Nathan Malkin

Nathan Malkin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Informatics at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). His research focuses on cybersecurity, privacy, and human-computer interaction, with a particular emphasis on usable privacy frameworks, smart home security, and user behavior in secure systems. He has contributed to understanding password sharing practices, smart device misuse, and cryptographic deniability in messaging systems.

His work bridges technical security mechanisms with human factors, aiming to improve privacy through context-aware designs. Notable contributions include defining contextual integrity for usable privacy and analyzing everyday risks in smart home ecosystems. Malkin has been featured in media discussions about emerging cyber threats, including fictionalized Y2K-style scenarios and smart cloud security for green economies.

Collaborations include projects with researchers like Moh, Yang, and Mazurek, exploring topics such as runtime permissions, voice assistant security, and secure development methodologies. His research has been presented at leading venues like IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy and SOUPS.