UWEcyber

In this episode, I speak with Dr George Raywood-Burke, a Human Factors Scientist at Trimetis. He discusses the importance of psychology and human factors within cyber security, and how we can begin to understand what makes for a good quality decision to reduce susceptibility of humans within the cyber domain.

In this episode, we speak to Jessie Hamill-Stewart about her PhD research into cyber security for space, including satellite security and the geo-politics of cyber security.

In this episode we speak to Lisa Forte about ransomware, the growing business model surrounding cyber attacks, and the challenges of incident response. We also reflect on key skills that students need as they become part of the wider cyber community.

In this episode we talk to Ryan Pullen, Director of Stripe OLT, about the variety of challenges he has faced during his career in the cyber security industry. He offers up valuable advice for aspiring students and discusses the importance of teamwork and collaboration within cyber security.

In this episode we speak to Charlie and Luke from Palo Alto Networks. They gave a seminar on cyber threat intelligence and digital forensics, demonstrating a day in the life and some practical use cases of how a cyber digital forensics investigation can play out.

In this episode we speak to Jack Marley from P3M Works about being a cyber security startup in the cyber security ecosystem.

In this episode we speak to Alsa Tibbit, a researcher in Cyber Security and AI. We learn how Alsa treats hunting for APTs like hunting for dinosaur remains, and we hear her guidance for those looking to show case their experience of study as part of applying for cyber security job roles.

In this episode we speak to Fred Stinchcombe, Lecturer in Computer Science and the MSc Cyber Program coordinator at Rowan University, NY, USA. He tells us more about cyber competitions that take place in the USA, including the National Cyber League, and how students can get involved to upskill themselves and develop technical confidence in competing in these online contests.

In this episode we speak to Carol Lo and Dalila Khettaf, two current PhD students at UWE. We hear from them about their PhD research in the area of cyber security, the joys and the challenges of doing a PhD at UWE, and some tips for prospective students who may be considering PhD study in the future.

In this episode we speak to Scott Eggins from Hargreaves Lansdown. As UWE Alumni from Forensic Computing in 2009, Scott reflects on 14 years across law enforcement and the private sector, working in digital forensics and cyber security, and discusses how valuable transferable skills have been.

In this episode we talk to Dr Roufaida Laidi, a visiting researcher from Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). She describes her work on Federated Machine Learning in Healthcare for improved data privacy across shared providers, and the security challenges and attacks associated with federated data models.

In this episode we talk with James Riley of ImmersiveLabs about getting into cyber security, the importance of decision making in cyber, and running a live interactive crisis simulation. We also give a heads-up to the upcoming Bsides Bristol that James is a co-founder of.

In this episode we speak with Tony Dawson from CoreAzure and Gareth Jones from Methods about cloud security and Security by Design.

In this episode we speak with Mark Moore from the South West Cyber Resilience Centre. He gave a presentation for UWEcyber on the Cyber Path Police and Academia Talent Horizon scheme launched by the National Cyber Resilience Centre, that provides opportunities for students to work with regional businesses to help improve cyber security.