
Concordia in the news
Posted on March 27, 2015
Researchers in the news
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- Media around the world continue to report on a Concordia study of online password meters, which were found to be highly inconsistent. Mohammad Mannan, assistant professor in the Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering (CIISE) and Xavier de Carné de Carnavalet, doctoral candidate in the CIISE, reached their conclusion after rating the password strength meters of several high-traffic web service providers. Their work is reported by msn.com, Computer World, Network World, Tech2, My Informs, Canada Standard, What Lauderdale, The Asian Age, Overclockers Club, Te Cake, New Kerala, The Hill, Crazy Engineers, Delhi Daily News, Tech Gyanni, Frienddy, Latest News 360,Slashdot and cio.de. Additionally, De Carné de Carnavalet discusses the study in an appearance on yesterday's midday newscast onCTV Montreal.
- Geneviève Sicotte, assistant professor in the Département d'études françaises, is interviewed for the Radio Canada programBien dans son assiette. Sicotte talks about her analysis of 19th century Quebec literature for clues about the culinary choices of Quebecers of that period. Listen to the interview.