SMSalih Muhammed

Projects · Selected academic work

Inside the work. Behind the thinking.

Three studies from my cybersecurity master's at SUTD. Explore the approach, my contribution and the limitations.

01
  • Python
  • zxcvbn
  • Security analysis

Password strength analysis

Compared generated password samples across Bitwarden CLI, PasswordWolf and a custom Python generator, examining how length and character policy affect estimated strength.

450,000samples in saved results
3generators compared
15policy and length combinations
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02
  • Endpoint security
  • YARA
  • Team research

Beyond signature-based detection

Explored the limitations of YARA-based detection and researched NodLink, a provenance-graph approach to detecting suspicious system activity.

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03
  • Security & usability
  • User study
  • Co-author

Guided secure network design

Co-authored a study examining how lightweight guidance influenced participants' security and usability decisions when designing a simulated SME network.

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