The study explored perspectives on a new therapy called Relating Therapy from clients who heard distressing voices, their therapists, family members, and referrers. Relating Therapy aims to modify distressing relationships with voices by conceptualizing voice hearing within an interpersonal framework. Three themes that emerged from interviews were: 1) participants found the relational framework engaging and it provided a hopeful understanding of voice hearing, 2) therapists took a non-judgemental approach and focused on developing the therapeutic relationship, and 3) therapy helped clients develop a new understanding of their relationships with voices and others and learn assertiveness skills to change these relationships. The study provides tentative support for Relating Therapy's approach of addressing distressing voice relationships to improve well-being
Keynote as presented at Digital Agenda Assembly 2012, including proposal to stimulate SMEs leveraging social media for more growth and creating additional jobs.
Keynote as presented at Digital Agenda Assembly 2012, including proposal to stimulate SMEs leveraging social media for more growth and creating additional jobs.
Spiritual Transformation in Claimant Mediums / PA Presentation June 2016William Everist, PHD
A qualitative study designed to establish a comprehensive understanding of the initial experience associated with the spiritual transformation process of inexperienced claimant mediums, commonly described as individuals who allegedly have regular communications with the deceased. Spiritually Transformative Experiences are commonly thought to be a type of transformation and expansion of consciousness.
Mechanisms of Mindfulness inCommunication TrainingDaniel CAbramMartino96
Mechanisms of Mindfulness in
Communication Training
Daniel C. Huston, Eric L. Garland & Norman A.S. Farb
Mindfulness, an ancient spiritual practice, is becoming an increasingly popular
component of communication courses, training individuals to reserve judgment in their
dealings with others. However, the effects of mindfulness in communication courses are
not well researched. We compared students taking an introductory communication
course that included a mindfulness component (N �20) against a control group of
students taking an equivalent course without mindfulness content (N �24). Both groups
improved in their positive reappraisal tendencies following communication training;
however, the groups appeared to differ in how they positively reappraised situations.
Only the mindfulness group demonstrated improved mindfulness scores following
training, accounting for that group’s increases in positive reappraisal, and providing
evidence for mindfulness training as one mechanism for reducing negative reactivity in
communication.
Keywords: Mindfulness; Positive Reappraisal; Blame; Mindful Coping Model; Spirituality
Mindfulness meditation is an ancient spiritual practice introduced over 2,500 years
ago as a means of calming the mind and gaining insight into the impermanent and
interdependent nature of the self. Over the last few decades, scholars and clinicians in
the West have begun to explore secular applications of mindfulness, and have noted
the practical benefits of observing thoughts, impulses, and emotions. This ability,
nurtured through the practice of mindfulness meditation, appears to help people lead
happier, more productive, and fulfilling lives through the process of coming to know
Daniel C. Huston is a Professor in the Department of English, Fine Arts, and Foreign Languages at NHTI,
Concord’s Community College, Eric L. Garland is an Assistant Professor in the College of Social Work at Florida
State University and a Research Affiliate for Trinity Institute for the Addictions, Norman A.S. Farb is a
postdoctoral fellow at the Rotman Research Institute. The authors would like to thank Beth Blankenstein,
Susanne O’Brien, Diana Levine, members of the NHTI Institute Leadership Team, and the students
who voluntarily participated in the study for their contributions. Correspondence to: Daniel C. Huston,
Grappone Hall, NHTI, Concord’s Community College, 31 College Drive, Concord, NH 03301, USA. E-mail:
[email protected]
ISSN 0090-9882 (print)/ISSN 1479-5752 (online) # 2011 National Communication Association
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00909882.2011.608696
Journal of Applied Communication Research
Vol. 39, No. 4, November 2011, pp. 406�421
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00909882.2011.608696
themselves and realizing they are more than the self-talk they experience, more than
the habitual patterns of behavior they have formed over the years. They come to
realize they can ‘‘let go’’ of that ‘‘chatter’’ and those ‘‘habits’’ ...
Integrative and Biopsychosocial Approaches in Contemporary Clinica.docxnormanibarber20063
Integrative and Biopsychosocial Approaches in Contemporary Clinical Psychology
Chapter Objective
· To highlight and outline how contemporary clinical psychology integrates the major theoretical models using a biopsychosocial approach.
Chapter Outline
· The Call to Integration
· Biopsychosocial Integration
· Synthesizing Biological, Psychological, and Social Factors in Contemporary Integration
· Highlight of a Contemporary Clinical Psychologist: Stephanie Pinder-Amaker, PhD
· Application of the Biopsychosocial Perspective to Contemporary Clinical Psychology Problems
· Conclusion
Having now reviewed the four major theoretical and historical models in psychology in Chapter 5, this chapter illustrates how integration is achieved in the actual science and practice of clinical psychology. In addition to psychological perspectives per se, a full integration of human functioning demands a synthesis of psychological factors with both biological and social elements. This combination of biological, psychological, and social factors comprises an example of contemporary integration in the form of the biopsychosocial perspective. This chapter describes the evolution of individual psychological perspectives into a more comprehensive biopsychosocial synthesis, perhaps first touched upon 2,500 years ago by the Greeks.
The Call to Integration
While there are over 400 different types of approaches to psychotherapy and other professional services offered by clinical psychologists (Karasu, 1986), the major schools of thought reviewed and illustrated in Chapter 5 have emerged during the past century as the primary perspectives in clinical psychology. As mentioned, these include the psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, and family systems approaches. Prior to the 1980s, most psychologists tended to adhere to one of these theoretical approaches in their research, psychotherapy, assessment, and consultation. Numerous institutes, centers, and professional journals were (and still are) devoted to the advancement, research, and practice of individual perspectives (e.g., Behavior Therapy and International Journal of Psychoanalysis). Professionals typically affiliate themselves with one perspective and the professional journals and organizations represented by that perspective (e.g., Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies), and have little interaction or experience with the other perspectives or organizations. Opinions are often dogmatic and other perspectives and organizations viewed with skepticism or even disdain. Surprisingly, psychologists with research and science training sometimes choose not to use their objective and critical thinking skills when discussing the merits and limitations of theoretical frameworks different from their own. Choice of theoretical orientation is typically a by-product of graduate and postgraduate training, the personality of the professional, and the general worldview held of human nature. Even geographical regions.
Which is the definition of “subjective well-being”? According to Diener, Lucas and Oishi (2002), the subjective well-being refers to “a person’s cognitive and affective evaluations of his or her life”. Which factors influence the interpersonal aspects of well-being? A large number of research studies shows these factors are the positive response, expression of gratitude, self-disclosure, sharing experiences andstyle of attachment between person and caregiver (attachment theory).
COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY10
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Donna O’Hara
Argosy University
Rough Draft
Fundamental Elements of CBT
According to Juarascio, Forman, and Herbert (2010), the broad nature of CBT (Cognitive Behavior Therapy) defies the use of any single/clear definition. The author’s idea concurs with the ABCT’ (Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, the international organization committed to the advancement of CBT), which escapes the use of any precise definition. Instead, the organization identifies its mission as advancing the scientific methods that target the clarification of many issues in the human condition (ABCT, n.d.). However, CBT therapies have special characteristics which make them unique in the presence of other psychotherapies. For instance, therapists form a collaborative working relationship with clients to identify the root causes of problems and challenge them. They believe that the problems/disorders originate from maladaptive cognitions which result from faulty perceptions about the world and its components (Cully & Teten, 2008). Comment by Donna O'Hara: Not sure it captures the clinical purpose of this assignment
Hofmann, Asmundson, and Beck (2013) contend that maladaptive cognitions comprise of general perceptions, attitudes or schemas concerning the humankind, self, the environment or the future which spark routine thoughts in a defined set of situations. Additionally, the therapy focuses on the present rather than the past and emphasizes on principles regarding how the clients interpret the world (Cully & Teten, 2008). Personality development is a result of internal thoughts and cognitions that define an individual’s worldview. Lastly, Hofmann (2011) argues that CBT is an umbrella term for many interventions that use an effective combination of cognitive, behavioral, and emotion-focused methods in psychotherapy. In this case, rational behavior represents facts and helps individuals feel as they would like and to achieve goals.
The concepts behind modern CBT were founded by Aaron Beck. Hayes and Hofmann (2017) argues that CBT’s history has three different generations that tend to overlap. The first generation comprises of the research by Skinner, Wolpe, and Eysenck who were concerned with the prevalent limitations of psychoanalytic therapy. The scholars used operant conditioning principle to study behavior modification primarily by using experiments with animals. In the second generation, Ellis’ (1962) and Beck, Rush Shaw, and Emery (1979) developed the rational emotive behavior therapy and the cognitive therapy respectively to illustrate the significance of language and cognition in psychopathology. They focused on the effects emotional interpretations in shaping the experiences of people. At this stage, clinical trials were used to test the efficacy of treatment programs.Comment by Donna O'Hara: yearComment by Donna O'Hara: yearComment by Donna O'Hara: such as????
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Counselling Psychology QuarterlyVol. 24, No. 1, March 2011, .docxvoversbyobersby
Counselling Psychology Quarterly
Vol. 24, No. 1, March 2011, 43–53
How special are the specialties? Workplace settings in counseling
and clinical psychology in the United States
Greg J. Neimeyer
a*, Jennifer M. Taylor
a
, Douglas M. Wear
b
and
Aysenur Buyukgoze-Kavas
c
a
Department of Psychology, University of Florida, P.O. Box 112250, Gainesville, FL
32611, USA;
b
Psychology and Community Counseling Clinic, Antioch University Seattle,
Seattle, WA 98121, USA;
c
Department of Educational Sciences, Division of Psychological
Counseling and Guidance, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
(Received 1 February 2010; final version received 18 February 2011)
How special are the specialties? Although clinical and counseling psychol-
ogy each have distinctive origins, past research suggests their potential
convergence across time. In a survey of 5666 clinical and counseling
psychologists, the similarities and differences between their workplace
settings were examined during early-, mid-, and late-career phases to
explore the distinctiveness of the two specialties. Overall, clinical and
counseling psychologists reported markedly similar workplace settings.
However, some significant differences remained; a greater proportion of
counseling psychologists reported working in counseling centers, while a
greater proportion of clinical psychologists reported working in medical
settings. In addition, during late-career, substantially more counseling and
clinical psychologists worked in independent practice contexts than in
community mental health centers, medical settings, academia, or university
counseling centers. Findings are discussed in relation to the ongoing
distinctiveness of the two specialties and the implications of this for training
and service in the field of professional psychology.
Keywords: clinical psychology; counseling psychology; workplace settings
Introduction
Recognized as distinct specialties by the American Psychological Association,
clinical and counseling psychology each have distinct histories, intersecting appli-
cations, and longstanding concerns regarding their continuing, or diminishing,
differences. This article explores these issues and examines the contemporary
similarities and differences between these two specialties as reflected in their
workplace settings. Workplace settings are examined at early, mid, and late career
in order to determine whether differences vary by cohort in a way that might reflect
either on their enduring or diminishing differences over time.
Enduring or diminishing differences?
Historically, the specialties of clinical and counseling psychology have developed
from different origins and formed distinctly different trajectories as a result
*Corresponding author. Email: [email protected]
ISSN 0951–5070 print/ISSN 1469–3674 online
� 2011 Taylor & Francis
DOI: 10.1080/09515070.2011.558343
http://www.informaworld.com
(Munley, Duncan, McDonnell, & Sauer, 2004). Clinical psych.
The Role of Spirituality in Sexual Minority IdentityA. Jor.docxkathleen23456789
The Role of Spirituality in Sexual Minority Identity
A. Jordan Wright and Suzanne Stern
Empire State College, State University of New York
Spirituality has been widely associated with positive well-being within the general population. Although
there is limited research on the impact of spirituality on sexual minority individuals, some evidence
suggests it is associated with positive psychological outcomes and contributes to the development of a
positive lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) identity. The present study aimed to elucidate the relationship
between spirituality, gender normative beliefs, and LGB identity development. It was hypothesized that
spirituality would be negatively associated with both heteronormative beliefs and attitudes and negative
sexual minority identity, and that heteronormativity would mediate the relationship between spirituality
and negative identity. Contrary to expectations, spirituality predicted greater heteronormativity and
greater negative identity. The association between spirituality and negative identity was fully mediated
by heteronormativity. Limitations and implications are discussed.
Keywords: homosexuality, bisexuality, spirituality, heteronormativity, gay identity
Within the general public, spirituality has been reliably con-
nected to numerous positive outcomes (Garfield, Isacco, & Sahker,
2013; Paranjape & Kaslow, 2010; Thoresen, 1999). It has been
found to promote resiliency and self-esteem (Haight, 1998; Kash-
dan & Nezlek, 2012), and predicts a greater ability to adapt and
cope with stressful situations (Gnanaprakash, 2013; Salas-Wright,
Olate, & Vaughn, 2013), including illness (Lo et al., 2010; Nelson
et al., 2009; Pagnini et al., 2011; Visser, Garssen, & Vingerhoets,
2010), exposure to violence (Benavides, 2012; Schneider & Feltey,
2009; E. A. Walker, 2000), psychological aggression (Austin &
Falconier, 2013), and substance abuse (Turner-Musa & Lipscomb,
2007). Further, spirituality is associated with personality traits that
are health-protective (Labbé & Fobes, 2010); it is also significantly
protective against adverse mental health outcomes, such as depres-
sion and anxiety (Bennett & Shepherd, 2013; Hourani et al., 2012;
Hsiao et al., 2012; Sorajjakool, Aja, Chilson, Ramirez-Johnson, &
Earll, 2008), and suicidal ideation (Henley, 2014; Kyle, 2013;
Meadows, Kaslow, Thompson, & Jurkovic, 2005).
While the research on the impact of spirituality on sexual
minorities is more limited, there is evidence that spiritual well-
being functions as a protective factor and a predictor of adjust-
ment. Greater spirituality has been associated with positive out-
comes such as increased self-esteem and identity affirmation,
lower internalized homophobia, and fewer feelings of alienation
(Lease, Horne, & Noffsinger-Frazier, 2005; Moleiro, Pinto, &
Freire, 2013; Tan, 2005), and with greater positive affect and
satisfaction with life (Harari, Glenwick, & Cecero, 2014). How-
ever, awareness within this popu.
Why have the artists created these works and what are they.docxphilipnelson29183
Why have the artists created these works and what are they saying about their culture?
Explain how each artist has used the following to make that statement.visual elements (shape or form, line texture, light, value, color, space and movement) principles of design
(unity and variety, balance, focal point, scale, proportion, and rhythm) subject mattermaterials and techniques
Sample Essay 1 (25 points) Compare and contrast these works in terms of:
High Renaissance
Raphael, School of Athens, 1509-10. Fresco, 200 x 300 “.
Photorealism
Chuck Close, Big Self-Portrait, 1967-68.
Acrylic on canvas. 107 ½“x 83 1/2”.
*
Why have the artists created these works and what are they saying about their culture?
Explain how each artist has used the following to make that statement.visual elements (shape or form, line texture, light, value, color, space and movement) principles of design
(unity and variety, balance, focal point, scale, proportion, and rhythm) subject mattermaterials and techniques
Sample Essay 2 (25 points) Compare and contrast these works in terms of:
Boticelli
Birth of Venus, 1486. Tempera on canvas, 67.9 × 109.6 ”
Kees Van Dongen
Femme Fatale. Oil on canvas, 32 X 24”.
German Expressionism, 1905
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Integrative and Biopsychosocial Approaches in Contemporary Clinical Psychology
Chapter Objective
· To highlight and outline how contemporary clinical psychology integrates the major theoretical models using a biopsychosocial approach.
Chapter Outline
· The Call to Integration
· Biopsychosocial Integration
· Synthesizing Biological, Psychological, and Social Factors in Contemporary Integration
· Highlight of a Contemporary Clinical Psychologist: Stephanie Pinder-Amaker, PhD
· Application of the Biopsychosocial Perspective to Contemporary Clinical Psychology Problems
· Conclusion
Having now reviewed the four major theoretical and historical models in psychology in Chapter 5, this chapter illustrates how integration is achieved in the actual science and practice of clinical psychology. In addition to psychological perspectives per se, a full integration of human functioning demands a synthesis of psychological factors with both biological and social elements. This combination of biological, psychological, and social factors comprises an example of contemporary integration in the form of the biopsychosocial perspective. This chapter describes the evolution of individual psychological perspectives into a more comprehensive biopsychosocial synthesis, perhaps first touched upon 2,500 years ago by the Greeks.
The Call to Integration
While there are over 400 different types of approaches to psychotherapy and other professional services offered by clinical psychologists (Karasu, 1986), the major schools of thought reviewed and illustrated in Chapter 5 have emerged during the past century as the primary perspectives in clinical psychology. As mentioned, these include the psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, and family s.
Alt. GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using ...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
GraphSummit Singapore | The Future of Agility: Supercharging Digital Transfor...Neo4j
Leonard Jayamohan, Partner & Generative AI Lead, Deloitte
This keynote will reveal how Deloitte leverages Neo4j’s graph power for groundbreaking digital twin solutions, achieving a staggering 100x performance boost. Discover the essential role knowledge graphs play in successful generative AI implementations. Plus, get an exclusive look at an innovative Neo4j + Generative AI solution Deloitte is developing in-house.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Dr. Sean Tan, Head of Data Science, Changi Airport Group
Discover how Changi Airport Group (CAG) leverages graph technologies and generative AI to revolutionize their search capabilities. This session delves into the unique search needs of CAG’s diverse passengers and customers, showcasing how graph data structures enhance the accuracy and relevance of AI-generated search results, mitigating the risk of “hallucinations” and improving the overall customer journey.
Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
My slides at Nordic Testing Days 6.6.2024
Climate impact / sustainability of software testing discussed on the talk. ICT and testing must carry their part of global responsibility to help with the climat warming. We can minimize the carbon footprint but we can also have a carbon handprint, a positive impact on the climate. Quality characteristics can be added with sustainability, and then measured continuously. Test environments can be used less, and in smaller scale and on demand. Test techniques can be used in optimizing or minimizing number of tests. Test automation can be used to speed up testing.
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
GraphSummit Singapore | The Art of the Possible with Graph - Q2 2024Neo4j
Neha Bajwa, Vice President of Product Marketing, Neo4j
Join us as we explore breakthrough innovations enabled by interconnected data and AI. Discover firsthand how organizations use relationships in data to uncover contextual insights and solve our most pressing challenges – from optimizing supply chains, detecting fraud, and improving customer experiences to accelerating drug discoveries.
Unlocking Productivity: Leveraging the Potential of Copilot in Microsoft 365, a presentation by Christoforos Vlachos, Senior Solutions Manager – Modern Workplace, Uni Systems
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
In his public lecture, Christian Timmerer provides insights into the fascinating history of video streaming, starting from its humble beginnings before YouTube to the groundbreaking technologies that now dominate platforms like Netflix and ORF ON. Timmerer also presents provocative contributions of his own that have significantly influenced the industry. He concludes by looking at future challenges and invites the audience to join in a discussion.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Removing Uninteresting Bytes in Software FuzzingAftab Hussain
Imagine a world where software fuzzing, the process of mutating bytes in test seeds to uncover hidden and erroneous program behaviors, becomes faster and more effective. A lot depends on the initial seeds, which can significantly dictate the trajectory of a fuzzing campaign, particularly in terms of how long it takes to uncover interesting behaviour in your code. We introduce DIAR, a technique designed to speedup fuzzing campaigns by pinpointing and eliminating those uninteresting bytes in the seeds. Picture this: instead of wasting valuable resources on meaningless mutations in large, bloated seeds, DIAR removes the unnecessary bytes, streamlining the entire process.
In this work, we equipped AFL, a popular fuzzer, with DIAR and examined two critical Linux libraries -- Libxml's xmllint, a tool for parsing xml documents, and Binutil's readelf, an essential debugging and security analysis command-line tool used to display detailed information about ELF (Executable and Linkable Format). Our preliminary results show that AFL+DIAR does not only discover new paths more quickly but also achieves higher coverage overall. This work thus showcases how starting with lean and optimized seeds can lead to faster, more comprehensive fuzzing campaigns -- and DIAR helps you find such seeds.
- These are slides of the talk given at IEEE International Conference on Software Testing Verification and Validation Workshop, ICSTW 2022.
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