Ahmad Usman

PhD student

Publications

2026

Ahmad Usman, Mikael Asplund (2026)

Understanding security risks in update mechanisms of computing systems Computers & Security, Vol. 170, Article 105019 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2026.105019

Ahmad Usman, Zeeshan Afzal, Mikael Asplund (2026)

Bridging remote attestation and secure software updates in embedded systems International Journal of Information Security, Vol. 25, Article 75 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10207-026-01233-1

2025

Ahmad Usman (2025)

On the Inconsistency of Update-Related Vulnerabilities Human Aspects of Information Security and Assurance:19th IFIP WG 11.12 International Symposium, HAISA 2025, Mytilene, Greece, July 7–9, 2025, Proceedings, p. 420-434 (Conference paper)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-02504-3_29

Ahmad Usman (2025)

Trustworthy Software States through Attestation and Secure Updates (Licentiate thesis, comprehensive summary)

https://dx.doi.org/10.3384/9789181182347

Ahmad Usman, Mikael Asplund (2025)

Update at Your Own Risk: Analysis and Recommendations for Update-Related Vulnerabilities ICT Systems Security and Privacy Protection: 40th IFIP International Conference, SEC 2025, Maribor, Slovenia, May 21–23, 2025, Proceedings, Part II, p. 97-110 (Conference paper)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-92886-4_7

Research

Cybersecurity

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About the division

Cybersecurity (CYBER)

The division Cybersecurity is part of the Department of Computer and Information Science. The division conducts research and education in cybersecurity and consists of four research groups.