Alena Naiakshina

36 papers A* 19A 2Journal 10Unranked 4
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 A* conf
"The AI tool can't make it any worse." Investigating Developers' Security Behavior with AI Assistants in a Password Storage Study.
CHI
Asli Yardim, Raphael Serafini, Nadine Jost, Anna-Marie Ortloff, Joshua Gabriel Speckels, Alena Naiakshina
2026 A* conf
Robust Methods for Developer Screening in Rapidly Evolving AI Contexts.
CHI
Raphael Serafini, Nino Weber, Asli Yardim, Stefan Albert Horstmann, Alena Naiakshina
2026 J jnl
The Impact of AI-Assisted Development on Software Security: A Study of Gemini and Developer Experience.
CoRR
Nadine Jost, Benjamin Berens, Manuel Karl, Stefan Albert Horstmann, Martin Johns, Alena Naiakshina
2025 J jnl
"I need to learn better searching tactics for privacy policy laws." Investigating Software Developers' Behavior When Using Sources on Privacy Issues.
CoRR
Stefan Albert Horstmann, Sandy Hong, Maziar Niazian, Cristiana Santos, Alena Naiakshina
2025 A* conf
"It's not my responsibility to write them": An Empirical Study of Software Product Managers and Security Requirements.
USENIX Security Symposium
Houda Naji, Felix Reichmann, Tobias Bruns, M. Angela Sasse, Alena Naiakshina
2025 A* conf
"Sorry for Bugging you so much." Exploring Developers' Behavior Towards Privacy-Compliant Implementation.
SP
Stefan Albert Horstmann, Sandy Hong, David Klein, Raphael Serafini, Martin Degeling, Martin Johns, Veelasha Moonsamy, Alena Naiakshina
2025 J jnl
"Sorry for bugging you so much." Exploring Developers' Behavior Towards Privacy-Compliant Implementation.
CoRR
Stefan Albert Horstmann, Sandy Hong, David Klein, Raphael Serafini, Martin Degeling, Martin Johns, Veelasha Moonsamy, Alena Naiakshina
2025 J jnl
A Taxonomy of Functional Security Features and How They Can Be Located.
CoRR
Kevin Hermann, Simon Schneider, Catherine Tony, Asli Yardim, Sven Peldszus, Thorsten Berger, Riccardo Scandariato, M. Angela Sasse, Alena Naiakshina
2025 J jnl
A taxonomy of functional security features and how they can be located.
Empir. Softw. Eng.
Kevin Hermann, Simon Schneider, Catherine Tony, Asli Yardim, Sven Peldszus, Thorsten Berger, Riccardo Scandariato, M. Angela Sasse, Alena Naiakshina
2025 A* conf
Bridging the Gap Between Usable Security Research and Open-Source Practice - Lessons From a Long-Term Engagement With VeraCrypt.
CHI
Felix Reichmann, Annalina Buckmann, Konstantin Fischer, M. Angela Sasse, Alena Naiakshina
2025 A* conf
Exploring the Impact of Intervention Methods on Developers' Security Behavior in a Manipulated ChatGPT Study.
CHI
Raphael Serafini, Asli Yardim, Alena Naiakshina
2025 A* conf
Relationship Status: "It's Complicated" Developer-Security Expert Dynamics in Scrum.
ICSE
Houda Naji, Marco Gutfleisch, Alena Naiakshina
2025 A* conf
Women Security Experts Are Not The Enemy: A Qualitative Study on Gender-Related Communication Challenges.
CHI
Asli Yardim, Stefan Albert Horstmann, Raphael Serafini, Joshua Gabriel Speckels, Alena Naiakshina
2024 J jnl
"Those things are written by lawyers, and programmers are reading that." Mapping the Communication Gap Between Software Developers and Privacy Experts.
Proc. Priv. Enhancing Technol.
Stefan Albert Horstmann, Samuel Domiks, Marco Gutfleisch, Mindy Tran, Yasemin Acar, Veelasha Moonsamy, Alena Naiakshina
2024 A* conf
ChatGPT-Resistant Screening Instrument for Identifying Non-Programmers.
ICSE
Raphael Serafini, Clemens Otto, Stefan Albert Horstmann, Alena Naiakshina
2024 A* conf
Defying the Odds: Solana's Unexpected Resilience in Spite of the Security Challenges Faced by Developers.
CCS
Sébastien Andreina, Tobias Cloosters, Lucas Davi, Jens-Rene Giesen, Marco Gutfleisch, Ghassan Karame, Alena Naiakshina, Houda Naji
2024 J jnl
Defying the Odds: Solana's Unexpected Resilience in Spite of the Security Challenges Faced by Developers.
CoRR
Sébastien Andreina, Tobias Cloosters, Lucas Davi, Jens-Rene Giesen, Marco Gutfleisch, Ghassan Karame, Alena Naiakshina, Houda Naji
2024 A* conf
Engaging Company Developers in Security Research Studies: A Comprehensive Literature Review and Quantitative Survey.
USENIX Security Symposium
Raphael Serafini, Stefan Albert Horstmann, Alena Naiakshina
2024 A* conf
Using AI Assistants in Software Development: A Qualitative Study on Security Practices and Concerns.
CCS
Jan H. Klemmer, Stefan Albert Horstmann, Nikhil Patnaik, Cordelia Ludden, Cordell Burton Jr., Carson Powers, Fabio Massacci, Akond Rahman, Daniel Votipka, Heather Richter Lipford, Awais Rashid, Alena Naiakshina, Sascha Fahl
2024 J jnl
Using AI Assistants in Software Development: A Qualitative Study on Security Practices and Concerns.
CoRR
Jan H. Klemmer, Stefan Albert Horstmann, Nikhil Patnaik, Cordelia Ludden, Cordell Burton Jr., Carson Powers, Fabio Massacci, Akond Rahman, Daniel Votipka, Heather Richter Lipford, Awais Rashid, Alena Naiakshina, Sascha Fahl
2023 A conf
On the Recruitment of Company Developers for Security Studies: Results from a Qualitative Interview Study.
SOUPS
Raphael Serafini, Marco Gutfleisch, Stefan Horstmann, Alena Naiakshina
2022 — conf
Let's Hash: Helping Developers with Password Security.
SOUPS @ USENIX Security Symposium
Lisa Geierhaas, Anna-Marie Ortloff, Matthew Smith, Alena Naiakshina
2022 A* conf
Testing Time Limits in Screener Questions for Online Surveys with Programmers.
ICSE
Anastasia Danilova, Stefan Horstmann, Matthew Smith, Alena Naiakshina
2021 — conf
Code Reviewing as Methodology for Online Security Studies with Developers - A Case Study with Freelancers on Password Storage.
SOUPS @ USENIX Security Symposium
Anastasia Danilova, Alena Naiakshina, Anna Rasgauski, Matthew Smith
2021 A* conf
Do you really code? Designing and Evaluating Screening Questions for Online Surveys with Programmers.
ICSE
Anastasia Danilova, Alena Naiakshina, Stefan Horstmann, Matthew Smith
2021 J jnl
Do you really code? Designing and Evaluating Screening Questions for Online Surveys with Programmers.
CoRR
Anastasia Danilova, Alena Naiakshina, Stefan Horstmann, Matthew Smith
2020 — —
Don't Blame Developers! Examining a Password-Storage Study Conducted with Students, Freelancers, and Company Developers.
Alena Naiakshina
2020 A* conf
On Conducting Security Developer Studies with CS Students: Examining a Password-Storage Study with CS Students, Freelancers, and Company Developers.
CHI
Alena Naiakshina, Anastasia Danilova, Eva Gerlitz, Matthew Smith
2020 A* conf
One size does not fit all: a grounded theory and online survey study of developer preferences for security warning types.
ICSE
Anastasia Danilova, Alena Naiakshina, Matthew Smith
2020 — conf
Replication: On the Ecological Validity of Online Security Developer Studies: Exploring Deception in a Password-Storage Study with Freelancers.
SOUPS @ USENIX Security Symposium
Anastasia Danilova, Alena Naiakshina, Johanna Deuter, Matthew Smith
2019 A* conf
"If you want, I can store the encrypted password": A Password-Storage Field Study with Freelance Developers.
CHI
Alena Naiakshina, Anastasia Danilova, Eva Gerlitz, Emanuel von Zezschwitz, Matthew Smith
2019 A conf
In Encryption We Don't Trust: The Effect of End-to-End Encryption to the Masses on User Perception.
EuroS&P
Sergej Dechand, Alena Naiakshina, Anastasia Danilova, Matthew Smith
2018 — conf
Deception Task Design in Developer Password Studies: Exploring a Student Sample.
SOUPS @ USENIX Security Symposium
Alena Naiakshina, Anastasia Danilova, Christian Tiefenau, Matthew Smith
2017 A* conf
Obstacles to the Adoption of Secure Communication Tools.
IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy
Ruba Abu-Salma, M. Angela Sasse, Joseph Bonneau, Anastasia Danilova, Alena Naiakshina, Matthew Smith
2017 J jnl
Why Do Developers Get Password Storage Wrong? A Qualitative Usability Study.
CoRR
Alena Naiakshina, Anastasia Danilova, Christian Tiefenau, Marco Herzog, Sergej Dechand, Matthew Smith
2017 A* conf
Why Do Developers Get Password Storage Wrong?: A Qualitative Usability Study.
CCS
Alena Naiakshina, Anastasia Danilova, Christian Tiefenau, Marco Herzog, Sergej Dechand, Matthew Smith