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
Tag: cyber security
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
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
UK ‘spying law’ removes right to privacy says Kent expert
Dr Eerke Boiten warns Investigatory Powers bill will remove Internet Service Providers’ right to protect your privacy. Eerke Boiten, School of Computing and Director of the Academic Centre … Read more
Research could play major role in curbing illegal ivory sales
A new automated data mining system researched at the University could lead to the detection of potentially illegal eBay sales of elephant ivory. Law enforcement … Read more
Cyber security research – from Kent to Thailand
The School of Computing has hosted two film crews in an afternoon, both interested in the cyber security work of the School. Lecturer Julio Hernandez-Castro … Read more
University recognised for excellence in cyber security research
The internationally leading research activity at the University of Kent’s Cybersecurity centre has been recognised by GCHQ and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council … Read more
Survey reveals sorry state of European cybersecurity
Cybersecurity experts Julio Hernandez-Castro and Eerke Boiten respond to the European survey on cybersecurity. The European Commission’s annual Eurobarometer Cyber Security Survey, the third edition of … Read more
Expert response to banks using fingerprint technology
An article published on the BBC news website reports that two banks are allowing their customers to access accounts on their smartphones using fingerprint recognition technology. … Read more