Joseph Lorenzo Hall | Latest Updates Featured writing, bespoke insights, and career milestones. 2026-05-04T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/news.xml Joseph Lorenzo Hall Ghosts in the Silicon: Fixing Memory Safety and Surviving Hardware Decay 2026-05-04T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/blog/wallach-mem-safety-sw-independence/ Writing: At NDSS 2026, Dan Wallach outlined DARPA's ambitious plan to eradicate memory safety bugs using AI. He then talked about what happens after we solve memory safety and then need to secure hardware against physical decay. I take a look at how election security principles are scaling to protect the global Internet.

]]> The Space Debris Climate Paradox: a Cooler Thermosphere is Bad News 2026-04-18T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/blog/space-debris-and-the-climate-paradox/ Writing: Climate change warms the Earth's surface, but it actually cools the upper atmosphere. This paradox is quietly making the space debris problem in Low Earth Orbit much worse.

]]> The Collateral Damage of Mandated DNS Blocking 2026-04-04T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/blog/the-collateral-damage-of-mandated-dns-blocking/ Writing: Repurposing the Internet's naming system for public policy is blunt, costly, and counterproductive. Here are new resources for legal professionals to explain the technical realities of DNS to courts.

]]> 2025 IP3 Internet Protocol Award 2025-09-30T00:00:00Z https://publicknowledge.org/annual-ip3-awards-2025/ I was honored to receive the 2025 IP3 Internet Protocol Award from Public Knowledge, alongside fellow honorees Dr. Alondra Nelson, Sarah Jeong, Alvaro Bedoya, and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter.

]]> Salt Typhoon Proves There Is No 'Safe Lawful Access' 2025-06-30T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/blog/salt-typhoon/ Writing: The 2024 Salt Typhoon cyber espionage campaign marks a watershed moment in state-sponsored cyber operations, delivering a clear answer to a long-standing debate in the security community: there is no safe form of "lawful access" or "good guys only" backdoor.

]]> Internet Trust: Why We Need It and How to Achieve It 2025-04-17T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/blog/internet-trust-why-we-need-it-and-how-to-achieve-it/ Writing: The Internet has been around for 50+ years and has become ingrained in many people’s daily lives. Trust in the Internet is crucial for it to provide opportunities and services, but since its inception, Internet trust has fluctuated. Let’s dive into Internet trust, what makes a trustworthy Internet, and why people should care.

]]> Reviewer and Committee Member, Enigma Track 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/cv/ Career Milestone: Reviewer and Committee Member, Enigma Track

]]> Steering Group Co-Chair 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/cv/ Career Milestone: Steering Group Co-Chair

]]> We Testified Because the Internet Needs a Voice 2023-03-08T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/blog/we-testified-because-the-internet-needs-a-voice/ Writing: Internet Society CEO and President, Andrew Sullivan, testified in front of the United States Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law in support of Section 230.

]]> Program Chair 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/cv/ Career Milestone: Program Chair

]]> Why Embedding Content Matters 2022-10-26T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/blog/why-embedding-content-matters/ Writing: Imagine waking up in the morning, grabbing your hot cup of coffee, and scrolling your favorite blog post or website, only to find it looking like this: Images are missing. Video content is not there. Nothing but an empty black void staring back at you.

]]> Announcing the NDSS 2022 Test of Time Award: Automated White-Box Fuzzing 2022-04-27T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/blog/announcing-the-ndss-2022-test-of-time-award-automated-white-box-fuzzing/ Writing: The Network and Distributed System Security (NDSS) Symposium kicked off earlier this week. Attendees—virtual and remote—have enjoyed a simply amazing set of workshops, symposia, papers, and posters.

]]> A Golden Age of Systems Security Research: What’s Happening at the NDSS Symposium 2022 2022-04-20T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/blog/a-golden-age-of-systems-security-research-whats-happening-at-the-ndss-symposium-2022/ Writing: Every year, the Internet Society hosts one of the top conferences for computer and network security research, the Network and Distributed Systems Security (NDSS) Symposium.

]]> Routing Security Goes to Washington 2022-04-12T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/blog/routing-security-goes-to-washington/ Writing: A month ago, the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published a “Notice of Inquiry” (NOI) around a subject close to our hearts: secure Internet routing. In this NOI, the FCC asked a series of questions to the public about how data is routed around the Internet, and what kinds of security controls, standards, and efforts exist to protect those routes.

]]> Distinguished Technologist, Security Portfolio Lead 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/cv/ Career Milestone: Distinguished Technologist, Security Portfolio Lead

]]> Member and Co-Chair, Advisory Council 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/cv/ Career Milestone: Member and Co-Chair, Advisory Council

]]> Senior Vice President, Strong Internet 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/cv/ Career Milestone: Senior Vice President, Strong Internet

]]> Member, Board of Advisors 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/cv/ Career Milestone: Member, Board of Advisors

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]]> Taking the Pulse of Hacking: A Risk Basis for Security Research 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/papers/2018-03-27-Risk-Basis-for-Security-Research-FNL.pdf Stan Adams and I released a paper describing qualitative interview research of world-class hackers to "take the pulse" of potential chilling effects they may face (work performed at the Center for Democracy & Technology).

]]> Member, Advisory Committee 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/cv/ Career Milestone: Member, Advisory Committee

]]> Member, Selections Board, Fellowship Program 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/cv/ Career Milestone: Member, Selections Board, Fellowship Program

]]> The Importance of Security Research: Four case studies 2017-12-15T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/papers/2017-12-15-Importance-of-Security-Research.pdf Apratim Vidyarthi, Benjamin C. Dean, and I published a paper outlining four important case studies in security research at the Center for Democracy & Technology.

]]> DEFCON 25 Voting Machine Hacking Village Report 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/papers/DEF_CON_25_voting_village_report.pdf The report for the 2017 DEFCON 25 Voting Machine Hacking Village is out, detailing cyber vulnerabilities in U.S. election equipment, databases, and infrastructure.

]]> Program Committee 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/cv/ Career Milestone: Program Committee

]]> Negotiating stigma in health care 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/papers/stablein-hall-HSR-24-2-2015.pdf The journal article, "Negotiating stigma in health care: disclosure and the role of electronic health records" -- joint work with Timothy Stablein, Chauna Pervis and Denise Anthony -- is now out.

]]> Member, Selections Board/Advisory Board, Congressional Innovation Fellows 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/cv/ Career Milestone: Member, Selections Board/Advisory Board, Congressional Innovation Fellows

]]> BITAG Report: Interconnection and Traffic Exchange 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/papers/BITAG-Interconnection.pdf The BITAG report, "Interconnection and Traffic Exchange on the Internet" that I co-edited with Jason Livingood has been published.

]]> For Telehealth To Succeed, Privacy And Security Risks Must Be Identified And Addressed 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/33/2/216.full Our journal article in Health Affairs has been published.

]]> Member, Technical Advisory Board 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/cv/ Career Milestone: Member, Technical Advisory Board

]]> Member, Board of Directors 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/cv/ Career Milestone: Member, Board of Directors

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]]> Member, Steering Committee and Editorial Board 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/cv/ Career Milestone: Member, Steering Committee and Editorial Board

]]> Member, Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council (CSRIC) IV 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/cv/ Career Milestone: Member, Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council (CSRIC) IV

]]> Program Committee 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/cv/ Career Milestone: Program Committee

]]> Accountings of Relationships 2012-08-03T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/papers/jhall-healthsec12.pdf Our paper has been accepted to the 3rd USENIX Workshop on Health Security and Privacy (HealthSec'12).

]]> Probing the Front Lines: Pollworker Perceptions of Security & Privacy 2012-08-02T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/papers/jhall-evtwote12.pdf Our paper has been accepted to the 2012 Electronic Voting Technology Workshop (EVT/WOTE'12).

]]> Gay Males and Electronic Health Records: Privacy Perceptions, Age, and Negotiating Stigma 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z http://www.asanet.org/AM2012/ Our short paper has been accepted to the American Sociological Association annual meeting.

]]> Chief Technologist 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/cv/ Career Milestone: Chief Technologist

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]]> Recommendations Concerning HHS Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/papers/sharps-pritts-letter.pdf We have submitted a letter to HHS CPO Joy Pritts concerning changes to Accountings of Disclosure.

]]> Applying a Reusable Election Threat Model at the County Level 2011-08-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/papers/dill-evtwote11.pdf We've published our threat model research at EVT/WOTE'11.

]]> Postdoctoral Research Fellow 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/cv/ Career Milestone: Postdoctoral Research Fellow

]]> Vice Chairmain, Board of Directors 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/cv/ Career Milestone: Vice Chairmain, Board of Directors

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]]> ACCURATE Comments on EAC VVSG v1.1 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/papers/accurate_vvsgv11_comment.pdf ACCURATE has submitted comments on the EAC's proposed Voluntary Voting System Guidelines v1.1.

]]> Implementing Risk-Limiting Post-Election Audits in California 2009-08-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/papers/rla_evt09.pdf Our paper has been accepted to the EVT'09 Workshop.

]]> Program Chair 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/cv/ Career Milestone: Program Chair

]]> Organizing Committee Member 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/cv/ Career Milestone: Organizing Committee Member

]]> Policy Mechanisms for Increasing Transparency in Electronic Voting 2008-05-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/papers/jhall-phd.pdf My PhD Dissertation is now available.

]]> ACCURATE Postdoctoral Research Associate 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/cv/ Career Milestone: ACCURATE Postdoctoral Research Associate

]]> Coordinating Committee Member 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/cv/ Career Milestone: Coordinating Committee Member

]]> Member, Board of Directors 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/cv/ Career Milestone: Member, Board of Directors

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]]> Academic Review Team Member 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/cv/ Career Milestone: Academic Review Team Member

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]]> Graduate Student Researcher 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/cv/ Career Milestone: Graduate Student Researcher

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]]> Head Graduate Student Instructor 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/cv/ Career Milestone: Head Graduate Student Instructor

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]]> Parliamentarian and Delegate 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/cv/ Career Milestone: Parliamentarian and Delegate

]]> Chair 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/cv/ Career Milestone: Chair

]]> Organization and Rules Representative 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/cv/ Career Milestone: Organization and Rules Representative

]]> Graduate Student Researcher 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/cv/ Career Milestone: Graduate Student Researcher

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]]> Research Assistant 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/cv/ Career Milestone: Research Assistant

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]]> Research Assistant 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/cv/ Career Milestone: Research Assistant

]]> Academic Tutor 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z https://josephhall.org/cv/ Career Milestone: Academic Tutor

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