5 papers
Lost in Permissions: Exploring the Microsoft 365 App Ecosystem
Vincenzo Longo, Alberto Verna, Nikhil Jha +1
The Microsoft 365 (M365) ecosystem hosts thousands of third-party applications that integrate with enterprise tenants via fine-grained OAuth permissions, potentially granting acces…
TrainShield: Targeted Awareness for Cybersecurity Training
Giovanni Pizzenti, Alberto Verna, Nikhil Jha +3
In recent years, cybersecurity threats have increasingly exploited human behaviour rather than purely technical vulnerabilities, exposing the limits of traditional awareness progra…
The Rise and Fall of Google's Privacy Sandbox
Rachid Youssef Grib, Alberto Verna, Nikhil Jha +2
On October 17th, 2025, Google announced the retirement of most Privacy Sandbox APIs, concluding nearly five years of experimentation with its alternative to privacy-invasive data c…
Join the Chat: How Curiosity Sparks Participation in Telegram Groups
Giordano Paoletti, Jussara M. Almeida, Luca Vassio +2
This study delves into the mechanisms that spark user curiosity driving active engagement within public Telegram groups. By analyzing approximately 6 million messages from 29,196 u…
Topic-wise Exploration of the Telegram Group-verse
Alessandro Perlo, Giordano Paoletti, Nikhil Jha +3
Although Telegram is currently one of the most popular instant messaging apps in the world, previous studies have mainly focused on analysing discussions on specific angles and top…