Drs Carlos Perez Delgado and Dominic Orchard have joined the University of Kent as a lecturers in the School of Computing. Carlos is a member of the … Read more
Category: security
Cyber Security – darknet use higher in 18-24 year olds
A survey at Kent has revealed that 5% of British adults have browsed the darknet, with 1% acknowledging they have bought items from it. The … Read more
Computing students in CERN security ‘whitehat hacking’ test
Masters students from the School of Computing recently targeted the home of the Large Hadron Collider in a whitehat hacking exercise. The team of seven School … Read more
New Cyber Security degree gets GCHQ approval
A new Master’s programme, MSc Cyber Security, run by the School of Computing has been provisionally certified by GCHQ, as the National Technical Authority for … Read more
Google has got involved in healthcare data – can we trust it?
Eerke Boiten, University of Kent Google has some of the most powerful computers and smartest algorithms in the world, has hired some of the best … Read more
Kent team compete in ethical hacking event
A team of students, representing Kent, competed in an ethical hacking event for the 13 UK Academic Centres of Excellence in Cyber Security Research (ACE-CSRs). The first … Read more
Who controls your personal data online? – Think Kent video: Eerke Boiten
As part of the University of Kent Think Kent series – a collection of YouTube videos celebrating research with international impact at the University – Eerke Boiten explores … Read more
Is rare wildlife traded on the darknet?
Unlike illicit trade in drugs, guns or pornography, illicit trade in rare species doesn’t have to hide on the ‘darknet’ because people can find whatever … Read more
Selfies could replace security passwords – but only with an upgrade
Professor Ian McLoughlin, Head of School (Medway), on the changing ways in which we can use technology to identify ourselves. This article was originally published on … Read more
The School of Computing welcomes new staff
The School of Computing has added two talented members of academic staff to its numbers. Dr Radu Grigore joined the School in January and Dr … Read more