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
Tag: Eerke Boiten
UK police and anonymity on the internet
Dr Eerke Boite and Dr Julio Hernandez-Castro of the University’s School of Computing and Interdisciplinary Centre for Cyber Security Research have asked poignant questions following an announcement by the … Read more
Academic takes part in high profile law debate
The School of Computing’s Eerke Boiten was invited to speak at a prestigious Law Society debate on state surveillance and the scrutiny of security services. … Read more
Ransom paid by two out of every five victims of CryptoLocker
New figures from the University of Kent have revealed that around forty per cent of victims of an advanced form of malware called CryptoLocker have … Read more
Your NHS data is completely anonymous – until it isn’t
‘Can we trust the reassurances from the NHS on how they will treat our data?’ That is the question posed by The School of Computing’s … Read more
Blocking extremist sites is not the same as fighting child porn
Expert comment by Eerke Boiten, School of Computing Fresh from its success calling on search engines to block access to child porn, the UK government is … Read more
Fingerprint authentication: a security risk?
The new Apple iPhone 5s launched this week features fingerprint recognition sensors to unlock the phone and make purchases, but according to an expert in … Read more
Cybercrime research in the news
Research undertaken by the School of Computing into the extent of cybercrime and its risk to the UK population has been covered extensively by the … Read more